Carrom - Get to know them better

The game of carrom is an scientific as billiards. In many countries it is called 'finger billiards'. It requires a very good knowledge of angles, keen sight, control of nerves and deep concentration. This indoor have various other names around the world, some of them are carrum, carum, karam, karum, karom and Indian or Nepalese finger billiards. Similar games like carrom are there all over Asia, like vindi vindi in Fiji and szhe szhe in Israel. Some variants make use of different objects instead of fashioned playing pieces, caps of the bottles are also used for games which is similar to carrom in Mexico and Java. Carrom is played in Philippines in the name of karambola and also as pool table.


The carrom, one of the most popular indoor games is said to be played in india for more then a century. According to an estimate more than 15 million people play this game in India. Once treated a pastime game limited to childrens and ladies, it is now being played at competitve level in a well organised manner.