When Aishwarya Manivannan wanted to learn silambam a decade or so ago, she struggled to find a class in the city. “At that point, not many people knew about it,” says the Chennai-based artist and ...
DHARMAPURI: In the twilight of the 18th century, as the British Empire tightened its grip on India, a shadow fell upon the ancient martial art of silambam. Fearing the prowess of skilled Tamil ...
When his friends wielded the cricket bat, K. Sarath was encouraged to brandish another piece of wood, thinner and longer. Though he had scampered down the 22 yards himself, Palavakkam resident ...
Sunday mornings at Chennai’s Kannagi Nagar serve sights unlike anything else. On intersections, riding pillion on bikes and cycling along parallel roads are the children of Kannagi Nagar, armed with ...
GUNTUR: A Guntur-based man has dedicated the past decade to lifting the recognition of India’s ancient martial art Silambam, which originated in Tamil Nadu. While Taekwondo, Karate and Kung Fu ...