Kalaripayattu, the millennia-old martial art from Kerala, India, is not just about self-defense. It's a holistic way of life ...

Many folk forms that are rare and on the verge of extinction will be performed at the fest. ‘Charadupinnikkali’, a centuries-old dying art from southern Kerala, will be one of them.

When youngsters tend to lose touch with traditional art forms nowadays in most regions, a group of Indian expatriates from the state of Kerala is striving to keep alive the folkloric dance forms ...

Traditionally performed barefoot in a circle, Margam Kali narrates the life and missionary work of St. Thomas, the apostle ...

expanding the festival’s scope to include performances from Kerala’s indigenous communities. Mangalamkali, an evocative and emotional art form of the Mavilar and Malavettuvar tribes of ...

For Rajeevan, Kathakali is more than an art form; it’s a living dialogue between ... one of the more talented performers of Koodiyattam, Kerala’s 2,000-year-old theatre tradition.

Of them, just a few dozen are seasoned ones. Just as the greeting card culture perished, our art form is also slowly dying,” said Radhakrishnan, a two-time winner of the National Handicrafts ...