The man Kanisetti is referring to is the Chola emperor, Parantaka, “the foe-destroyer”, a third-generation ruler who “killed his half-brother, took the Chola throne and set about marrying women left ...

Starting from their core in the Kaveri delta, their empire at its peak covered a large chunk of peninsular India, both its ...

Chennai: Time travel isn't possible yet but Thanjavur Tourism Promotion Council's weekend tours offer the next best thing.

Anirudh explains that the caste system under the Cholas was much like contemporary India. On religion, he says the Cholas did ...

Public historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, seeks to bring balance to the country’s civilisational understanding. “You cannot really ...

Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I was a Chola emperor who is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of India. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE.

International Conference on Tamil language and culture at The American College featuring research on Chola empire and Tamil ...

But to the medieval Indian mind, Nataraja was really a symbol of the Cholas. The emperor, Rajaraja Chola, shared his great-aunt's taste for public relations and devotion - with one significant ...