Rajaraja Chola – King of Kings
Author: Kamini Dandapani
Publisher: Aleph
Pages: 348
Price: Rs 999
If there’s a monument in India that suggests that size does matter, it is the Brihadeshwara Temple in Thanjavur. Built in 1010 AD, it is called the Periya Kovil in Tamil or Big Temple and shines as a towering architectural achievement of Rajaraja Chola, one of the greatest emperors of medieval India. In the wake of his many military conquests in south India, his maritime successes in parts of Southeast Asia, and influence extending to Guangzhou in China, the time seemed fitting for Rajaraja Chola to build a