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

Kanisetti discusses with Ashwitha the role of Sembiyan Mahadevi in building Chola Empire, whether it really had a Navy ...

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across ...

In a truly awe-inspiring logistical feat, Rajendra Chola would have the Five Hundreds great trading fleets follow his armies ...

What historian Anirudh Kanisetti wants you to know about the third urbanization of India, why 'medieval Tamil temples are ...

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

Historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, is filled with revelations ...

But what set the Cholas apart was their endless capacity for innovation. By the standards of the medieval world, Chola queens were also remarkably prominent, serving as the dynasty's public face.

Discover the pivotal role of Sembiyan Mahadevi in shaping the Chola empire through royal marriages and temple-building styles ...

At first glance, Maligaimedu in the Ariyalur district looks like any other hamlet with a few houses and a mud road flanked by empty fields on both sid.