The founder-chancellor of VIT, G. Viswanathan, inaugurated the Women’s league of ‘Shivkalin Mardani Khel’, an Indian martial arts in Maharashtra, at its campus in Vellore on Saturday.
Speaking at the event, organised by TamilNadu Ashtedu Akhada Association, he said that traditional martial arts in the country like Silambattam (Tamil Nadu), Kalaripayattu (Kerala), Gatka (Punjab), Pari Khanda (Bihar), Kathi Samu (Andhra Pradesh) and Thang-Ta (Manipur) should be learnt by youngsters as it will help to preserve the art and culture of the respective regions. “Such traditional martial arts should be taught to ensure that it is taken forward to our future generations. The VIT always supports such initiatives,” he said.
