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 ...

Belagavi: The exhibition showcasing weapons from the era of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, organised by the Rotary Club of ...

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 ...

Speaking at the Stimson Center, Christopher Clary, who teaches at the University of Albany, said Washington would be “least conflicted about [the Indian navy] finding and destroying” Chinese ...

In one go, the Navy inducted three war ships ... defence and ship building industry in the golden ages gone by (the Chola dynasty comes to one’s mind), India is again emerging as a major ...

Women had played a central role in the rise of Chola power but as their power faded, so too did the status of their women. Chola royal women practically disappeared from the historical record from the ...

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 ...

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.

But there really is no modern parallel to this remarkable organisation. Like the Chola state, the Five Hundred had a formidable ability to incorporate diverse groups. Its members included Brahmins, ...

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and culture.