Completed in 1035 AD by Rajendra Chola I as a part of his new capital. The Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple is smaller yet more refined than the Thanjavur Temple. What strikes our minds was the precision ...

Just six minutes later, Dr. Rajendra Prasad took the oath as India’s first president. The oath was administered in the Durbar Hall of the President’s House. Following this, the President was ...

In a couple of decades after Rajendra Chola's raid on Kedah, this great Malay trading emporium, we have archaeological evidence of Tamil merchant settlements in Sumatra. They were present on both ...

Saif Ali Khan's medical report confirmed that family friend Afsar Zaidi handled admission at 4:11 AM. Saif suffered lacerations and abrasions.

Mark Zuckerberg stood up in the Senate hearing room on Capitol Hill, turned around, and began to speak. It was hard to hear him over the camera clicks. I felt the room lift behind me as bereaved ...

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 ...

Women had played a central role in the rise of Chola power but as their power faded, so too did the status of their women. Chola royal women practically disappeared from the historical record from the ...

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 ...

Rajendra Chola’s wide ranging expeditions were due to his relationship with the Tamil merchants, Mr. Kanisetti. There was no Indian king before the Cholas who had a strong relationship with 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, ...