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Parasurama MVG CVN Kalari

Parasurama
MVG CVN Kalari

A myth about the purported origins of Kalarippayattu narrates that the ancient warrior sage Parasurama learnt the martial art form from a god in the Hindu pantheon and taught it to the earliest dwellers of Kerala once he had raised the land from the ocean floor. The legend goes on to credit him with the establishment of the earliest 108 Kalaris and the initiation of twenty one gurus. Passionate as we are about Kalari, it is this legend that has inspired us to name our Kalari eponymously.

Parasurama Kalari is our labour of love designed and constructed under the guidance of the CVN Kalari Sangham. Founded in 1956 by Sri. C.V. Narayanan Nair Gurukal, CVN Kalari is a pioneer...

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Kalarippayattu

Kalarippayattu (the word translates from the vernacular as 'Kalari', meaning a space for training / battlefield and 'payattu' meaning fight) is an ancient Indian martial art that has historically evolved in the state of Kerala. Many historians believe that it is one of the oldest fighting systems in existence with roots dating back to the 11th and 12th century CE. In Kalaris combat techniques developed in an ancient battles are taught in accordance with the ancient Indian guru - shishya tradition, a system that defines the relationship between a master and disciple.

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Located in the south Indian state of Kerala, an ancient port town, Alleppey or Alappuzha in the vernacularhas been known by many names in the course of its history. One that has endured to date is 'Venice of the east' as an erstwhile British Governor General Lord Curzon described the town in the later part of the 20th century...

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The Vadakkan Paattukal [ballads of North Malabar] and the Thekkan Paattukal [ballads of South Kerala] not only tell stories of numerous battles waged between princely states, but also of feuds fought between families and clans with the help of experts in Kalaripayattu, who were either members of the warring groups or mercenaries employed by them. It also gives verbal portraits of exceptionally heroic figures as well.

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