By the standards of the medieval world, Chola queens were also remarkably prominent, serving as the dynasty's public face. Travelling to Tamil villages and rebuilding small, old mud-brick shrines ...

Representing the pinnacle of bronze casting in India, these sculptures became widely prevalent from the 9th through 13th century under the imperial rule of the Chola dynasty in the Tamil-speaking ...

Elaborating on how she patronised temples and built the popular support for the Chola empire, Mr. Kanisetti said she clearly saw temple construction as a very important part of the public persona.

“If not for Sembiyan Mahadevi, there would not be a Chola empire the way we imagine it.” Queens in Indian history took the centre stage, as the speakers Anirudh Kanisetti and Ashwitha ...