5/22/2023 0 Comments Bairi ka pattaEach participant sings the first verse of a song (usually a Bollywood song) that begins with the last sound (normally consonant, but based on the players, can be either vowels/consonants) on which the previous participant’s song ended.So, what is this game, you ask? This is a singing game similar to word chain games that can be played by two or more participants (individuals or teams) and the rules were simple (and very often bent or forgotten in the fun of the game!): ![]() ![]() As a child, I recall playing countless rounds of the game with family and friends during parties, when the lights went out due to a power cut and all we had to entertain ourselves was our voices, during trips on the never-ending hours on the bus or the train where playing such games definitely meant that no ‘are-we-there’ questions were ever heard on the trip! And of course, we played at college events, in competitions, and played along with the contestants on the TV show popularizing this game in the 90s… Antakshari, literally meaning the last letter (antya meaning the end/last akshar meaning letter), is(was) a popular parlor game (also a road trip/picnic/anywhere game!) in India.
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