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 ...

The martial art is quite sought-after among the young generation It was a visual treat for all those who had gathered at the Kumaraguru College of Technology last weekend. Around 1,000 silambam ...

In August 2016, to coincide with National Handloom Day, Aishwarya Manivannan uploaded a video of her doing Silambam, draped in a sari. The video was an eye opener for many, even those in Tamil Nadu, ...

The big black dog raises his head and looks suspiciously at me as I walk into an early morning silambam class being conducted at the YMCA grounds in Nandanam, Chennai. I hold out a hand. He sniffs it, ...

The Malaysian silambam team emerged winners at the Asia Open Silambam Championship in Qatar last December. (Fauzi Yunus @ FMT Lifestyle) The signature whoosh of the bamboo staff sounded like a ...

Over the last four years, Ramakrishnan has taught the ancient Tamil martial art silambam to over 400 children and youths in Manachanallur, free of charge. TIRUCHY: In the heat of the summer in April ...

A man standing in a snow-filled football field, wielding a stick as he practises Silambam in sync with Vaathi Coming song, makes for an unusual sight. A man standing in a snow-filled football field, ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian silambam team clinched 12 gold medals to emerge as overall champions at the Asian Open Silambam Championship in Qatar on Saturday (Dec 27). Malaysia Silambam Association ...

Kundlik Marotrao Kachale (30), completed his graduation with a BSc in Agriculture from the Marathwada Agriculture University with 74 per cent. He even got placed in an agriculture-based private ...

Chennai: A petition has been filed in the Madras high court to direct the Central and State governments to grant recognition to the All India Silambam Federation as the recognised national sports ...

Aishwarya Manivannan impressed the audience by demonstrating the beauty of silambam at the inauguration of exhibition of paintings Dynamic Energies of Existence by Thejomaye Menon at Sutra Gallery, ...

A Malaysian silambam team has bagged 12 gold medals to emerge overall champions at the Asian open silambam championship in Qatar yesterday. Malaysia Silambam Association president Dr M Suraess said ...