Nada Kusti, traditional wrestling of Mysuru
Q. What is ‘Nada-Kusti’?- Published on 08 Feb 16a. Tribe in South India
b. Traditional wrestling
c. Folk Dance of a tribal group
d. A delicacy of South India
ANSWER: Traditional wrestling
- Mysuru’s heritage — Nada Kushti (wrestling) — has made it to the cover page of an international publication titled Beyond the Body , with 183 black-and-white pictures by renowned Polish photographer Tomasz Gudzowaty.
- Beyond the Body has been edited by Nan Goldin, a well-known American photo journalist.
- Garadi is the traditional gym.
- Nada Kusti is traditional wrestling played in mud.
- The other projects featured in the book include Kalaripayattu and women’s boxing shot in Kerala, Yoga (with Mysore Yoga practitioners shot in Varanasi), and Urban Golf in India (shot with caddies in Mumbai and in other countries.)
