While some Indian nationalists have proclaimed this to be a Chola "conquest" or "colonisation" in Southeast Asia, archaeology suggests a stranger picture: the Cholas didn't seem to have a navy of ...

Rajendra Chola’s wide ranging expeditions were due ... So, did the Cholas really have a Navy? Though there were diverse opinion, Ms. Jayakumar sought to know Mr. Kanisetti opinion.

New Delhi: The Cholas were pioneers of temple politics, dominated the Indian Ocean, made Tamil a global language of power and diplomacy, and shaped some of the most important developments in Hinduism.

The prime minister pointed out that the newly commissioned platforms, including the INS Nilgiri, dedicated to the maritime legacy of the Chola dynasty ... with the Navy’s expansion of the ...