Indian art and culture / Performing arts
Martial arts traditions
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Kalaripayattu: ancient martial art of Kerala, kalari training ground, marma points, weapons stages
- Silambam (Tamil Nadu staff fighting) and Thang-Ta or Huyen Langlon (Manipur sword and spear)
- Gatka (Sikh, Punjab), Mardani Khel (Maharashtra), Pari-khanda (Bihar, feeds Chhau), Mallakhamb, Kushti
Where to study
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 12
ForumIAS, A Workbook of Ancient and Medieval History and Art and Culture (topic headings)
- section 8.3
Kerala Tourism (Government of Kerala): Kalaripayattu
- Kalaripayattu, the martial art of Kerala