Like many other folk art forms, Indian clubs were crafted for a utilitarian purpose. In this case: exercise. Made from about 1870 to the early 1930s in sets of two, the clubs resembled bowling pins.

Indian weight-lifting federation suspended over violations (Reuters) Updated: 2006-03-29 19:01. NEW DELHI, March 29 - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has suspended the Indian ...