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Remembering the Mighty Shivaji, truly a world leader

Shivaji revolutionised the art of warfare in India. His approach to the use of violence was radically different from that followed in the preceding 1,000 years.He was one of the great personalities......

Remembering the Mighty Shivaji, truly a world leader

Shivaji revolutionised the art of warfare in India. His approach to the use of violence was radically different from that followed in the preceding 1,000 years. He was one of the great......

Shivaji should be remembered as a pan Indian leader

Shivaji did not strive for ‘Marathi raj’ but fought for ‘Hindavi Swarajya’ or self rule by Hindustanis. He was one of the great personalities of not just Indian but world......

2G scam largest in history, says Jayalalithaa

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has claimed that denying water to Tamil Nadu by constructing a new dam at Mullaperiyar would affect five districts of in the state, and this would......

'Clinton should apologise to Meera Shankar'

The president of the South Asian Studies Association -- a non-profit professional association comprising professors and students at universities and colleges dedicated to 'understanding South......

Hotels check out new strategies for growth

ITC Welcomgroup's Chola-era inspired hotel in Chennai, the Grand Chola, has a 100,000-square-feet banquet hall ready for weddings and red-carpet events. The recently opened Kempinski hotel in......

Chola DBS to stop taking deposits

Chennai-based Cholamandalam DBS Finance has decided to convert into a non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC) to ensure that Singapore's DBS Bank, which has a 37.48 per cent stake in......

Chola General Insurance in the red

The three-and-half-year-old Cholamandalam MS General Insurance, which hoped to post maiden profits in 2005-06, ended the year at net loss of Rs 3.1 crore (Rs 31 million)owing to claims from floods......

Should you invest in the Chola Contra fund?

SBI Mutual Fund set the ball rolling in July 1999 by launching Magnum Contra. After its phenomenal success, thanks to fund manager Sandip Sabharwal (now replaced by Sanjay Sinha), other fund houses......

DBS to pay Rs 228 cr for 37.5% in Chola Inv

Singapore-based DBS Bank will invest Rs 228 crore to take 37.5 per cent in the Murugappa Group-controlled Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company.The deal will also see the Murugappa group......

The magic that is Rekha

In late 1979, I was working at the Hotel Chola Sheraton in Chennai.Send in your wishes!Wish Rekha!One night, when I reported for work, I found the place in a tizzy. As the girls in reception told......

First Look: Vikram as Karikaalan

There is no doubt about the fact that Vikram has wowed Tamil audiences with his performance in Vijay's Deivathirumagal. It is another matter that those who have seen Sean Penn's I am Sam were not......

Rana Daggubati: Selva and I think alike

It's not often that an actor makes his debut in three different languages at the same time. ButTelugu star Rana Daggubati is one of the fewto achieve this distinction. He made an impactful debut......

Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted

The most eagerly waited Tamil movie of recent times is finally out.And trust Selvaraghavan to choose a subject that would make any filmmaker shiver in his shoes. And yet, this is the kind of epic......

Review: Uliyin Osai fails

More than sixty years ago, a master writer wrote a legendary historical romance that involved a peerless dancer, a great sculptor and a prince that captured the imagination of an entire generation......

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Q. What is Tanjore famous for
Saranathan Narasimhan: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-tanjore-famous-for/25439476/answers/

Q. How many of you know raja Raja Chozha and his contribution?
Josna: A. Paintings and temples of Chola's period. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-of-you-know-raja-raja-chozha-and-his-contribution/25261661/answers/25439517

Q. What is meant by Nataraja Dance?
Joseph Chacko: A. He was definitely one of the greatest kings we ever had. He was perhaps the real founder of the mighty Chola empire. He patronized brahmins, built...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-meant-by-nataraja-dance/25173330/answers/25261676

Q. the earliest bronze artefacts in India are harappans but the finest bronze specimens come from the chola period - true or false ?
Stalin: A. Nataraja or Nataraj, (Hindustani: [ntrad]), The Lord (or King) of Dance; Tamil: (Koothan); Telugu: ; Kannada: , is a depiction of the god Shiva as...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-earliest-bronze-artefacts-in-india-are-harappans-but-the/25172144/answers/25173370

Q. Do you know the King who cooked for Pandavas during Kurukshetrawar in Mahabharat?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. in sab baato se hamko kya lena dena more

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Web results for Chola

MAN ENDS LIFE OVER QUARREL WITH WIFE

HT CorrespondentA man, 26, committed suicide by consuming poison in a Chola Mandir area here on Tuesday night. The Chola Mandir police said the... ...

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Ethnic healers symposium in Kozhikode

Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes and Youth Affairs P.K. Jayalakshmi inaugurated a State-level symposium of ethnic healers and also an... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/ethnic-healers-symposium-in-kozhikode/article4739352.ece

First youth from Chola Naikkar tribe poised to go to college

Given a choice between pursuing his dream of becoming an officer in the Indian Police Service and the Chola Naikkars traditional hunter-gatherer... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/first-youth-from-chola-naikkar-tribe-poised-to-go-to-college/article4736818.ece

Culinary ode to the Orient

You know that old joke about going on a sea food diet? (I am on the sea food diet. Whenever I see food I eat it!) No, my sense of humour isnt... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/smartbuy/wines-and-malts/culinary-ode-to-the-orient/article4733041.ece

The parched bride

Dynasty, questing for water for his land; Prayed to the immortal Agasthya who Overturned his pot and made Cauvery flow Due East reaching fast... ...

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