Mallakhamb Martial Art
- Mallakhamb was showcased at the Khelo India Beach Games 2025 in Diu, marking the first time the traditional sport was held on a beach setting.
- “Malla" means wrestler and "khamb" means pole, thus Mallakhamb means "wrestling on a pole."
- Wrestlers and warriors used to use the pole as a training apparatus to perfect martial arts moves which they could later use on opponents in the ring or the battlefield.
- This art is mentioned in the Ramayana, ancient pottery from Chandraketugarh (2nd–1st century BCE), and Chinese Buddhist travel accounts.
- First direct literary reference is found in Manasollasa (12th century) penned by ....
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