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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 .
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.
Some traditional Bengali games are thousands of years old and reference historical ways of living and historical events. [citation needed] For example, it is argued that some of the rhymes used to be associated with the gameplay of Gollachut, in which players run from the center of a circle towards a boundary area to be safe from opponents, may refer to escape attempts by slaves during the ...
Traditional stick-fighting (lathi khela) is still used in free sparring today [citation needed]. The sticks may be short like a cudgel or a long staff. The former are sometimes paired with a shield. [citation needed] Lathi khela is a traditional Bengali martial art [68] [69] – a kind of stick fighting practised mainly in Bengal [68] [69] and ...
Cricket and football are the two most popular sports in Barguna while local games like Kabaddi, Kho kho, Lathi Khela are also popular. There is a local stadium in the town known as Barguna District Stadium. It is used for hosting local sports and national events.
Burdwan Raj College was affiliated to the University of Burdwan in 1960. [4] Mrityunjay Sil was the officer-in-charge. He served from 1991 to 1993 and made Burdwan Raj College rise to new heights — it was the number 1 college of West Bengal at that time and 21st at the All-India Level. [5]
Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846, [2] is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [3] It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some postgraduate courses. At first, the college was under the affiliation of University of Calcutta.
Netaji Mahavidyalaya, also known as Kalipur College, is one of the oldest colleges in Arambagh, in the Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. [1] It was established in 1948. [2]