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HISTORY OF ATYA PATYA
by DR.KAVISHWAR , DESHMUKH - PROFESSOR , NSSM , NAGPUR
THRILLING GAME OF INDIA
Atya patya is the thrilling and anciant game of india. Atya patya, one of the Major Games of Indian origin, is very popular particularly in rural areas. In the moonlights the game is played in the villages. Through the game has been played since time immemorial, it was played with different names and improvised and convenient rules accoding to situation. The game was known in different names such as Sur-pati, Lon-pati,Darya-banth, saragari, saramani, tilli, uppinat, uppupatti, choupal pati, panchwati, chikka etc.
In Tamil nadu this game is in old Tamil Literature in the name of KLITHATU. In Tamilnadu this game is played in different name in different part of the state, like kilethatu, thatukodu, thanikodu, uppukodu, uppupattai etc.
The first effort to organise the game was made by Dekkan Gymkhana, pune. They prepared the rules and conducted the matches. Next move was taken by Hind Vijay Gymkhana, Baroda, wich made significant changes in the rules and conducted the tournaments to promote and popularise the game.
But the main efforts for developing this game were made by Akhil maharashtra sharirik shikshan mandal. The mandal conducted the divisional tournaments in which teams from Marathi speaking areas of different states of the country such as Maharashtra, Madhya-pradesh, Gujathi , Karnataka etc. participated. These tournaments were conducted in 1948.
In 1982 at the time of Asian Games and Atya Patya Federation of India was formed. The game was revived with the First Atya Patya National held at Nagpur in 1982.
DETAILS
This Game of Atya-Patya, as per the rules framed by Atya Patya Federation of india, consists of four innings, each innings having a duration of 7 minutes. Each team consists of 9 players and each game consists of 2 innings. At the end of each innings, there is an interval for 5 minutes. The match is decided on the basis of best of best of three games. The side of assailants scores one point for each trench crossed by them. The inning consists of 2 plays of 7 minutes alternately played by assailants and defenders.
The play field for Atya-patya shall be marked as shown in the diagram. There shall be 9 Breadthwise strips known as trenches (pati), 23 feet 1 inch long and 13 inches in with, such as AB, CD.
The Central lengthwise strip known as the Central Trench (sur-pati) E.F. and is 89 feet 1 inch long and 13 inches wide. (As given in the sketch).
The Central trench (sur-pati) divides each of thr 9 trenches onto equal halves. In all, there are 9 trenches on this game. There shall be a clear space of 10 feet around the play fields.
Those, who try to cross the trenches are called assailants at the commencement of the play two batches of the assailants, assemble in the area between the frot trench and boundary line. The defenders shall stand on the trenches one on each trench facing the front trenches, wile grenadier (sur) shall stand on the Central Trench, ready to cur the squares. The defendants cannot change the trenches during an inning.
After the signal for commencement of the inning is given, the grenadier shall cut the squares. He cannot put any assailant out unless he has cut the squares at the start 4 assailant will start the same and then 2nd Batch will play tailor will enter lastly.
The Grenadier and the defenders shall try to make the assailants out without committing faults and assailants shall try to cross as many trenches as possible during the innings. If all the trenches are crossed by the assailants, the foremost assailant shall call for a Tond and in that case the defenders will immediately turn about and give Tond.
When all the trenches are crossed, it is said that the Lona is scored. As soon as the Lona is scored, Referee shall announce about the same. On such announcement, all the assailants who are not out, shall go up to the front trench and again the play will start. Whichever party scores more points in 2 innings wins the Game.
The officials require for the management of the Match are one Referee, One Scorer, and 4 Umpires. One for each player and one for the grenadier with the foremost assailant to mark the trenches crossed by the side and inform the Referee grenadier scorer accordingly.
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1st senior nationals
at Nagpur (M.S)
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9th to 11th April 1982
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1st junior nationals
at Baroda (Gujarat)
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11th to 13th Feb 1983
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2nd Senior and
junior nationals at Hubli (Karnataka)
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28th to 30th Oct 1983
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3rd Senior &
Junior nationals at New Delhi & 1st women national
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9th to 11th Oct 1985
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4th Senior National
at Indora (M.P)
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28th to 30th December 1986
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4th Junior National
at Gurgaon (Haryana)
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15th to 17th Feb. 1987
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5th Senior & 2nd
Women, 5th Junior 1st Sub-Junior National, Nagpur (M.S)
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17th to 21st March 1988
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6th Senior Men
&1st Mixed National at Davengere (Karnataka)
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6th to 9th January 1989
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6th Junior & 2nd
sub-junior National at Rajpipla (Gujrat)
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9th to 12th Feb 1989
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7th senior Men, 4th
women, 2nd mixed at Hyderabad (A.P)
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1st to 4th Feb 1990
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7th Junior, 3rd
Sub-Junior National at Nagpur (M.S)
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29th Nov. to 1st Dec. 1990
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8th Senior National
(Men) at Indore (M.P)
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16th to 18th Feb. 1991
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8th Junior & 4th
Sub-Junior National at Lucknow(U.P)
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11th to 13th Nov.1991
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9th Senior Men, 6th
Women & 5 Mixed National at Patna (Bihar)
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25th to 27th March 1992
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10th Senior Men, 6th
Women National at New Delhi
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22nd to 24th July 1994
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11th Senior Men, 7th
Women & 6th Mixed National at Padampur (Orissa)
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3rd to 5th Oct. 1996
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9th Junior, 5th
Sub-Junior National at Nagpur (for the year 1996)
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13th to 5th Oct. 1997
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12th Senior Men, 8th
Women, 7th Mixed 10th Junior (Boys) Davengere
(Karnataka), 6th Sub-Junior (Boys), Independence Golden Jubilee
Year
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29th Nov.to 1st Dec. 1997
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13th Senior (Men) 9th
Women, 8th Mixed Women – Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
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28th to 30th Dec 1998
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11th Junior , 7th
Sub-Junior National at Hyderabad (A.P)
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13th to 15th March 1999
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8th Sub-Junior
(Boys) and 1st Sub-Junior (Girls) National held at Davangere
(Karnataka)
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26th to 28th Feb.2000
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12th Junior (Boys
& Girls) National held at Bagalkot (Karnataka)
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29th Feb. to 2nd March 2000
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9th Sub-Junior boys
and 2nd Sub-Junior (Girls) National held at Nagpur (M.S)
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6th to 8th Sep 2000
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13th Junior boys and
2nd Sub-Junior National held at Delhi.
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6th to 8th Sep 2000
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15th Men Senior, 11th
Women & 10 Mixed National held at Nagpur (M.S)
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23rd to 25th December 2000
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14th Junior Boys
& Girls National held at Nagpur (M.S)
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11th to 13th Oct. 2001
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16th Men Senior, 12th
Women National held at Hyderabad.
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23rd to 25th Dec. 2001
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10th Boys, 3rd
Girls, Sub Junior National held at Lucknow
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1st to 3rd Feb.2002
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11th Boys and 4th
Girls, Sub Junior National held at Bangalore
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21st to 23rd Sep 2002
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17th Men and 13th
Women Senior Atya-Patya National held at Dehradun Uttranchal.
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16th to 18th Oct. 2002
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15th Junior Boys and
Girls Atya-Patya National held at Tirnelveli,Tamil Nadu.
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31st Jan. to 2nd Feb. 2003
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18th Men and 14th
Women Senior Atya-Patya National held at Pondicherry.
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6th to 8thJune. 2003
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12th Boys and 5th
Girls, Sub Junior National held at Nagpur (M.S)
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8st to 10th October 2003
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16th Junior Boys and Girls Atya-Patya National held at Dharwad.
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9th to 11thJan. 2004
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