EPIC SAGA OF THE CHOLAS THEIR ART, TEMPLE AND HERITAGE
- Chennai THG Publishing House 2023
- 428p. HB
The grandeur and heritage of the Chola dynasty from the Tamil country, which has fascinated scholars and layman alike, has been brought out in this coffee-table book by The Hindu when the spotlight has been turned on the Cholas. The 428-page book, with more than 750 stunning photographs, famed artists’ sketches, maps and illustrations, focuses not only on the four great Chola temples, including Tribhuvanam, but a number of other temples. Scholars have written on the Cholas’ extraordinary achievements in the battlefield and expansionism; temple architecture, sculptures, bronzes, murals, and other arts; and irrigation, land survey, and decentralised administration.
CONTENTS: 1. The Great Saga pf Cholas, 2. The Rise of Tanjore, 3, Cholas Soared Like key Temples, 4. A Bas-Relief of Secularism, 5. The Lamp That Never Goes Out, 6. Battle That Sunk Pandyas, Pallaas, 7. Mystery over Aditya Murder, 8. A Spire That Inspires, 9. Thousand Years Old Frescoes, 10. A New Link in Indian Art, 11. Frame-By-Frame Look, 12. Histolrical Transfer, 13. Capturing Murals, A Great Feat, 14. Towering above Father, 15. GKC Temlple: A Marvedl, 16. In Search of a Royal City, 17. Chariot Temple Won the World, 18. Extreme Devotion to Lord Siva, 19. Grand Climax to Building TGemples, 20, Dancing its way to Glory, 21. Mesmerising Murals, 22. Venderable Metal Art, 23. Cholas Cast a Magic in Metal, 24. A Trove of Art, Architecture, 25. Thevaram on Copper Plates, 26. Secrets at Chdambaram, 27. Tales Copper Plates Tell, 28. Royal Stories in Capsules, 29. An Avant-Garde Lifestyle, 30. Dance at its Peak in Chola Times, 31. Tracing Riverine Footsteps, 32. Did Karikal Build Kallannai?, 33. Cholas Built Water Resources, 34. New Agrarian Order: Karashima, 35. Royal Decrees Led to Conflicts, 36. Cholas Leave a Trail in Lanka, 37. Winning Pandyas and their Hearts, 38. An Example of Tolerance, 39. Temples of Imperial Type, 40. A Happy Fusion of Styles, 41. Chronicles.