Michael Palin discovers the origins of polo - BBC
Loading...
Loading...
7,433
Link to this comment:
Share to:
Loading...
- 2:54Glow-in-the-Dark Grave - Only Fools and Horses ...by BBCWorldwide5,434 views
- 3:02A Little Dab Will Do - Only Fools and Horses - BBCby BBCWorldwide2,753 views
- 1:47Adam is the Boss - Rev - BBCby BBCWorldwide304 views
- 1:24Wohin mit den Leichen? Misfits Staffel 1 Folge 3by BBCWorldwide306 views
- 9:521. Part Steam Train to Afghan Border 1997by wkaemena10,387 views
- 3:07Buzkashiby nilufar420123,311 views
- 8:24Wagah Border Ceremonyby BTMChallenge264,656 views
- 9:32POLOSOCIALCLUB : INDIOS CHAPALEUFU 2 Vs LA DOLFINAby timoteo196124,825 views
- 4:34Snow Leopards Himalaya pakistanby snkhan23,895 views
- 4:49Polo - The Sport of Kingsby JCVdude31,173 views
- 10:03Shandur Polo Final 2003 Part 3 of 5by shandurcom868 views
- 3:01SHANDOOR POLO FINAL 07 Part2by husnain671,837 views
- 2:44Shandur Polo Tournament 2006by posponting6,591 views
- 1:22Report: Shandur mela 2009 (Chitral)by geotv14,949 views
- 4:22chitrali danceby kichashare62,125 views
- 3:26Jack Wills Varsity Polo 2008by ollyfinding9,894 views
- 2:24Game of the Lost Kingdoms - Chitral VS Gilgitby sharakat26,457 views
- 4:16Pakistan India Wagah Border Ceremony (by Michae...by saajidkhan653,647 views
- 3:57Michael Palin at Bhutanese festival in the Hima...by BBCWorldwide18,776 views
The Pashtuns are descendents of a lost Jewish tribe who went through Persia (Today Iran), where they picked the ancient game of Polo. The game was invented in Persia well before Christ. So they adopted it and took it with them to their new lands in the east - and kept it alive to modern time, but the original game was Persian.
TheEEStudent 1 week ago
@manithoi Polo is actually a pushtun sport and pushtuns live in afghanistan and Pakistan. so the sport is native to that region not India. Stop being such a typical jealous indian twit. cheers choora.
subsrebel 3 weeks ago
@manithoi A jealous Indian twisting facts.
RayKalmNiam 4 months ago
BBC you are terribly misinformed...the modern game of polo originated from a place in the current north east part of india...the world's oldest pologround lies there and the dimensions of today's standard pologround is the actual size of that polo field...these things are well documented in guinness book of world records..for a brief preview check the polo page in wikipedia
manithoi 6 months ago
Polo is my Game and i am from Northern areas of pakistan we had about many many polo grounds in the villages but now a days there are some left as the people have sell their horses and the land is gone by some natural phenomena so there are some grounds left now the Gilgit and Chitral have teams who play the original game of polo with no helmets and other stuff so they play it like old times and some times people get hurt and the horses get wild ,traditional music is played.
Muddassir1005 1 year ago
Here is a voice in us which is ever present
Rumi writes
Do you Think what I'am doing .
That for a moment ,or even half a moment,
I know what verses will come from my mouth?
I am no more than a pen in a writers hand,
No more than a Ball smacked around by a Polo Stick!
I could not find Better words,,,
As per the Chitral people are concerned watching them play Polo and being mesmerised by the movement of Horses the free gallop of an amazing Horse is very much appriciated By the crowd ,
mbbugi 2 years ago 2
excellent
windlessnight 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Such a Fantastic series!!
I'm Sorry to point this out, but at 1:31 the guy on the left really looks like Osama Bin Laden!!
Hillbilly31091 4 years ago