And in all of these ways, I really think that this qualifies the Cholas as one of the most remarkable dynasties of the entire medieval period - not just in India, but really anywhere on the planet.

The Bhakti tradition made modern India what it is. It is another thing that some contemporary schools of political ideology ...

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

As this unit will show, life in the medieval Buddhist monastery were a far cry from this picture. Monks from the turn of the Common Era to the early medieval period in India (circa 1st –6th centuries) ...