The founder of the kingdom of Cholas was known by the name of Vijayalaya who conquered the kingdom of Tanjore during mid 8th century. The Chola dynasty is an important landmark in the history of India ...

What are you working on now? I’ve completed work on a new history of the Chola Empire where I am trying to understand the dynasty at a deeper level than has been done in English language writing ...

A History of the Chola Empire’, the historian Anirudh Kanisetti documents the rise and fall of the Chola royal women, be it ...

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

Once a sacred haven for the Chola dynasty, Prabhagiripatnam is now a forgotten village on the brink of extinction. Located ...

By the standards of the medieval world, Chola queens were also remarkably prominent, serving as the dynasty's public face ... developed notions of sainthood, history and even magical realism.

Why should we be interested to revisit this history in 2025 ... and grandeur that is unleashed by Chola expansion that in a lot of ways outlives the dynasty itself. In what ways did the ...

in the new Parliament marking it as a highlight of a often forgotten episode in India’s history. The step taken by the Union government has not just put the spotlight on the Chola dynasty but has ...