V Balambal, a retired history professor and author of 'Folk Games of Tamil Nadu' has briefly made a mention in her book about the lesser-known versions of the game being played in Punjab ...

the Narikuravas of Tamil Nadu, the Jenu Kurubar of Karnataka, the communities living along the river Nila in Kerala, and communities in Seraikella in Jharkhand. Games of skill and chance Folk ...

He also worked as a reader in Tamil department of Arignar Anna College in Aralvaimozhi. Perumal took his first step towards folklore with his PhD in Villupattu from Madurai Kamaraj University ...