Tattva Heritage Foundation has been a patron of Kalarigram, an institution dedicated to the practice of Kalaripayattu and Śaktā Hinduism. Shri Lakshmanan Gurukkal, the founder of Kalarigram, has conceived several projects related to Kalaripayattu, Ayurveda, Natyashastra, and temple traditions. One such project aims to research and document the living Kalaripayattu tradition of Kerala, aptly titled ‘The Journey of Parashuram.’ According to legend, Lord Parashuram created a stretch of land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari from the sea and established numerous Kalari centres, each with its own unique style, on this reclaimed land. The project’s objectives include:

• Capturing conversations with living masters of the various styles
• Taking videos of presentations by prominent schools in the region
• Creating documentation on temples and Kalari schools in the region, and the relationships between them
• Documenting specific aspects of the styles, such as oral instructions, variations in postures, or sequences
• Collecting scrolls, manuscripts, or other documents passed down by masters over the centuries

Tattva Heritage Foundation is committed to providing all the necessary resources, both financial and otherwise, to ensure the successful execution of this crucial work. We are currently in the process of selecting a team and establishing a timeline for the outputs of this project. The work on this project should begin early next year.