A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established ...

By the standards of the medieval world, Chola queens were also remarkably prominent, serving as the dynasty's public face. Travelling to Tamil villages and rebuilding small, old mud-brick shrines ...

And, therefore, a polity like the Chola empire - that was so extraordinary ahead of its time in terms of its curiosity and drive to expand and go beyond the normal definitions of what a kingdom ...