priya pillai's Album: Queen of kalaripayattu

If Unniyarcha, warrior queen of yore in the northern ballads (Vadakkanpaatukal) of Kerala, mastered Kalaripayattu to protect her boundaries, Meenakshiamma has done so now to protect the martial art. Untiring efforts of the likes of Meenakshiamma have won national and international recognition for this art. Though the ballads hail the courage of Unniyarcha, there are very few women Kalaripayattu practitioners. Meenakshiamma is a rare persona in this field.

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