The story of Pazhassi Raja is one so extraordinary, so filled with courage and action, that it would be worthy of the great songs of old that told tales of the likes of Unniyarcha and Aromal Chekavar. Born into a royal family of Kerala, Pazhassi grew up to rule the kingdom of Kottayam during the […]
Pazhassi Raja – Warrior King of the Kalaripayattu Freedom Fighters (Part 1) Read More »
Long, long ago, in a time when the great Kalaripayattu warriors still roamed Kerala with shields on their backs and urumis around their waists, there lived two brothers from Kadathanadan. Their names were Unnichandror Nair and Unnikonnar Nair and they were from a wealthy and important family. The two brothers looked very similar: they were
Aromal Chekavar – Kadathanadan Kalaripayattu Warrior (Part 1) Read More »
Deep in the jungled foothills of the dramatic Western Ghats, one man is striving to maintain a noble tradition that some claim is millennia old. Thomas is a fully trained Master of Kalaripayattu, a fierce martial art thought to be the very first in the world from which all other Eastern martial arts are defended.
Wayanad – A Green and Pleasant Land Read More »