Sports[edit]

Main article: Sports in Punjab

Various types of sports are played in Punjab. They are basically divided into outdoor and indoor
sports. Special emphasis is put to develop both the mental and physical capacity while playing
sports. That is why recently sports like Speed reading, Mental abacus, historical and IQ tests are
arranged as well. Indoor sports are specially famous during the long summer season in Punjab. Also
indoor sports are played by children in homes and in schools. Gilli-danda is vary famous indigenous
sports among children along with Parcheesi. Pittu Garam is also famous among children. Stapu is
famous among young girls of Punjab. Also many new games are included with the passage of time.
The most notable are Carrom, Ludo (board game), Scrabble, Chess, Draughts, Go, Monopoly.
The Tabletop games games include billiards and snooker. Backgammon locally known as Dimaagi
Baazi( Mental game) is famous in some regions as well.
The outdoor sports include Kusti (a wrestling sport), Kabaddi, Rasa Kashi (Tug Of War), Patang
(Kite Flying) and Naiza Baazi or Tent pegging (a cavalry sport).Gatka, is also taken as a form of
sports. Punjab being part of the Indian subcontinent, the sport of cricket is very popular. New forms
of sports are also being introduced and adopted in particular by the large overseas Punjabis, such
as Ice hockey, Soccer, Boxing, Mixed martial arts, Rugby union as part of the globalisation of sports.

Notable people[edit]
Main articles: List of Punjabis, List of Punjabi authors, List of Punjabi-language poets, and List of
Punjabi singers

See also[edit]

 Dialects of the Punjab

 Punjabi press
 Punjabi cuisine
 Chowk poorana