Belraj Soni is a multi-talented and experienced artist, demonstrator, trainer, and organiser of Kerala's traditional art forms. Young, energetic, and dedicated, she has had extensive training in this art from one of Kerala's most well-known kalaris and has been practising for the past 30 years. GURU C. S. MENON (UNNIGURUKKAL) Vallabhatta Kalari Sangham, Chavakkad, gave me my first vocational training. After a time of training, Late C..VISWANATHAN Gurukkal Vallabhata Kalari Academy, Malapuram maintained vocational training, body massaging course, and updating unique capabilities in kalaripayattu.
099209 97639 /09167550110/9895418989 belrajkalaripayattumumbai@gmail.com| kalaribelraj09@gmail.com / Somaiya, Vidyanagar, Vidya Vihar East, Vidyavihar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400077
Year of Establishment2013 Master/TrainerBelraj Soni Service like Martial Art, Treatment, Self Defence Workshop, Corporate Workshop, Residential classes etc.
Kizhi Chikilsa
Notable achievements·
1990-91 University
Kalaripayattu Champion ·
State Group Champion in
Kerala ·
Navaneetham Cultural Trust, a
well-known cultural institution, was founded by them. Training experience•
Since 2012, I've been a Kalaripayattu coach at Somaiya College Vidyavihar. •
From 1994 until the present, instructor of Kalaripayattu at Jawahar Balbhavan
in Trichur, Kerala, including holiday camps. •
From 1991 to 1994, he was an instructor at Vallabhatta Kalari Sangham in
Tripunithura, Ernakulam. •
Natakayogam, Pangode, Thiruvananthapuram, as a guest professor •
In 2004, he participated in a one-week training programme at the School of
Fine Arts in Ahmedabad. •
Over the last 30 years, we've been updating our expertise. Performing experience•
In 1989, he presented Kalaripayattu at the Bharatheeyam festivities in New
Delhi. •
Palaghat's Bharatholsavam •
In 1989, the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board held a Yuvajana Mela. •
In 1991, the University of Calicut hosted a South Indian History Congress. •
In 1992, as part of the Indira Gandhi Boat Race and Tourism Fair, Ottakole
performed at a Martial Arts Festival. •
In 1993, at the Nisha Gandhi Auditorium in Trivandrum, he performed a
specialised sword and shield form during the Kerala Kalaripayattu festival,
which was conducted by the Directorate of Youth Affairs, Government of
Kerala. •
In 1994, the All India National Integration Camp was featured as part of the
InterState Youth Folk Art Festival in Malappuram, Kerala. •
In 1994, the District Youth Welfare Committee and the Nehru Yuwak Kendra
collaborated to celebrate Sadbhavana Fortnight. • In November 2001, the South Asia Fraternity Camp was held in Ludhiana, Punjab. Organizing and coordinating experience•
In 1996, at Kanavu, (Gurukulam) Panamaram, Wyanad, I conducted a ten-day
course on Kalaripayattu for tribal pupils. •
In July 2001, a ten-day course on Kalaripayattu and classical dance was held. •
In October 2001, he staged ‘Harana kavacham,' a melodrama combining Kerala
art elements with Kalaripayattu. •
In November 2001, a ten-day workshop for school kids was held. •
During the last six years, as organising secretary of Navaneetham Trust,
organised and conducted a number of dance forms and cultural exchange
programmes. •
In February 2006, I taught a seven-day course at Dona Ganguly's dance school,
"Diksha Manjari." |
• Organized a 10-day kalaripayattu workshop in Mumbai in 2008 and 2009.
KalarippayattuKerala is a magnificent patch of land in India's southernmost region, dubbed "God's own country" on the country's tourism map. Kerala has made numerous contributions to the world, the most notable of which being Kathakali and Kalarippayattu. Kerala's
Kalarippayattu is an age-old physical cum-martial art. No other traditional
martial art in the country can match its training methodology and application
techniques, which were compiled by the land's Great Gurus or Masters.
Kalarippayattu is a unique blend of martial arts, physical culture,
self-defense training, and psychotherapy. It is regarded as a highly evolved
art form with highly developed body language and emotion. 'Kalari'
comes from the Sanskrit word "Khaloorika," which means "the
place/space where kalarippayattu is practiced," and it is taught in the
traditional Gurukula system, where students stay with their guru from
childhood until they become experts. The Kalari shall be treated like a temple,
and the space must be respected, despite the fact that kalarippayattu
training is not restricted by religion, caste, or sex. The Bhadradeepam (Holy
Lamp) will be lit and the heavenly conch will be sounded to begin the class. The ideas and practices of Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, and Yoga are all present in Kalarippayattu. Physical culture training, armed and unarmed combat, breath control, higher types of meditation, and particular courses of therapies are all important aspects of Kalaripayatt. Jambuvan
mura and Bali mura are two of the best unarmed combatants in the world.
According to tradition, Parasurama (picture parasurama) is the creator of
Kerala and the founder of Kalarippayattu. He is an avathar of Lord Maha
Vishnu and a pupil of Lord Siva. Kalarippayattu is the philosophy of
self-improvement in order to become a wonderful person. This training
prepares them to tackle any situation with confidence. However, this should
not be utilised for anything other than self-defense.
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Classical and folk-arts like kathakali, koodiyattam, theyyam, thira and contemporary theatre have incorporated this martial system in movements and body compositions to highlight and create various expressions on stage.
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