Pictionary words for Indian players

Food and drink

The easiest place to start: everyone in India can draw a samosa.

• samosa
• jalebi
• ladoo
• dosa
• masala dosa
• idli
• roti
• naan
• paratha
• biryani
• thali
• pakora
• vada pav
• pani puri
• pav bhaji
• chole bhature
• momos
• rasgulla
• gulab jamun
• kaju katli
• kulfi
• chai
• cutting chai
• filter coffee
• lassi
• nimbu pani
• sugarcane juice
• coconut water
• paan
• street food stall

Around the house

Things in every Indian home, and a few in every Indian childhood.

• pressure cooker
• tiffin box
• steel tumbler
• rolling pin
• spice box
• pickle jar
• tandoor
• matka
• charpai
• hand pump
• mosquito net
• bucket bath
• power cut
• diya
• rangoli

Clothes and jewellery

• saree
• kurta
• dupatta
• sherwani
• lungi
• dhoti
• turban
• chappal
• bindi
• bangles
• jhumka
• nose ring
• anklet
• mehendi

Festivals and celebrations

• diwali
• holi
• eid
• pongal
• onam
• durga puja
• navratri
• raksha bandhan
• lohri bonfire
• kite festival
• sparkler
• wedding baraat
• mandap
• dandiya
• garba

Music and dance

• tabla
• sitar
• dhol
• bhangra
• kathakali
• bharatanatyam
• antakshari

Cricket and games

Cricket words make some of the best drawings: everyone knows the moment.

• cricket bat
• stumps
• gully cricket
• sixer
• hat trick
• run out
• wicket keeper
• umpire
• googly
• yorker
• kabaddi
• carrom
• ludo
• snakes and ladders
• dumb charades

Out and about

• auto rickshaw
• cycle rickshaw
• rickshaw ride
• local train
• train window seat
• overcrowded bus
• traffic jam
• speed breaker
• honking
• cow on the road
• chaiwala
• dabbawala
• coconut tree
• banyan tree
• monsoon

Places and monuments

• taj mahal
• india gate
• red fort
• gateway of india
• qutub minar
• charminar
• hawa mahal
• howrah bridge
• marine drive
• houseboat
• ghat

School days

• tuition class
• board exams
• school assembly
• report card

Bollywood

Film tropes first, then the classics. Film titles are hard: act out each word, or draw the scene everyone remembers.

• hero entry
• villain laugh
• rain dance
• item song
• slow motion entry
• dance in switzerland
• lost at the mela
• family drama
• sholay
• lagaan
• 3 idiots
• dangal
• taare zameen par
• chak de india
• baahubali
• mother india
• mughal e azam
• hum aapke hain koun
• dilwale dulhania le jayenge

Hard mode: the very Indian ideas

Abstract, Hinglish, and much funnier to watch someone try to draw.

• jugaad
• timepass
• chalta hai
• bas paanch minute
• ghar ka khana
• log kya kahenge
• indian stretchable time
• sharma ji ka beta
• arranged marriage
• bargaining
• overthinking chai
• evil eye charm

Play these words online

1. Open drawdle.in and create a room.
2. In the room settings, switch on the Desi pack. Turn the others off for an all-Indian game.
3. Pick Easy for kids and mixed families, Hard if you want “jugaad” and “log kya kahenge”.
4. Share the invite link on your family or friends' WhatsApp group.

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