The ways in which visual arts and a martial art like Silambam intersect, provide an interesting marriage of embodied knowledge and creative practice. Ancient Indian temple architecture 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 ...

This ancient Indian martial art took root in Malaysia over a century ago, and is now inspiring a new generation of young practitioners.

A group of government school students, aged 5 to 18, recently achieved a record by performing silambam walking. With sticks tied to their legs, this feat performed on January 1 was an effort to ...

The other recipient was Asan Anbananthan Ramasamy, 77, master practitioner, teacher and promoter of the art of Silambam Nillaikalakki. It is a subsector of silambam, one of India’s oldest weapon ...

Silambam, once a symbol of strength and cultural pride, was fragmented and driven to the brink of extinction. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the spirit of silambam endures.