Gurukkal Brahmin — Gurukkal or Sivacharya or Adisaiva Brahmins are a sub sect of Vadamas Fact|date=June 2008 not recognized as one amongst them and whose duties are to worship at temples of Shiva. Gurukkal is Tamil plural form of the Sanksrit word Guru Spiritual… … Wikipedia
Gurukkal, Kalarippayattu — Gurukkal (the last consonant is pronounced as a retroflex lateral approximant; Malayalam script: ഗുരുക്കള്) is a term used in the Malayalam language which means Master or Teacher . Yoga teachers and Kalarippayattu masters are usually referred as… … Wikipedia
Kalarippayattu — Kalaripayattu Country of origin India Parenthood Historic … Wikipedia
Simhalan Madhava Panicker — Infobox Person name = Simhalan Madhava panicker residence = Pynkulam, Chennai, India imagesize = 150px birth date = 1930 death date = 5 March 2004 birth place = Cochin, Kerala, India (കൊച്ചി,േകരളം, भारत गणराज्य) birth name = Kunhuvarkkypulla… … Wikipedia
Iyer — Infobox Ethnic group group = Iyer அய்யர் poptime = 1901:415,931 2004: 2,400,000 (Estimated) [Accurate statistics on the population of Iyers are unavailable. This is due to the fact that the practice of conducting caste based population census… … Wikipedia
Thacholi Othenan — For the Malayalam language film, see Thacholi Othenan (film). Thacholi Meppayil Kunjhu Othenan or Mepayil Tacholi Manikoth Kovilakathu Kunji Othena Kurup (Udayana Kurup of Thacholi Manikoth House) or more popularly Thacholi Othenan (Malayalam:… … Wikipedia
Mahatma Gandhi University — മഹാത്മാഗാന്ധി സർവ്വകലാശാല Emblem of Mahatma Gandhi University Motto विद्यया अमृतमश्नुते (Sanskrit) [Vidyay āmritamaṣṇute] … Wikipedia
Kadayam — Orphan|date=November 2006 Kadayam babban is a small village in the district of Thirunelvelli in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. The eminent poet and freedom fighter Mahakavi Bharathiar once lived in Kadayam. Mahakavi Bharathiar s wife… … Wikipedia
Phillip Zarrilli — is a notable practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. Zarrilli has also trained in variations of Yoga, the Wu style of Tai Chi Chuan, and is one of the notable Western authorities on the subject of Indian martial… … Wikipedia
Theyyam — The Theyyam or Theyyattam is a popular ritual dance of north Kerala, south India, particularly presented in the Kolathunadu (of the present Kannur and Kasargod districts). As a living cult with centuries old traditions, ritual and custom, it… … Wikipedia