Watch: Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Plays 'Gilli Danda'
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Jyotiraditya Scindia was attending an MP sports festival in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Even though cricket is his game of choice, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was today seen trying his hands at a traditional Indian game: 'gilli danda'. "I have played a lot of cricket, today I had a lot of fun playing 'gilli-danda'," he wrote on X alongside a video of him enjoying the sport. क्रिकेट तो बहुत खेला, आज गिल्ली डंडा खेलने में मज़ा बहुत आया। आप सब भी ट्राई करके बताइए, आप सब से गिल्ली उड़ी या नहीं…? pic.twitter.com/fJaYUmYk18 आज अशोकनगर के बच्चे वुशू राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर खेल रहे हैँ और गुना के अर्शदीप सिंह भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम का हिस्सा हैँ। यह है हमारे गुना, अशोकनगर के बच्चों की क्षमता। मेरा सपना है कि मैं इन्हें ओलिंपिक खेलते हुए देखूँ।संजय स्टेडियम, अशोकनगर में आज सांसद खेल महोत्सव के दौरान युवा… pic.twitter.com/zRMFRilLgi
"You also try it and let me know if you could hit the gilli or not," the Aviation Minister wrote.
'Gilli-danda', also spelled Gulli-danda is a traditional India sport that is popular in rural areas and small towns of the country. The game is played with two sticks: a large one called a danda, which is used to hit the smaller one, the gilli.
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