The Archers Club India

The Archers Club India We offer training using bows & arrows made by tribal artisans.

Nestled within a 13-acre wooded estate in the Western Ghats in the idyllic village of Nedumangad, the Archers Club aspires to revive, & retain the ancient art of traditional Indian Archery.

31/12/2025

Happy new year...
May the years ahead bring you joy in the smallest things,
Good company
Laughter
Safety and health for you and your loved ones...

Stay kind..
Choose compassion...

13/12/2025

Way Of The Bow

A festival celebrating the traditional archery heritage of India.

3 days of fun filled events , workshops, competitions and entertainment

Bringing together traditional archers from across India and abroad.

The First 3D field archery range , spread across 2 acres of wilderness.

Archers to register for participation

Venue : Prakritheeyam - centre for conscious living & natural wisdom , thanimoodu, nedumangad, trivandrum, Kerala

Date : 30th January 2026 to 1st February 2026





The First Indian Traditional Archery Festival in Kerala. Open to all archers. Archery at its finest. Register and be par...
10/12/2025

The First Indian Traditional Archery Festival in Kerala.

Open to all archers. Archery at its finest. Register and be part of the revival of a fading legacy.

January 30th to February 1st , 2026.

Workshops
Tribal archery competition
Dhanurvidya tournament
3D field archery
Entertainment






21/11/2025

Arrows catogeries as per dhanurvidya

- sadharana astra ( normal, ordinary arrows)
- vishesha astra ( special arrows )
- divya astra ( mantra charged arrows)

Arrows can be further divided into 3 based on weight.

- purusha astra ( male arrow) : heavier towards the end)
- stri astra ( female arrow) : heavier towards the tip
- napumsaka astra ( genderless arrow) : balanced





16/11/2025

There is a gap ...in-between the inhalation and exhalation... a pause... its time less... it is when practice has made the whole acts proceeding the intention of shooting, so natural , like your breath.

While inhaling , the loaded bow is raised, drawn upto the anchor point , or the place of release... then ... it is released with the exhalation..

In the initial stage of shooting, you will notice that , some of us will pause at the release... some start to hesitate... an aiming.. a deliberation... a thought... mind is now acting... you are coming in between.

That gap between the breath... the gap between the draw and release...should be as effort less as breathing...

The natural breathing is about effortlessness.

A choicelessness... a state of no intention or effort.

The decision has already been made when you nocked the bow and looked at the target... the rest is just motion... trust it..

Its in that gap .... that moment when you stand without time... a place in-between. There is a presence of the doer sans mind and thought...

That's the spirit of an archer...

They are then the whole movement ...

There's no separation from the act and the actor

Zen in motion.




2025 Korean Ulsan traditional archery world cup. and team leading the Indian team.Bringing a fading legacy back one step...
01/11/2025

2025 Korean Ulsan traditional archery world cup.

and team leading the Indian team.

Bringing a fading legacy back one step at a time.






22/10/2025

What is known as Mediterranean draw is known as eklavya mushti among the practitioners of dhanurvidya.

The story of Ekalavya comes to us from the mahabharat.

Ekalavya was a young tribal lad from the bhil tribe. His station did not permit him to learn archery from Drona, who was the tutor of the pandavas and the kauravas.

So Ekalavya established drona as his guru by making a statue of him and then practising what he learnt by secretly watching Drona teaching the princes.

One day , when the princes were going hunting in the forest, they encountered Ekalavya, silencing a barking dog by shooting arrows into the dogs mouth without hurting the dog.

Upon enquiry, Drona comes to know that he had taken Drona as his sankalpa guru and demands Ekalavyas thumb as gurudikshana.

Hence, the bhill tribe , even to this day , only shoots using the 3 finger draw , not the highly popular Asian thumb draw, which is called Vajra mushti in dhanurvidya

* Dhanurveda does not mention any sort of restrictions for anyone practising archery. Infact it actually recognises tribal archery.

A little bit of funfact from the beard with a bow.

Ayudha puja. The day when the tools of trade or of sustainence are laid at the feet of the divine for blessing. It's a d...
29/09/2025

Ayudha puja.
The day when the tools of trade or of sustainence are laid at the feet of the divine for blessing. It's a day of laying down arms.

Students lay down their books and writing implements.
Archers , their bow and arrows.

Address

Thiruvananthapuram
695561

Telephone

+918431856529

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Archers Club India posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Archers Club India:

Shortcuts

Share

Category