Bandar killa

Introduction

A popular game said to have originated in the villages of Punjab, bandar kila is a simple form of street game. The game involves the fun activities of teasing, escaping and stealing chappals from the selected player’s area. At the start of the game, one player (bandar) is tied to a pole (kila), and all the other players place their chappals or shoes near that pole. The bandar has to protect those shoes from all the players. During this competition, the bandar tries to touch other players when they come close to the pole to steal the chappals. The player who is caught becomes the bandar for the next round, and the game continues. To play the game of Bandar Killa, all players take off their shoes/chappals and place them near the killa/post to which the rope is attached. The bandar takes one end of the rope in his hand and is meant to defend the Killa and stop other players from stealing the shoe. If the bandar tags another player, that player will now become the bandar and the game continues. And if players can steal all the shoes without getting tagged, then the bandar has to make a run for his life to a pre-decided point while hopping on one leg. If the other leg touches the ground, other players playfully beat the bandar with the shoes that they collected/stole earlier. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNv69sutE3A.