KOKRAJHAR: The 3rd Kokrajhar district indigenous games festival and inter club tournament on various traditional games held under the aegis of Kokrajhar district committee, Bodoland Indigenous Games Association (BIGA) at Choto Gendrabilw with two days programme on 18 and 19 March, 2017. The aims of the organizing traditional game competitions is to bring new revolution among the children and youths to preserve and revitalize the traditional games played by rural people since the time immemorial.
There had been competitions on traditional Khomlainai, Ghila, Daria-Pantha, Dongfang Bukunai and Khikhor. Other traditional games were demonstrated in the two days programme that could attract the spectators. Participants from various corner of the district took part in the traditional game competitions.
On the first day morning, the president of the Kokrajhar district BIGA Prasanta Kr. Brahma hoisted the flag of the association followed by paying tribute to Chanakya Brahma, the founder of BIGA at his portrait by his younger brother-Bhola Brahma. Later, the Khomlainai competition was inaugurated by the general secretary of BIGA, central committee-Guno Shankar Wary while Ghila competition was inaugurated by Sub Divisional Sports Officer, Kokrajhar-Motilal Borgoyary. The Khikhor and Dongfang Bukunai competitions were inaugurated by social worker Kundaram Basumatary and Gaobura of Choto Gendrabilw-Satyajit Wary while Daria-Pantha competition was inaugurated by the treasurer of the BIGA-J. Brahma.
The certificate and prizes were given away by Sundarsing Boro, father of footballer-Durga Boro, National Kabaddi player and gold medalist-Sabita Basumatary, vice president of Baokhungri women’s wing BPF-Kalpana Basumatary, president and secretary of Choto Gendrabilw-Sandeswar Basumatary and Chandan Basumatary and Gaonbura Saktijit Wary.
Photos: Some events of traditional games of 3rd Kokrajhar district indigenous games tournament are seen in the photos.
