K. Pajanivel
Indian martial artist and coach
- Born
- 30 January 1973
- Occupation
- martial artist
Kaliappan Pajanivel (born 30 January 1973) is an Indian Silambam practitioner, martial arts instructor and performer from Puducherry. He is known for his work in the preservation and promotion of Silambam, a traditional martial art of Tamil Nadu. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Martial Arts in 2023 and the Padma Shri in 2026.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.