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, ...

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 ...

Atop the single-storey terrace in the middle of Goripalayam, 25-year-old Kalaiselvi and 18-year-old Sangeetha strike their swords with seething rage. At lightning speed, they both swirl and strike ...

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, ...

There was a time when it was indeed survival of the fittest. A time which had hurdles and obstacles from mother nature and other living beings lurking around every corner. How do you survive all by ...

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 ...