Anand Mahindra shares impressive video of child practising Kerala martial art 'Kalaripayattu'

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, August 27 

Never judge a book by its cover, as Indian billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra learnt very recently.

Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group who’s an active user of Twitter, recently shared a video of a child performing Kalaripayattu—an ancient martial art form from what is now modern-day Kerala that uses a long stick as the primary prop.

Anand Mahindra said in his tweet: “WARNING: Do NOT get in this young woman’s way! And Kalaripayattu needs to be given a significantly greater share of the limelight in our sporting priorities. This can—and will— catch the world’s attention”.

The “young woman” turned out to be a 10-year-old boy who goes by the handle “Prince of Kalaripayattu”. The child thanked Mahindra for his praise but corrected the assumption to say he was a boy who was wearing his hair long for a short film on the martial art form.  

“Thanks a lot for your support and encouragement sir! A small correction—I am not a girl, I am a 10 year old boy. I am growing my hair long for a role in a planned short movie on Kalaripayattu,” the child’s tweet said.

WARNING: Do NOT get in this young woman’s way! And Kalaripayattu needs to be given a significantly greater share of the limelight in our sporting priorities. This can—and will— catch the world’s attention. pic.twitter.com/OJmJqxKhdN

Thanks a lot for your support and encouragement sir! A small correction - I am not a girl, I am a 10 year old boy. I am growing my hair long for a role in a planned short movie on Kalaripayattu. 🙏

— Prince Of Kalaripayattu (@PrinceKalari) August 27, 2021

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 26, 2021