The Chola Empire emerged unexpectedly in the Kaveri floodplains around 850 CE, becoming coastal South India’s first and only dominant empire. Known for their audacious conquests, including raids into Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, the Cholas built awe-inspiring temples, introduced iconic deities like Nataraja, and popularized Tamil devotional poetry.
Award-winning historian Anirudh Kanisetti brings this world to life—not just kings and queens but merchants, peasants, and warriors. Discover stories of temple feasts, maritime trade, and ordinary lives shaped by the empire’s grandeur. Separating fact from myth, this deeply researched book offers a vivid portal to a thousand years ago and unveils one of human history’s most extraordinary tales.
Product details
- Publisher : Juggernaut (18 January 2025); Juggernaut
- Hardcover : 376 pages
- ISBN-10 : 935345560X
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353455606
- Item Weight : 340 g
About the Author
Anirudh Kanisetti is a public historian specializing in ancient and early medieval India. He is the author of Lords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas. He hosts two podcasts: Echoes of India and YUDDHA: The Indian Military History Podcast. Anirudh has won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman and the Tata Literature Live! Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. He was an Open Mind of 2022, and on the New Indian Express’ ‘40 Under 40’ list. Anirudh was formerly editor at the MAP Academy, where he worked on the Encyclopedia of Indian Art. Prior to this, he was associate fellow at the Takshashila Institution. His work has received grants from Princeton University, the India Foundation for the Arts and the Museum of Art and Photography.
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