Word: carrom
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...very pleased with the great turnout,” said Utpal N. Sandesara ’08, Dharma’s social chair. “We hope to hold it for many years to come.” Participants gathered to play traditional games such as Carrom, a pool-like board game, and Khabbadi, a game similar to tag. But the celebration reached its climax with the ceremonial throwing of rang, a colored powder that is tossed at fellow observers, symbolizing the filling of the world with colors, according to Sandesara. In modern-day India, the celebration...