KOZHIKODE: Age has not withered Meenakshiyamma, 73, an expert in martial arts, hailing from Vadakara. She is called Unniarcha, the brave woman of the past, by the locals. Meenakshiyamma is believed to ...

Recently the singer shared a video of her taking Kalari lessons. Kalaripayattu or Kalari, is one of the oldest martial arts forms developed in Kerala. Sayanora shared the video of her practicing the ...

‘Kalarippayat,’ originating in the South Indian state of Kerala, is considered “a complete martial art,” as it incorporates unique fighting techniques and scientific exercises based on the traditional ...

KANNUR: Barely three weeks into her training, Ishani Das already moves like a consummate kalari artist, leaving her younger fellow trainees awestruck by her speed and skill. A New York-based theatre ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rakhi R S and Raveena R S, together, are a lethal combination not just because they clinched the top spot in women’s swordfight at the District Kalarippayattu Championship recently ...

Kozhikode: The Kalari Sanghams in the state have fallen silent with the Covid-19 pandemic stifling the swish and clash of swords and sticks. The Karkkadakam month which began on Thursday used to be ...

A week-long workshop on Kalaripayattu (Kalari in short), the traditional martial arts from Kerala Kalari expert Vipin Kazhipurathu00e2u0080u0099s workshop will teach the traditional martial art of ...

It is 6.30 am on a Tuesday, and 20 of us, between the ages of eight and 48, watch and attempt to copy Lavanyaa Gladston’s moves ( chuvadu) and stances ( vadidu). She does a series of warm-up jumps, ...

At massive community congregations such as A Passage to India, the two-day Indian Festival that won laurels last weekend, interesting facets of various organisations come to the fore. One of the ...

It’s 6 in the morning, the birds have begun to chirp and seven of us are standing one-legged, like flamingos on the terrace of a 12-storey building in Chennai. This is my first kalaripayattu session, ...