By the standards of the medieval world, Chola queens were also remarkably prominent, serving as the dynasty's public face. Travelling to Tamil villages and rebuilding small, old mud-brick shrines ...

In this book, the author challenges the romantic portrayals of the Chola dynasty in films like Ponniyin Selvan (2023), Parthiban Kanavu (1960) and Raja Raja Cholan (1973). He disrupts traditional ...