Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja ...

A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established ...

Habitations of 210 reclusive Siddhas, mystic hills contain ancient Sri Thirumangali Amman Temple that promises spiritual enlightenment amidst the loving arms of nature. Built by Raja Raja Cholan in ...

There is no arguing that today, the Chola period is best remembered for its overseas expansions. In 1025-26, Chola emperor Rajendra I (r. 1014-1044) dispatched an expedition to Kedah, a rich Malay ...

Armed with recent research findings, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday claimed iron age had commenced from the Tamil landscape, shattering the previously conceived notions as this region had ...

As much as kings, Tamil merchants are the unsung heroes of medieval India’s global footprint. Sometimes, cultural diasporas can achieve as much, if not more, than an armed force.

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across the seas on Kedah (in today’s Malaysia). Both Rajendra Chola and the ...

But there really is no modern parallel to this remarkable organisation. Like the Chola state, the Five Hundred had a formidable ability to incorporate diverse groups. Its members included Brahmins, ...

The Cholas were as important to the Indian Ocean as the Mongols were to inner Eurasia. Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil merchant corporations: a partnership between ...