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Tackle it out: A new picture book for children puts the spotlight on kabaddi
Updated On: 01 April, 2026 09:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma
A new picture book, Kabaddi Kabaddi (Pratham Books) by Kabini Amin, shows children indulging in the intense contact sport, which originated in India. We caught up with the author to give us a ringside view of this popular sport, next only to cricket

Illustrations from the book depict the intense kabaddi match. Illustrations courtesy/Kabini Amin, canato jimo, and Pratham Books
What about kabaddi appeals to you?
We were discussing ideas, and the Pratham team suggested kabaddi because they wanted to focus on sports. I’m not a sports person but I got excited because it’s a sport from India; it comes from the villages. I also really like drawing human figures. I thought kabaddi, which is so much about bodies interacting with each other, will be interesting to explore.

The vivid illustrations by Kabini Amin captures the local flavour of the game

