Historical Perspectives And Development Of Sports And Games In West Bengal State, India

Abstract

Sports, games, and play are fundamental components of human culture. When striving to understand the formation and spread of a particular civilization, social-cultural anthropologists look at games and sports as specific cultural traits since they have a theme, a structure, and a function that are conceptual and symbolic. Games and sports have a dual significance in today's culture, particularly in rural and urban areas. First of all, because they are value-driven, they become carriers of local, small, and large traditions in a civilization like India. Games and sports have a huge impact on our society because they regularly offer opportunities for interaction using well-known symbols that are typically learned in childhood. This constant framework is crucial in a culture where technological and institutional changes to interaction rates are the norm. Each person develops distinctive patterns of interaction within the context of the interaction made possible by various activities and sports, and as a result, these are connected to social systems. In this article, historical perspectives and development of sports and games in West Bengal state, India has been discussed.