Former President Ram Nath Kovind discusses India's medieval maritime neglect and its revival. The lecture highlights maritime heritage, historic challenges, and colonial impacts. It acknowledges ...

India's medieval period was characterised by "maritime neglect" which happened due to historical circumstances and as a result its naval prowess began to fade, exacting a "huge toll", former president ...

India’s medieval period was characterised by “maritime neglect” which happened due to historical circumstances and as a result its naval prowess began to fade, exacting a “huge toll”, former president ...

Both Rajendra Chola and the merchants of the Five Hundred ... It was simply not profitable for the Cholas, or any land-based state, to set up a navy when most revenues came from crops and land ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...