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

A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established international trade relations with Sri Lanka ...

At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...

Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

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 ...

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 ...

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