What is "gada"

n. (lb en rare) A blunt mace, originally from India and also common in Southeast Asia.

The GADA (Global Age-Friendly Design Awards, formerly known as the International Design Awards) is an international design competition that was started in Singapore in 2008. Organized by Greater than 60 (Singapore's National Design Centre for Ageing), the theme for GADA 2010 was called "Redefining Age".

The gada ( Sanskrit: गदा gadā, Malay: gedak) is a blunt mace or club from India. Made either of wood or metal, it consists essentially of a spherical head mounted on a shaft, with a spike on the top. Outside India, the gada was also adopted in Southeast Asia, where it is still used in silat.

The gada is the main weapon of the Hindu god Hanuman. Known for his strength, Hanuman is traditionally worshipped by wrestlers in South and Southeast Asia. Vishnu also carries a gada named Kaumodaki in one of his four hands. In the Mahabharata epic, the fighters Bhima, Duryodhana, Jarasandha, Balarama and others were said to be masters of the gada.