Medieval Tamil metalwork, produced for Chola-period temples, is perhaps the finest ever made by human hand, the artists rivalling Michelangelo or Donatello for their appreciation of the human figure.

If you look at medieval Deccan temples... usually when a Deccan temple is set up, there is a foundation inscription and that's it. All the other records of the temple - about various donations ...

The Cholas, as Kanisetti discovered while writing his previous book Lords of the Deccan, were game-changers in the medieval world. Their unprecedented military conquests, temple-building grandeur ...