At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...

Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil merchant corporations: a partnership between traders and government power that foreshadowed the East India Company - a powerful ...

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