Divine Designs: Exploring the Legacy of Tamil Temple ArchitectureThis is the story of four friends (cousins) with lots of ...

There is no arguing that today, the Chola period is best remembered for its overseas expansions. In 1025-26, Chola emperor Rajendra I (r. 1014-1044) dispatched an expedition to Kedah, a rich Malay ...

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Women had played a central role in the rise of Chola power but as their power faded, so too did the status of their women. Chola royal women practically disappeared from the historical record from the ...

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across the seas on Kedah (in today’s Malaysia). Both Rajendra Chola and the ...

But there really is no modern parallel to this remarkable organisation. Like the Chola state, the Five Hundred had a formidable ability to incorporate diverse groups. Its members included Brahmins, ...

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and culture.

Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil ... Nataraja bronzes - can be found in most major Western museum collections. Scattered across the world, they are the remnants ...

Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil merchant corporations ... bronzes - especially Nataraja bronzes - can be found in most major Western museum collections. Scattered ...