GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Away from the Olympic sports of wrestling and boxing, we find the legendary art of Malla-Yuddha – a combat sport that became hugely popular in the southern Asian nations of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal at around 3000BC.
Detailed explanation-2: -Written evidence of martial arts in Southern India dates back to the Sangam literature of about the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD. The Akananuru and Purananuru describe the use of spears, swords, shields, bows and silambam in the Sangam era.
Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, you might be surprised to learn just how old the oldest known art is. Its name is kalaripayattu, literally, “art of the battlefield.” The art originated in southern India thousands of years ago.