Maikkat Kunjappan Gurukkal

(Born-17-02-1949)Kalari Master, Bodybuilder (Mr.India-1972) and weightlifter. Founder of E.N.S Kalari Maikkad, Nedumbassery.
Kunjappan Gurukkal start the kalari learing under the Grand Master Kalari Acharya Sree Sreepathi Embaranthiri Gurukkal at the age of 16 .Kunjappan Gurukkal started a full-fledged kalari at thevara in the year 1973and name it after his master .Thus originated the E.N.S Kalari.Kunjappan Gurukkal was only 24 years when he became a full-fledged kalari Gurukkal.
Achievements of Kunjappan Gurukkal
He doing the training and teaching kalari.Meanwhile he concentrated in Bodybuilding and weightlifting.He became the state champion in bodubuilding consecutively in the years 1970 ,1971 and 1972 in the contests held at Alappuzh,Kozhilode and Kochi respectively.Ultimately,he became Mr.India in1972 in the competitions held at New Delhi.When the national kalaripayatt competitions was conducted under the auspice of Kalaripayatt Federation of India five masters were honoured with the title of ‘Kalari Acharya’ Shri.Kunjappan Gurukkal was one among the five masters so honoured.At present he is one of the jury members of Indian Bodybuilding Association.