PRAYAGRAJ, June 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh basic education department has introduced a calendar of traditional Indian games for students of Classes 1 to 8 across government primary and upper primary schools. The move is aimed at reconnecting children with their cultural roots and curbing the growing mobile phone addiction.

The initiative, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, aims to encourage physical activity and reduce children's screen time by promoting indigenous games like Posham Pa and Langdi Taang.

The calendar, prepared by experts from the State Institute of Education (SIE), Prayagraj-a unit of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)-has been distributed digitally to around 1.5 lakh schools ...