Press Release Sub: Month Long Traditional Board Games at Metro Rail Station – Reg

As a part of celebrating Chennai’s rich history of games, Rail Limited in association with Kreeda, an organisation that has been working for over fifteen years in researching, developing and reviving such traditional games of India, will be conducting a month-long road show culminating with Madras week to give an insight into the different traditional board games of Chennai

The city of Chennai is home to a wide range of traditional games that have been played for many many years. The temples and monuments are home to numerous boards inscribed on the floors – boards native to Chennai and those that have travelled here through cultural exchange with neighbouring states and some that even seem to indicate an exchange with other countries.

In this connection, Kreeda will be stopping at all metro stations on the below mentioned dates and timings to provide the passengers of Metro Rail and public to take a break and enjoy this rich history of traditional games namely Pallanguzhi, Parama Patham, Aadu Puli Aatam, Kattam Vilaiyattu, Nakshatra Vilaiyattu, Nallu Katta Dhayam, Dhadi to name a few.

The Kreeda team in red and yellow will have tables and games set up for people to play. Take a break and take a different journey - journey to our rich and wonderful past. Tentative Schedule Date Name of the Metro Station Timing 16-July-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 17-July-2018 metro station 10 AM – 12 PM 18-July-2018 metro station 4 PM - 6 PM 19-July-2018 Ashok Nagar metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 20-July-2018 Thirumangalam metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 22-July-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 23-July-2018 Chennai Airport metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 24-July-2018 St. Thomas mount metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 25-July-2018 metro Station 10 AM – 12 PM 26-July-2018 Ekkatuthangal metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 27-July-2018 East Metro Station 4 PM – 6 PM 28-July-2018 Pachaiyappas metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 29-July-2018 Little Mount Metro Station 10 AM – 12 PM 30-July-2018 Chennai central metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 31-July-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 1-Aug-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 2-Aug-2018 Anna Nagar Tower metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 3-Aug-2018 AG- DMS metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 4-Aug-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 5-Aug-2018 Nehru park metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 6-Aug-2018 CMBT Metro Station 4 PM – 6 PM 7-Aug-2018 Road metro station 10 AM – 12 Noon 8-Aug-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 11-Aug-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 12-Aug-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM 13-Aug-2018 metro station 4 PM – 6 PM