PARTICIPANTS50 – 500 employees
TEAM SIZEKabaddi: 7 · Tug of war: 8 · Kho-kho: 9
DURATIONHalf-day or full-day
VENUEOpen grounds / mud or matted arenas
IDEAL FORNostalgia-driven engagement, regional culture days, high energy
The playbook
Some of the loudest cheering we've ever recorded came from a kabaddi raid, not a cricket final. Desi Games Day brings back the playground: kabaddi on a matted arena, eight-a-side tug of war, kho-kho chases and a carnival of classics like langdi and pitthu (seven stones).
These games need no equipment skills at all, just nerve, which is what makes them the most democratic formats we run. We stage them with proper referees and safety matting, departments field squads for each game, and a points table crowns the overall desi champion.
On the field
▸ Kabaddi: 7-a-side matted arena with raid clock
▸ Tug of war: 8-a-side, weight-classed pulls
▸ Kho-kho: 9-a-side chase brackets
▸ Langdi, pitthu (seven stones) and dodgeball
▸ Musical chairs blitz (open entry)
▸ Overall desi-champion department trophy
Run of day
09:00
Check-in, safety briefing, squad photos
09:30
Kabaddi pools + TOW heats run parallel
12:30
Lunch + open-entry musical chairs
13:30
Kho-kho brackets + classic games carnival
15:30
Kabaddi & TOW finals
16:30
Desi champion trophy ceremony