COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu’s dense forests, where the scent of teak and sandalwood fills the air, a group of forest guards wage a relentless war. Their battleground? Not just against nature—wildfire, poachers, and rogue elephants—but also on the dirty kabaddi arenas across the country.
These unsung heroes, who protect Tamil Nadu’s wilderness, are equally fierce on the kabaddi field, where every match feels like a fight for survival.
In Tamil cinema, kabaddi has been immortalised by films like Ghilli and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. But beyond the silver screen, the real-life champions lie within the Tamil Nadu Forest department. By day, they safeguard the forests, and by night, they become warriors on the kabaddi field. For them, it is more than a game—it’s a battle, an extension of their duty.
