What you might not know, however, is that Nataraja’s popularity owes a great deal to a single Chola queen from over 1,000 years ago: Sembiyan Mahadevi. Sembiyan first emerges in historical ...

The Brihadishvara Temple at Thanjavur is still one of the most stupendous monuments ever built in India. While often seen primarily as a religious monument, its inscriptions also reveal a Chola ...

In around 972 CE, when her son Uttama ascends the throne, and she becomes the dowager queen. “This woman, who came to the Chola family with little more than sheep and goats, has command of the ...

And if you ask for her to touch a blender, she might show you some serious chola attitude. But if you've had a rough day or are in the mood to celebrate, head over to Barrio Queen and find her.