Silambam exponent K. Pazhanivel from Puducherry received the Padma Shri award from President Droupadi Murmu. Before accepting the honor, he prostrated before PM Narendra Modi as a mark of respect, a video of which has gone viral. Pazhanivel has trained over 5,000 students in the 5,000-year-old ancient Tamil martial art of Silambam, dedicating his life to its preservation and global recognition. https://www.dharitri.com/%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%A6%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%AE%E0%AC%B6%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80-%E0%AC%97%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%A3-%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%81-%E0%AC%86/ #creator program