Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined the valedictory function of the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival marking the birth anniversary of King Rajendra Chola I at the UNESCO-listed Gangaikonda ...

The Chola kings, who ruled from before the Common Era until the 13th century, were long gone by the 17th century, when the Portuguese, Dutch, and the East India Company were vying for trade from the ...