Living a warrior’s life: Reviving the lost martial art of Silambam as a sport in Pune

Anushka Mane (Right) and Sakshi Patil display their skill in single stick, a type of Silambam, a weapon-based Indian Martial arts form in Pune on Wednesday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Updated on: Oct 06, 2017 9:21 PM IST

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Anushka Mane (Right) and Sakshi Patil display their skill in single stick, a type of Silambam, a weapon-based Indian Martial arts form in Pune on Wednesday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Nachiket Bakare displays his skills in using a spear stick, a type of Silambam. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Prasad Chaudhari showcases the various ways to use a double stick, a type of Silambam. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Apurva Ambede prepares to demonstrate the use of a steel whip. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Isha Navgire takes a battle stance while using a sword swing. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Samiksha Sukate demonstrates how to prepare for battle using a single stick. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Purvi Ganve (R) and Samruddhi Jadhav (L) engage in s friendly sword fight to demonstrate the various defensive and offensive movements. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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A training session of Silambam, a weapon-based Indian martial arts by Master Kundlik Kachale (blue jacket). (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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A boys takes an offensive move against his opponent in s friendly stick fight. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)