TWO DAYS KALARIPPAYATTU COACHING CAMP/SEMINAR CONCLUDED AT JAMMU
JammuExpress. Dated: 12/12/2021 4:38:52 PM

Two days Kalarippayattu Coaching Camp/Seminar organized by kalarippayattu Association of
Jammu & Kashmir with the collaboration of IDPS , Jammu & Supported by Indian Kalarippayattu
Federation concluded on today. The camp was opened by Secretary Sports Council Jammu Ms.
Nuzhat Gull as Chief Guest, The other dignitaries present were Mr. Rahul sahai ( Chairman Phd
Chamber of Commerce and industry) as special Guest, Adv Poonthura Soman - Secretary
General of Indian KALARIPPAYATTU Federation
Around 120 students from all over J&K UT took part in the ouching camp . The closing
ceremony was attended by Adv Poonthura Soman - Secretary General , Indian Kalarippayattu
Federation as Supervisor and Specially Invited Guest , Mr. Sree Jayan gurukal - IKF Member ,
Mr. Advaith P Soman - Kalari Coach from Kerala , Chief Guest - Sh. R S Chib - Former Sports
Minister of J&K. Guest of Honours - Sh. Shuja Zaffar - President - Tennis Volleyball Association
of J&K , Sh. Vijay Saraf - President- Wushu Association of J&K , Sh. Arun Khanna - Councillor
Ward No. 25 , Sh. Prem Sharma - Vice President - Sports & Culture Welfare Assocition J&K .
Special Guests - Jb Sohail Kazmi - Sr Journalist, Sh. Sunil Kumar Sawhney Vice President
Tennis Volleyball Association of J&K and the Members of the Kalarippayattu Association of J&K
& staff of International Delhi Public School were also present there. Sh. S M Bali - Hony.
President of the J&K Kalarippayattu Association , Mrs. Gul-E-Surkhab - Sr. Vice President, Mr.
Danish Sharma - General Secretary , Dr. Navneet Gupta - Joint Secretary, Mr. Harsh Vardhan
Raina - Member , Sh. Tarsem Sharma - Founder Member Kalarippayattu J&K , Mr. Arshad Aziz
- Member , Mr. Shabir Ahmad – Member. Sh. Suminder Singh - MD IDP School , Mrs. Madhu
Abrol - School Manager , Mrs. Randeep Wazir - School Principal. Were also present in the
closing ceremony. During the camp, 10 Kalarippayattu Athletes from J&k selected for Khelo
India Youth Games in the month of February 2022 at Haryana. Secretary General - Indian
Kalarippayattu Federation announced that Kalarippayattu Academy shall be formed in Jammu
for the promotion and future development of Kalarippayattu and Also appealed to the Govt . Of
J&K to introduce Kalarippayattu in the Syllabus of sports Curriculum in school syllabus and also
requested include kalarippayttu winners for sports quota appointments. The camp was so
successful to select competent students for the above mention Khelo India Youth Games and
also well appreciated the state level organisers - Mr. Tarsem sharma and Mr. Danish Sharma
for the efficient coordination of the camp.