STRATEGY GAME
"Quantum Threat Defender" a tabletop educational strategy game
Hands-on play session showcasing post-quantum cryptography defense, threat mitigation, and cyber resilience.
SYSTEM
01 / SERIOUS GAME
TABLETOP ARTIFACT
ABOUT BHARAT PLAY
ABOUT US.
WE TURN REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS INTO GAMES YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO PLAY.
We create hands-on games and simulations that make solving big, real-world challenges genuinely fun and engaging.
Instead of just talking about the future, we let you play it. By combining game design with urban planning, policy, and engineering, we create hands-on experiences that let citizens, students, and leaders test ideas before they become reality.
"Create games for change which will not only solve local problems but also address global issues."
FOUNDING LEADERSHIP
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PLAY
FOUNDER & SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
DR. BALAJI KALLURI, PhD
SYSTEMS ENGINEER · URBAN INNOVATOR · EDUCATOR
Dr. Balaji Kalluri is a systems engineer and urban innovator by training, social worker, and educator.
His work focuses on navigating complex socio-technical challenges involving climate change, technological disruption, and rapid urbanisation across the Global South.
Through KUDOS at FLAME University and now Bharat Play Innovations, he has pioneered the use of tabletop simulation and purposeful play as serious pedagogical instruments for public agency and institutional capacity.
CONNECT ON LINKEDINLEAD SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
COLLECTIVE & PARTNERSHIPS
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ECOSYSTEM
Bharat Play collaborates with a curated network of game designers, urbanists, educators, systems engineers, and university faculty across India.
Academic Partnerships (FLAME, IIT BHU, GIPE)
Game Design & Industry Collaborators
Civic & Environmental Organisations
TABLETOP SIMULATIONS
OUR GAMES.
Playable models of complex systems: cities, buildings, cyber resilience, and critical infrastructure.
VIEW ALL GAMESENGAGEMENT PATHWAYS
OUR PROGRAMS.
Structured operational pathways engineered for universities, institutions, and civic bodies.
VIEW ALL PROGRAMMES SEE IT IN ACTION · DISCOURSE & FIELD FOOTAGE
URBAN FUTURES · TALK.
Curated discourse, live simulation playtests, and intergenerational dialogues by Bharat Play.
KEYNOTE & LAUNCH18 MIN
EPISODE #01 · Dr. Balaji Kalluri, PhD
City Runners Game Launch | 15 Aug 2026
City Runners Game Launch | 15 Aug 2026Deconstructing urban livability, participatory governance, and the systemic challenges of fast-growing Indian megacities.
PLAYLIST EPISODES (4 VIDEOS)01 OF 04
#01·18 MIN
City Runners Game Launch | 15 Aug 2026
Dr. Balaji Kalluri, PhD
#02·12 MIN
CITY RUNNERS : An award-winning city governance game for every Indian
Bharat Play Facilitators
#03·14 MIN
Video Guide: How to Play City Runners game?
Dr. Balaji Kalluri, PhD
#04·SPOTLIGHT
The Play2ProgressIndia 🇮🇳 Child Ambassador
Bharat Play Youth Initiative
FIELD DEMOS & SERIOUS SIMULATIONS
AUTHENTIC WORKSHOP & SESSION CAPTURES
Live captures of tabletop cyber defense games, electronic civic tech prototypes, and online youth peace simulations.
CIVIC TECH TOY
Where To Park? an electronic civic tech toy :-)
Interactive electronic tabletop toy modeling urban parking dynamics, transit bottlenecks, and spatial mobility.
ONLINE SIMULATION
'Cyber Peace Warriors' online game
Digital and tabletop game experience educating students and youth on digital ethics, misinformation, and cybersecurity peace.
ALL VIDEOS HOSTED ON YOUTUBE (BHARAT PLAY & PLAY2PROGRESS)SIMULATIONS · PROTOTYPES · CITIZEN LABS