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What a man with 25 years in hand can do, the answer depends on various factors, but here is a story of a man, who not only have done something truly incredible, but at the same time made us all proud, capturing the history of Kerala and adding an important chapter to the history of India.  Meet the guy Mr. George J Thaliath; he is a post graduate in his early 50s.  In his early age he joined his father Jacob.V.Thaliath, in dealing with Indian art. Gaining experience for evaluating antiquities and other art objects. He travelled extensively around the Indian sub-continent – ranging from ancient cities to remote villages, royals to tribal huts, religious to ritual experiences gaining expertise in knowledge about traditional art. Together with his wife Annie George, this museum is a trip to history. This museum is unique in a way that it is work of a single man who dedicated his life to preserving the rich tradition and culture of Kerala. Right from entering the ga...

हिंदी में पढ़े - कलारीपायट्ट-भारत की सबसे पुराणी युद्ध शैली Kalari Shethra During my stay in Kerala, I was privileged enough to visit Kalarishethra (Ground for  Payattu ). For those of you, who don't discern what  Kalaripayattu  is; it is one of the ancient form of martial arts which was originated in Kerala.   It is practiced as defense art but rather has an aggressive form as well where a warrior uses multiple weaponries against its adversary. The key of this martial art form, like any other is swiftness and dexterity together with the form. Kalari means Battleground or Arena and Payattu derived from payattuka which means to fight or to exercise or to put hard work into. Origination Some chronological references associate Chinese kung fu with Kalarippayattu, through the Pallava prince named  Bodhidharman  who voyaged to china and reached Shaolin temple. It is said that  Kalaripayattu  gained its p...