
Anand Mahindra shares viral video of boy practicing Kalaripayattu. Spot the mistake in his caption
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In the viral video shared by Anand Mahindra, Neelakandan Nair practiced Kalaripayattu with effortless ease using a long stick.
Industrialist Anand Mahindra is pretty much impressed with a video of a boy practicing Kalaripayattu and shared the clip for his fans and followers on Twitter. However, in the caption of his post, Mahindra made a mistake as he misidentified the gender and thought that the child in the video is a girl; the industrialist said, “WARNING: Do NOT get in this young woman’s way!” 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. All females... All females should have this in school curriculum... Maybe then cruel people will learn not even to think about hurting women... Awesome skill... I hope, we have Gurus with necessary skills to pass on to next generation. We need such Gurus to be recognized and supported.We don't want another skill lost for lack of support. Absolutely. It is said that most far Eastern martial arts took it shape from Kalari. I guess during the tour of India by Xuan Zang. Every parents should teach this to all daughters and also add that sports in schools vocational activities its very good for self protection Nevertheless, social media users enjoyed watching the video and applauded the child, who is Neelakandan Nair, a student of the Ekaveera Kalaripayattu Academy in Kerala. In fact, Neelakandan also responded to Anand Mahindra's post, and corrected his error, saying, "I am not a girl. I am a 10-year-old boy."More Related News