As its wielder spun the staff mid-air with remarkable skill and energy, it was easy to see why silambam, one of the oldest martial arts in the world, has captured the hearts of young practitioners ...

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 ...

K Raju, who teaches silambam alongside Manigandan, shares their approach to accessibility. “We teach silambam to students from government schools for free but charge Rs 300 per month from others ...

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 ...

GEORGE TOWN: Singer Kathleen Rodrigues has been named a “living heritage treasure” by the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT), along with silambam exponent Asan Anbananthan Ramasamy. Rodrigues ...