Their maritime footprint owed much to their links with powerful Tamil merchant corporations; trade and flag fused, but it was largely trade that led the way. Yet not all Chola rulers were entirely ...

In this book, the author challenges the romantic portrayals of the Chola dynasty in films like Ponniyin Selvan (2023), Parthiban Kanavu (1960) and Raja Raja Cholan (1973). He disrupts traditional ...