Pocket and strike make for two completely different words when said individually. But together, they may remind you of a black and beige wooden board you might have seen in the corner of a game clubhouse. Carrom, a game of acuity and hand-eye coordination, does not have any barriers of age limit, as seen with the news of an 83-year-old woman from Pune who won a gold medal at a city carrom tournament.  Arun Deshpande, the coach of the Indian carrom team, says that it is one of the few games that is not defined by restrictions. “It requires great concentration and vigilance. If you have that, it does not matter if you are five years old or 95,” he asserts.

Dnyandeo Jagtap and Shivaji Pujari