Incredible Story of Marottichal Village in Kerala | Village That Gave up Alcohol For Chess | YOYO TV

Incredible Story of Marottichal Village in Kerala | Village That Gave up Alcohol For Chess | YOYO TV Channel
This Village in India Is Addicted to Playing Chess

Back in the 1960s and 70s, residents of Marottichal village in northern Kerala were dependent on alcohol … and this led to several problems in the village, as well as domestic violence fueled by alcohol addiction. Gradually, the locals realised their community was experiencing adverse repercussions because of alcohol and the problems it brings, and decided it needed to be dealt with immediately.

In an effort to be gambling and alcohol-free, the locals sought help from excise officials by persuading them to raid their village and shut down the illegal brewing. This move didn’t help much as the real problem for the villagers was how to cope with addiction. To help them do so, C. Unnikrishnan, who runs his own restaurant in the village, introduced the villagers to the black-and-white board game, chess.

He taught the villagers to play chess, for free. The game spread like wildfire – people from all walks of life, men and women, young or old, everyone gradually became addicted to it. The villagers ‘checkmated’ alcohol and gambling


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