Anirudh Kanisetti’s Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire opens with a poignant scene. It describes the Cheran princess Kokkilan Adikal wiping the tears off her cheeks as she ...

The emperor Rajaraja Chola shared his great-aunt's taste for ... The loot of conquest was lavished on his great imperial temple, known today as the Brihadishvara. In addition to its precious ...

A Monument of Imperial Vision No discussion of the Cholas is complete without their monumental contributions to architecture, and Rajaraja Chola’s Brihadishvara Temple stands as a towering ...