The word pallankuzhi means many pits and pala means many and kuzhi means pits.In other words we can also say that pallankuzhi is also known as pathinankamkuzhi. we don't have any evidence during which period the game pallankuzhi has started but there is a mention in ramayana about the pallankuzhi where sita devi played the game solely in ashoka vana of srilanka during his hardfuldays.The variant of pallankuzhi is known as seethai paandi, It is derived its name from sita devi's sole playing of pallankuzhi.Some says pallankuzhi has also played in the africa and south east asia due to the trade routh from south india to africa and south east asia through which it got spread.But we say one thing confirmly that pallankuzhi is originated from south india only .Next we can see the regional names of the pallankuzhi: 1.kerala-kuzhipara 2.karnataka-ali guli mane 3.andhrapradesh& telangana-vamana guntalu 4.maharashtra-satkoli 5.odisha-kasari APART FROM INDIAN NAMES THERE IS ALSO SOME INTERNATIONL NAMES: 1.Olinda kaluja-srilanka 2.Oware-Africa 3.congkak-southeast asia Pallankuzhi and its significance: 1.It helps to coordinate both hand and mind 2.It helps to make strategic planning 3.repeated playing of the game helps to improve the numeracy and logical reasoning 4.It increases the concentration of the school going children pallankuzhi and its relation with spirituality: womens during vaikunta ekadasi and shivratri plays the game to make them awake for the mid night rituals . Things to know before playing the pallankuzhi game: 1.There are 14 pits in the pallankuzhi andd 7 pits for each player 2.Each pits has 5 pearls and pearls means cowary shells or tamarind seeds 3.Any player can first start the game STEPS INVOLVED IN PLAYING THE GAME: STEP 1: ANY OF THE TWO PLAYER CAN START THE GAME STEP 2:THE PLAYER WHO STARTS THE GAME MUST SELECT ANY ONE OF THE SEVEN PITS ON HIS SIDE AND DISTRIBUTE PEARLS TO OTHER PITS ON COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION STEP 3: AFTER 5 PEARLS ARE DISTRIBUTED ,YOU SELECT THE SUBSEQUENT PIT WHICH IS NEXT TO THE PIT WHERE YOU PUT THE LAST PEARL STEP 4:TILL YOU GET THE EMPTY PIT CONTINUE THE PROCESS IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. STEP 5:AFTER GETTING EMPTY PIT,YOU SWIPE THAT PIT AND TAKE THE PEARLS IN THE NEXT PIT. STEP 6:NOW THE TURN PASSES TO YOUR OPPONENT, WHO DO THE SAME PROCESS LIKE YOU STEP 7:ROUND 1 WILL COMPLETE AT THE TIME WHERE ANY ONE OF THE PLAYER HAS NOTHING IN HIS 7 PITS STEP 8:ROUND 2 WILL CONTINUE AND WINNER IN 1stROUND START THE MATCH , THE LOSER IN THE 1st ROUND HAVE SOME EMPTY PITS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT PEARLS BECAUSE IF ANY PIT HAS LESS THAN 5 MEANS WE CANNOT USE THAT PIT SO IT TREATED HAS NULL PIT STEP 9:THE GAME CONTINUE UNTIL ANY ONE PLAYER HOLDS ALL THE PEARLS NOTE:IN BETWEEN THIS PROCESS ANY PIT HAS 4 PEARLS IT IS TAKEN BY THE CONCERNED PIT PLAYER IRRESPECTIVE OF WHOSE TURN AND IT IS CALLED PASSU. CURRENT STATUS OF PALLANKUZHI IS NOT GOOD EVEN THOUGH IT IS WIDELY PLAYED IN VILLAGES IT IS NOT ABLE TO SPREAD BEYOND THAT ,IN VILLAGES ALSO CHILDRENS INVVOLVED IN MOBILE GAME.SO TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AN NGO NAMED KREEDA HAS INVOLVED TO RESTORE THE GAME.TILL NOW THE GAME IS USED BUT NOT LIKE IN THE PAST SO THE GOVT SHOULD MAKE ANY PROVISIONS TO MAKE SURVUVE THE GAME. JAI HIND