Silambam Asia


The Silambam Asia is the official international body of Silambam for Continent of Asia and International Non-Government Organisation recognized by the World Silambam Association. In October 1999, the primary name of Silambam initiated and formed in Singapore to become official name of arts and sports organisation by Guruji Murugan Chillayah. In 2014, organisation named Silambam legally registered and recognised as more formalised organisation after security clearance approved by Singapore Regulatory Board. It was followed with new formation of Silambam Asia in Singapore, is the Silambam organization recognised by the United Nations and has members of five countries in Asia continent, and to expand growing further throughout the world accordance with sustainable development goals of United Nations. In 2016, to preserve and rejuvenate the traditional arts and cultural content within Silambam at regional or continental by establishment of Silambam Asia with Ministry of Home Affairs in Malaysia.

History

Silambam first gained international recognition when the United Nations Assembly Committee for Economic and Social Council recommended Silambam Asia for status during an event held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States on January 21, 2019. On January 30, 2019 concluded substantive work as the Committee recommended Silambam Asia for status in the United Nations.

Mission and values

The mission of Silambam Asia as an umbrella organisation of World Silambam Association to provide effective international governance by constantly improve technical rules and regulating Silambam competitions or participation in International events or sporting arena, to be recognised as Olympic sport and Paralympic sport.
Silambam Asia also play active roles as organiser of international arts, sporting, cultural, education and delegate participants of dissemination organisation for Indian Traditional Arts. In this role it provides expertise in, for associated members in effort to provide Trainings, Research, Revive, Rejuvenate, Retention and Restore.
By establishing Silambam arts and sports games that group together similar sports, Silambam Asia aims to promote the members and the members' visibility worldwide.

Competition and events

Most common domestic / international Silambam competitions categories for practitioners.