SKA Registration No. : GURU/SKA/05/2019

District : Thiruvananthapuram

Babu Rajan Gurukkal Know as JBR Gurukkal was bone in 1956.At the age of 10 he started Kalaripayattu Training under his father Joseph Vydyan . 1978 he was the district champion in kalaripayattu.  Under ICCR he visited EGYPT for Kalaripayattu Demonstration in 2006. 2012 he visited for Kalaripayattu demonstration at Japan, Korea, Russia . Now he is the Ethics Committee Member of Sports kalaripayattu Association

SKA Registration No. : GURU/SKA/04/2019

District : Ernakulam

(Born-17-02-1949)Kalari Master, Bodybuilder (Mr.India-1972) and weightlifter. Founder of E.N.S Kalari Maikkad, Nedumbassery.

Kunjappan Gurukkal start the kalari learing under the Grand Master Kalari Acharya Sree Sreepathi Embaranthiri Gurukkal at the age of 16 .Kunjappan Gurukkal started a full-fledged kalari at thevara in the year 1973and name it after his master .Thus originated the E.N.S Kalari.Kunjappan Gurukkal was only 24 years when he became a full-fledged kalari Gurukkal.

Achievements of Kunjappan Gurukkal

He doing the training and teaching kalari.Meanwhile he concentrated in Bodybuilding and weightlifting.He became the state champion in bodubuilding consecutively in the years 1970 ,1971 and 1972 in the contests held at Alappuzh,Kozhilode and Kochi respectively.Ultimately,he became Mr.India in1972 in the competitions held at New Delhi.When the national kalaripayatt competitions was conducted under the auspice of Kalaripayatt Federation of India five masters were honoured with the title of ‘Kalari Acharya’ Shri.Kunjappan Gurukkal was one among the five masters so honoured.At present he is one of the jury members of Indian Bodybuilding Association.

SKA Registration No. : GURU/SKA/06/2019

District : Thiruvananthapuram

SKA Registration No. : GURU/SKA/39/2019

District : Thiruvananthapuram

Awards & Expertise : Veera Marthanda Varmma Award

SPORTS KALARIPAYATTU ASSOCIATION HONOURED KALARI ACHARYA  P THANKAPPAN ASAN  IN 2019

FIRST SPORTS KALARIPAYATTU AWARD WINNER  : “VEERA MARTHANDA VARMA AWARD”

FOR HIS VALUBLE  CONTRIBUTION IN KALARIPAYATTU ..

State Awards

1. Recognition Award in Kalari Fest 2009 at Golden Jubilee Celebration,  conducted by Kerala kalaripayattu Association, Kerala.
2. Recognition Award in 2015by Sai Aradhana, Pune(Maharastra).
3. Recognition Award in 2018 for Penpayattu by Youth Welfare Board, Kerala.
4. Recognition Award in 2014 at Natika Youth Drama training camp, conducted by Kerala Youth Welfare Board, Trivandrum, Kerala.
5. Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 conducted by Nithya Chaitanya Kalari New Delhi.

National Awards

1. Recognition Award in 2016 at Bharat Rang Mahotsav, conducted by Information public relation department, Government of kerala.
2. Recognition Award in 2012 by Kasba Arghya, Kolkata.
3. Recognition Award in 2005 at National Festival of Performing arts “ Vividhhotsavam”.

International.

1. Recognition Award in 2016 at National Hindi Divas, by University Law Sapienza Rama, Spain.
2. Word Community Award in 2007, Conducted by European Yoga Federation, Worlds Movement Indian Fine Arts, World Movement Yoga & Ayurveda, Confederaziane UFF, It Di Yoga.