How Rajendra Chola and his army sailed across the seas in the 11th century to beat the Malays
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 ...
The New Indian Express12d
The tactile appeal of Chola bronze
I am looking forward to an illustrated talk in Delhi on February 6 by scholar Dr Vidya Dehejia on Chola bronzes in their social and material context. This is part of an ongoing series of talks at ...
The New Indian Express17d
ThinkEdu Conclave 2025: Cholas were comfortable with diversity, says author Anirudh Kanisetti
CHENNAI: One of the most distinguishing features of the Chola Empire was their comfort with diversity. Instead of replacing existing cultures after conquest, the Cholas added a new layer to them ...
Forbes26d
A Circus Elephant Was Publicly Hanged In 1916—The Tragic Tale Of ‘Murderous Mary’
Few stories are as perplexing and tragic as that of Mary the elephant. In 1916, Mary, a five-ton Asian elephant with the Sparks World Famous Shows circus, was sentenced to death by hanging in the ...
Indiatimes8d
Tracing the journey: Genome sequencing reveals elephant migration from north to south India
Genome sequencing of 30 elephants in India revealed five distinct lineages and migratory patterns from north to south. Professor Raman Sukumar highlighted the critical role India plays in global ...
moneycontrol.com20d
How medieval India's wealth, power and influence grew under the Chola kings - and queens
From words like cash (from the Tamil kasu) and Coromandel Coast (from Chola Mandalam or Chola circle) to Tamil temple architecture and economic systems that made Indian textiles world-famous ...
NDTV24d
Curious Case Of Chandratara: Elephant With Cross-Border Ownership Claims
A domesticated elephant is at the centre of a cross-border ownership claim. Chandratara had inadvertently crossed the border and allegedly strayed into the Indian territory from Bangladesh a ...
BBC27d
Temples, treasures and trade: The astonishing legacy of India's Chola dynasty
The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site It's 1000 CE - the heart of the Middle Ages. Europe is in flux. The powerful nations we ...
Fox News23d
State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...
The Washington Post23d
Elephants can’t sue to leave the zoo, court rules
Colorado’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that five elderly elephants don’t have legal standing to sue to leave a local zoo because they’re not human. An animal rights group had sought to ...
BBC27d
Temples, treasures and trade: The astonishing legacy of India's Chola dynasty
He was called Raja-Raja, King of Kings, and he belonged to one of the most astonishing dynasties of the medieval world: the Cholas. His family transformed how the medieval world worked - yet they ...