Many Indian games do not require any gear of costly equipment. These household games are on the verge of extinction. A very popular game among kids in India at one time was called lagori or pithu. It involves a ball and a pile of flat stones, which are stacked on top of each other.
Marbles or Kancha is still a popular game among kids in rural areas. The game is played with round glass marbles and the motive is collect as many marbles as possible by shooting and striking other marbles with the ones you have
Chain is another classic children's game, although it is losing popularity now. The game consists of a 'denner whose aim is to catch the other players. Once the denner catches a player, the player becomes part of a chain(which is formed by holding hands) and then has to help the denner in catching the remaining players.
Gilli Danda is a game very similar to cricket and baseball; its popularity in India once rivalled that of cricket.
Hopscotch or satapoo is a popular playground game in which players throw a small object into numbered spaces of a pattern of rectangles marked on the ground and then hop or jump through the spaces on one or two legs to retrieve the object.
Langdi is a popular childhood game, especially in the state of Maharashtra. The game consists of two teams, and the team that wins the toss defends first. The opposing team sends a player to tag as many defenders as he can, while hopping on one foot. The team that tags the most defenders wins.