History has rarely been away from the headlines over the last few weeks, whether through the rewriting of NCERT textbooks or PM Modi’s tribute to the Chola dynasty of medieval South India. The coming ...

The Chola Empire, which is one of the most enduring and influential dynasties in South Indian history. The Chola Empire ruled for around five centuries, from the 9th to the 13th century AD. They are ...

Gods on parade : sacred forms of copper -- Battling for empire and Shiva as Victor of Three Forts : 855-955 -- Writ in stone : temple walls as inscribed archives -- Portrait of a queen and her ...

CHENNAI, (IANS) – UNESCO declares certain properties as World Heritage Sites based on their cultural and natural heritage that is of outstanding value to humanity. The United Nations Educational ...

CHENNAI: Around 1,000 years ago, the blockade of trade voyages of south Indian merchants to China by Sri Vijaya kings (present-day Sumatra) could have triggered the Cholas to conduct India's first ...