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Meet Meenakshi Amma: The 82-Year-Old Grandmaster Keeping India's Ancient Martial Art Alive

In the quiet town of Vadakara in Kerala, a remarkable woman continues to defy both age and convention. Meenakshi Raghavan, affectionately known as Meenakshi Amma, is 82 years old and still going strong as a master and teacher of Kalaripayattu – India’s oldest martial art. In a world where retirement is often expected at her age, Amma has no such intentions. "I'll probably practise Kalari until the day I die," she says, her voice brimming with quiet determination and

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Meet Meenakshi Amma: The 82-Year-Old Grandmaster Keeping India's Ancient Martial Art Alive

In the quiet town of Vadakara in Kerala, a remarkable woman continues to defy both age and convention. Meenakshi Raghavan, affectionately known as Meenakshi Amma, is 82 years old and still going strong as a master and teacher of Kalaripayattu – India’s oldest martial art. In a world where retirement is often expected at her age, Amma has no such intentions. "I'll probably practise Kalari until the day I die," she says, her voice brimming with quiet determination and

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