Deeply spiritual experience: PM Modi after offering prayers at Brihadisvara Temple in Tamil NaduPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday Prayed at the Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Tamil Nadu and described it as a "deepl...
27 Jul, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
PM Modi announces statues for iconic Tamil kings Rajaraja, RajendraPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced the construction of statues for Chola emperors Rajaraja Chola and Rajendra Chola I in Tamil Nadu. He...
27 Jul, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
PM Modi links Shaiva philosophy to Chandrayaan-3 landing site during Aadi Thiruvathirai festivalPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlights India's Shaivite tradition at the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival. He emphasizes the Chola emperors' ro...
27 Jul, 2025, 06.38 PM IST
Chola Empire an ancient roadmap for developed India: PM Modi on Tamil dynasty's contributionsNarendra Modi spoke at the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival. He honored King Rajendra Chola I. Modi said the Chola Empire inspires modern India....
27 Jul, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Who was Rajendra I? Know the Chola king who ruled seas 1,000 years ago as PM joins birth anniversary celebrations in Gangaikonda CholapuramPrime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple in Tamil Nadu to mark the birth anniversary of Rajendra Chola I, the...
27 Jul, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi holds roadshow in TiruchirappalliPrime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Tamil Nadu culminated in a roadshow in Tiruchirappalli and participation in the commemorati...
27 Jul, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Preparations underway ahead of PM Modi's visit to attend Chola emperor's birth anniversaryPreparations are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple. He will participate in the commemorati...
27 Jul, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
'People in Korea speak half Tamil,' says Madhavan as he questions NCERT for ignoring southern India historyActor R Madhavan has criticised the historical content in Indian school textbooks, highlighting a disproportionate focus on Mughal and Brit...
02 May, 2025, 09.54 PM IST
How a wealthy merchant corporation powered the Chola empire and the precocious globalism of the medieval Indian OceanIn a truly awe-inspiring logistical feat, Rajendra Chola would have the Five Hundred’s great trading fleets follow his armies up the coast,...
18 Jan, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Port Blair to be renamed Shri Vijayapuram, Home Minister Amit Shah announcesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Indian government will rename Port Blair as 'Shri Vijayapuram' to eliminate symbols of sla...
13 Sep, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Sudha Murty's travel advice: Add this UNESCO heritage site in Karnataka to your must-visit listBuilt between the 12th and 13th centuries, these three temples, now recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are revered not just for ...
27 Aug, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
Donation of courtesans: Ganikas were valuable sources of pleasure, income and information for the StateCourtesans have existed in ancient India since Vedic times, as suggested by the Rig Vedic verse 1.167.4, for example, that refers to public...
17 Feb, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
The stories of India’s many women rulers are finally beginning to take centre stageThe abundance of daring, brave, clever, resolute, scheming, politicking women in Indian history truly belies the oft touted cliche that the...
03 Dec, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ dethrones ‘Brahmastra’ to become the 3rd-highest grossing Indian film of 2022‘PS:I’ has managed to gross more than Rs 455 cr globally.
19 Oct, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
How Hindu were the Cholas? DMK, BJP fight it outThe debate started when filmmaker Vetrimaran speaking in the context of recently released Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan, a movie based on K...
07 Oct, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
Historians have given prominence to Mughals, little on Pandyas, Mauryas, Guptas: Amit ShahAmit Shah said "I want to tell something to the historians. We have many empires but historians have concentrated only on the Mughals and w...
10 Jun, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
The origins of Bengaluru city is closely linked to YelahankaInscriptions date the existence of Yelahanka close to the 12th century, taking it back to the Chola dynasty.
14 Jul, 2016, 05.18 PM IST