A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established international trade relations with Sri Lanka ...

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 ...

Here’s a riddle for you: what weighs 250 kilos, is two metres high, and features in around 6,000 selfies a day? The I amsterdam letters, of course! The iconic red and white blocks stood proudly on ...

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.

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 ...