Varmam Kalai the ancient practice to treat patients for various ailments by activating the vital points in the body is gaining ground in its mother land Tamil Nadu. Varma Kalai or Varmakalai is a martial art using the Art of Vital Pressure Points and esoteric healing art originating from ancient Tamil Nadu in South India.
This time around it is not only Siddha practitioners who seem keen on learning the therapy, but allopathic doctors too are open to practicing it along with their standard treatment procedures.
Varma Kalai is not dependent on Kalaripayattu, the Martial Art of Kerala, nor is it dependent on Adi Murai, the Lethal Martial Art of Tamil Nadu for its survival; though Kalaripayattu and Adi Murai make use of Varmam. Varmam is just the knowledge of the locations of the 108 Varma points in the body. Varma Kalai is a Martial Art in itself.