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Lathi khela (Bengali: লাঠি খেলা) is a traditional Bengali martial art [1] [2] – a kind of stick fighting practiced in Bangladesh. [3] A practitioner is known as a lathial . [ 4 ] Lathi khela originated from the Bengal region in Indian subcontinent .
Lathi khela teaches self-defense with sticks. One who specialized himself in wielding lathi and who lived on the martial art came to be known as lathial. [1] [7] The Lathial Bahini (group of lathials) performed various acts on the Eid or Puja occasion. Lathi Khela have a remarkable history but the popularity is on the wane now.
Until 1989, an annual nationwide lathi khela convention was held in Kushtia, Bangladesh, where troupes from all over the country took part. Due to the drop in practitioners and spectators, the convention is now held once every three years. Even in the districts where lathi troupes once flourished, only several now remain.
Nationwide lathi khela competitions used to take place annually in Kushtia up until 1989, though its practice is now diminishing and being restricted to certain festivals and celebrations. [20] Chamdi is a variant of lathi khela popular in North Bengal during festivities such as Eid and Shab e Barat.
Khel (meaning "sport" or "game") is the modern competitive aspect of gatka, originally used as a method of sword-training (fari‑gatka) or stick-fighting (lathi khela) in medieval times. While khel gatka is today most commonly associated with Sikhs, it has always been used in the martial arts of other ethno-cultural groups.
Lathi khela is a traditional Bengali martial art [68] [69] – a kind of stick fighting practised mainly in Bengal [68] [69] and Northeast India. Stick fighting has an ancient history in the Indian subcontinent. Rich farmers and other eminent people hired lathial for security and as a symbol of their power. Duels were used as a way to protect ...
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The area was historically famous to be the home of fighters and people of physical strength. Famed for sports such as malla-yuddha and lathi khela.One day, a wrestler (Mal) from Dakshinbhag, Moulvibazar, came to this area to fight another wrestler by the name of Qudrat Mal in a game of malla-yuddha.