74th Republic Day: ‘Nari shakti’ dominates tableaux of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Tripura

New Delhi:  “Nari shakti” and women empowerment dominated the theme of tableaux of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Tripura at the Republic Day parade here on Thursday.

Kerala presented the tableau of “Nari Shakti and Folk Traditions of Women Empowerment” that includes Kalaripayattu, a martial art with more than 2,000 years history, percussion and tribal traditions.

Kerala has the highest women’s literacy rate in the country and has the world’s largest women’s self-help network, Kudumbashree.