Vinita Sidhartha

Ripples Of Life and Time

Tag: traditional games

  • It Takes All Sorts

    It Takes All Sorts

    Truly, it takes all sorts. It takes all sorts of people to make a world, takes all sorts of pieces to make a game. And behind every piece in our games, there is a person – one of our suppliers, each one with their own strengths, character, idiosyncrasies, pros, and cons. Many of them have…

  • Button, Button, Who’s Got my Button?

    It’s a game children used to play, where one person would hide a button and others would try to find it. I always thought buttons were very interesting. They come in all shapes, sizes and colours and most people don’t know that buttons are closely associated in my mind with the origins of Kreeda. When…

  • Kreeda Might Have Never Been!

    Kreeda Might Have Never Been!

    When I sit down and think about 20 years of Kreeda or when I am at an event watching people play and laugh and enjoy the games, when I hear people talk about the games, I always smile to myself because I know that somewhere it is fascinating to me that Kreeda has gone so far…

  • It all began with Akka!

    It all began with Akka!

    My grandmother was an incredible human being. She loved to cook, she loved to experiment. She was a traditionalist and a modernist. She loved fun and laughter and play, and yet, she had value systems that were traditional and anchored. She barely left the house except for a couple of family visits or a visit…

  • Where Do I Begin??

    Where Do I Begin??

    The King told the White Rabbit in the book Alice in Wonderland, “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” He perhaps thought he was giving simple instructions. But where is the beginning? I think that is something that has puzzled people over the years. The iconic song from Love…