'Chola empire mixed temple construction with politics to expand base', says Author Anirudh Kanisetti

[@ragubathyg9524]

As a tamilian, I will say Pandya dynasty is the greatest dynasty of the three crowned Tamil dynasty because they preserved Tamil language, conducted Tamil sangams giving greatest Tamils literatury treasures..Pandya dynasty needs same attention as cholas...

[@thamilthalamai2909]

When Tamils talk about their ancestry, it is not listened to and are branded as Tamil chauvinism. Tamils are proud their ancestry and want to claim their legitimate place in history and in the present, we are termed as Separatists. Tamils must reclaim their place in history of India. The North should recognize it. The Tamils must rule Tamil Nadu.

[@RelaxingAmbiencesound928]

Kannadigas father of cholas but no body knows😂😂😂

[@vijayakumar2967]

​@@RelaxingAmbiencesound928 Don't shit everywhere that you have on your head

[@VigneshVignesh-vg6kh]

​@@RelaxingAmbiencesound928lol hello kannda kundiga 😅😅

[@subbanarasuarunachalam3451]

Also Mr. Ragupathy You should know that Malayadwaja was a Pandian King mentioned in Mhabharatham for whom Devi Parvathi was born as a daughter!

[@vrkarthik1]

The anchor Ms.Rama Lakshmi likes to mock the popular belief about the Cholas. This is clearly visible in her body language and facial expressions. She seems to have learned about Nataraja only from the CBSE books. We deserve better Indianised interviewers who are from Provinces and not from Anglicised metros.

[@hogginarmocount9562]

Who gives a flying f to these anglecised f faces? I'm maratha, ever since modi came to power, I've been teaching my children stories about regional history of India from books written by local authors, anything is better than the s#@t being peddled by the likes of romila thapar, this kanisetti chap is also cut from the same cloth.

[@thamilthalamai2909]

When Tamils talk about their ancestry, it is not listened to and are branded as Tamil chauvinism. Tamils are proud their ancestry and want to claim their legitimate place in history and in the present, we are termed as Separatists. Tamils must reclaim their place in history of India. The North should recognize it. The Tamils must rule Tamil Nadu.

[@TamilamudhuMuruga]

True

[@AJinc5]

She is certainly biased, and what kind of nonsense heading is that !

[@axyz002]

Interview the Tamil scholars who researched the Cholas through inscriptions and palm leaves

[@thamilthalamai2909]

When Tamils talk about their ancestry, it is not listened to and are branded as Tamil chauvinism. Tamils are proud their ancestry and want to claim their legitimate place in history and in the present, we are termed as Separatists. Tamils must reclaim their place in history of India. The North should recognize it. The Tamils must rule Tamil Nadu.

[@kircyclone]

yes, I see this guy is spread fake news like the chola had no navy, but he will answer if he is asked "How did they went to islands like srilanka and sumatra without a navy"... And even the contemporary chinese emperor developed and fit a flame thrower set up to a small ship of chola navy, that boat still we have in chennai museum...

[@thamilthalamai2909]

When Tamils talk about their ancestry, it is not listened to and are branded as Tamil chauvinism. Tamils are proud their ancestry and want to claim their legitimate place in history and in the present, we are termed as Separatists. Tamils must reclaim their place in history of India. The North should recognize it. The Tamils must rule Tamil Nadu.

[@SunilMeena-do7xn]

So who is ruling Tamil Nadu if not Tamils?

[@thamilthalamai2909]

@SunilMeena-do7xn Telugus/ Nayaks/ Naidus/ Reddys/ their business and their bureaucracy rule the Tamils . We receive the free stuff as beggars.

[@hariesh7928]

Telugus​

[@kabilanmahi2380]

As a tamizhan i ask... Who are these jokers! What a joke😂

[@jeyavelsurya4241]

True

[@sharadhsubadra18]

I was recently in Tamil Nadu and happened to pass through Madurai (The city where Sangams happened)... I have a lot of admiration for the temple and city, but I was baffled how unclean the city is... Just speaking and arguing about "how old my language is" is not worth, it would do some service to the culture if the city which enriched the language is cleaned and respected. So is it with all those historical cities in India... We as Indians love to glorify all historical personalities but no sense of cleanliness when it comes to the places where those personalities lived.. Be it Krishna's Dwaraka, or Rama's Ayodhya, Rameshwaram (I visited it recently) etc...

[@kumarblore2003]

If you are living out of country, feel the difference.

[@battle6462]

When you talk about taxation talk about Vijayanagara Nayaks who put two third tax on harvest not the Cholas who made correct taxation May be current Finance minister got inspired from their vijayanagara taxation laws

[@mali3490]

The nugget about the Chola Navy, that they used merchant fleets for their maritime expansion was a revelation. Tamil merchants were badass...

[@karthikvpc]

Obviously. Even today the merchant Navy is tagged as "Navy". When you dwelve into the ocean you are on your own. Your nation or king can't protect you.

[@Leo23-q9t]

Guys don't get agitated, these are just aryans speaking about tamil with their less known knowledge or probably downgrading tamil . There is a guy called 'Mannar mannan ' , he give crystal clear information about tamil culture. These aryans won't invite him.

[@DrJaysTREATFOOD]

I am from THIRUVARUR, CLOSE TO THANJAVUR. As I school kid, I grew up in Uraiyur, the first Capital of chola and Thanjavur his later capitol of the kingdom. CHOLA and his shaivaite ideas are amaying..its beyond amzing.

[@tejasnageshwaran5715]

Girl? "We've been here before"? Because the Cholas built temples, and so did Modi? You need to have poor understandings of both the past and the present, and a warped sense of politics to get to that statement and ask it in all seriousness😭

[@MNAIRism]

This anchor is an ignorant person who did little justice to her role

[@RaviKumar-mj3gs]

Another fact check - Pandyas defeated the Cholas in 1279 but they returned it back to them. All the southern kingdoms fought so many times but they never extinguished dynasties. It was Vijayanagar that extinguished old dynasties in South Indian history.

[@samoogapaathugaapu4060]

You fool , it was the Mughals and Sultans who extinguished these empires. What is interesting to see is that why you want to hide the Mughals invasion and blame the Vijayanagar empire.

[@prasvasu4217]

Vijayanagara had to do it! The enemies were of a certain disposition. If no Vijayanagara; things would have been a lot worse down South!

[@priyangamurugesan5146]

​@@prasvasu4217could you please explain? How would Tamilnadu be worse if no Vijaynagar?

[@prasvasu4217]

@priyangamurugesan5146 Yes, the Vijayanagara empire was a result of resentment from the Islamic invasions, specifically the Delhi Sultanate at that time (whose feifdoms they overthrew) while establishing themselves, and then later the Bahmani Sultanate (who they fought and resisted)... Finally during their fall, rulers like the Nawab of Arcot were the ones who profited. We Tamilians take for granted the effects of Islamic invasion... Even in the lore at my home, there are stories of how our heroes managed to preserve treasury and deities (from a religious standpoint) from temple raids during that period... Now I'm not making a comment against a religion or community, fact of the matter was the Turkic (Islamic in their own words) invasions of India (and their respective sultanates), sucked the wealth out of the country, were the bloodiest seen in our history and openly bigoted/genocidal. Sellswords and somewhat compliant people stood some chance, that's all.

[@CK-ef4yf]

A very valid concern! The history and contributions of Tamils have indeed been overlooked and for far too long, especially after independence of subcontinent. Tamil is one of the oldest surviving classical language in the world, with a rich literary tradition spanning over 5000+ years. The ancient Tamil civilization, which flourished in subcontinent and northern Sri Lanka, made significant contributions to art, architecture, literature, music, dance, and philosophy. The Tamil literary canon, known as Sangam literature, comprises works from the 5th century BCE to the 3rd century CE. These texts, such as the Thirukkural, Purananuru, and Akananuru, are considered some of the greatest works of ancient Tamil literature. Despite this rich cultural heritage, the history and contributions of Tamils have often been marginalized or ignored in mainstream country's narratives. This has led to a sense of cultural and historical disconnection among Tamils, both within subcontinent and globally. It's essential to recognize and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Tamils and to work towards a more inclusive and nuanced understanding of whole history and culture of nation.🎉🎉🎉

[@camilofernando7952]

The Chola Empire collapsed (1279 AD) with the demise of their Maritime Trading Empires of the 13th Century, Song Dynasty China and The Khwarizmi Empire of Islamic Persia, by the Mongols. Without their Trade income, The Cholas were no match to withstand the rebel Pandya's Tamil dynasty.

[@murugansoundar698]

How did rebel Pandyas survive Chola onslaught for centuries?

[@TingTong2568]

@@murugansoundar698 Pandyas became their vassal for almost 300 years.

[@Questheim]

"Without their Trade income"- 1. Europe will not have been able to colonize anyone, it would be a poor tribal society. They don't have much resources compared to others.. Also, Christianity will not have reached your home. 2. The arab religion was started by the trade money from the elderly wife of their young leader. So the whole startup of religion was funded from trade money, and later maintained by loot money. 3. Withought oil money the ME will go back to poor camel herders. Conclusion: Money is responsible for everything, so it is stupid to say "Without their Trade income..."

[@si8lk]

Exactly. Like Buddhism is linked to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Chola rise and fall is linked to trade with Malaya.

[@murugansoundar698]

@@si8lk why did trade with malaya collapse? And why couldn't cholas defeat western chalukyas while they could easily win odisha and sri vijaya twice?

[@himmsingz]

Dalrymple has highlighted the South contributions quite admirably in The Golden Road.

[@wassuphomies263]

glad to see another fan in the wild.

[@gopaakrishnanmvenkataraman9129]

Keep truth' as truth' Do not mix fertile imagination with chola kings They were dharmic rulers by and large Do not descend to present of political garbage when kings Are referred

[@jgsubramaniam3234]

Non-Tamils again defining Chola history wrongly. He is a storyteller and not someone who knows how to analyse inscriptions. Indian historians have narrowed view on Tamil kings whose dynasty have far lives than anybody else in the subcontinent. Slavery has existed in many forms across all the cultures of world. It's funny how the author villfy Cholas alone for it. Stop spreading false history about Tamils. The copper inscriptions werent made by Cholas, the Cholas made Royal decree either in engraved inscription on stone and the palmleaves kept in their royal records. The copper inscriptions were copies made others based on these 2 sources by brahmins who added many Sanskrit based other parts sometimes with Puranic stories.

[@ryamahax7771]

Somebody who doesn't have knowledge about cholas empire giving wrong information.

[@nissar_fasil]

The interviewer asked some "sneaky" questions, and I'm starting to wonder if those were truly the interviewer's questions or if they originated from someone else. I'm definitely planning to buy the book Lords of the Deccan. I'll be checking to see if the author has discussed the Deccan kingdoms in the same manner, from the same perspective, and given them the same treatment. I also hope the author has made a long, extensive video about his new book, titled "When Tamilakam Ruled India."

[@ThePrintIndia]

We appreciate your interest in the book. Thank you for watching.

[@podangadubukus]

Lord of Deccan is definitely an awesome book but anisetti sometimes is biased negatively towards cholas and it shows in his work. He is awesome writer but unfortunately biased and sometimes tries to seed negative views on Tamil kings. I am a history buff with 10,000 hrs of reading … so I know what I am talking about

[@gpremkumar2015]

Cholas means transparency. Tamil researchers can tell the real reason, others can just say what they have observed on high level without understanding the advanced Tamil culture and ethics. Tamil temples acted as banks.

[@taja7056]

It's bjp's failure and corruption that is exposed .... Let Nirmala Sitaraman and Modi apologize to all Indians and working class citizens for unfair TAX on middle class people, Unemployment , uncontrollable poverty ratio, unrest communal politics

[@subramaniana7761]

Every body not knowing or little knowledge after reading books ,Tamil history , nowadays comes to lecture on cholas

[@darthvader098]

Kanisetti is an engineer and now being invited to discuss history 😂

[@tanukabanerjee1731]

The british east india company was a mercantile company that was involved in capturing colonies in asia , africa 😅 they were the british navy. So chola were having a pvt mercentile army. So what's the big deal . Temples had banks , insurance and the mercantile and artisan guilds must have had armies too .

[@machangful]

One is more than 500 years before the other one.

[@vimalKumar-lk9gc]

If you want to know about the Navy power. Interview some tamil historians. Because there is a claim that they transported 60000 elephants to fight in wars.

[@Yuvivlog-official]

The First classical form nataraja depiction appears in a pillar of rock cut temple at Seeyamangalam - Avanibhajana Pallaveshwaram Temple constructed by a Pallava King Mahendravarman I in 6th century CE

[@raghuls1515]

But the cholas natraja was the greatest of all

[@eldamarmaiar2457]

It had expanded too far. I see we still look for dramatic reason for Historical events. Chola empire continued for over 400 years. Almost 200 years more than mughal empire. Every kingdom had their beginning and end.

[@TingTong2568]

Chola wasn't even an empire prior to Raja Raja Chola.

[@raghuls1515]

​@@TingTong2568the presence of tamil Kingdoms and powers predates many empires and also present long after others..that's why the tamil culture and heritage set the standard for India and able to preserve most of their roots..

[@raghuls1515]

​@@TingTong2568britain was not an empire till 1600s .. rome was an empire for 150 years ..macedon last only for a decade.. russia from 1500s..

[@raghuls1515]

​@@TingTong2568chola was also an empire during karikala chola the great..

[@TingTong2568]

@@raghuls1515 which Tamil kingdom predates many empires? The Pandyas? Pfftt. So far archeological evidence shows Pandyas history baco to 600 BC and the Pandyas was not even a real empire. So nice try lol.

[@amankumar-zx1eo]

Wonderful interview

[@DrJaysTREATFOOD]

TEMPLE is a symbol of community and life style ad the central idea of cultural presence.

[@jeevajack153]

I don't understand why tamil Nadu history is not being interviewed with tamil scholars instead done with half baked storytelling idiot. Do interview with balakrishnan IAS retd or balachandran IAS.

[@balachanders3306]

தென்னாடுடைய சிவனே போற்றி! எந்நாட்டவர்க்கும் இறைவா போற்றி!

[@si8lk]

Ok. I believe Anirudh makes a huge assumption when he says that all these merchants were ‘Tamils’. Inscriptions were in Tamil, and Grantha and Brahmi and Sanskrit. The official language of the Cholas was Tamil and therefore inscriptions were in the official language - but to assume that all South Indian merchants operating in the South East Asia were Tamil is just shortsighted and un-academic. It’s a big assumption and a loose one at that!

[@dharun5407]

Of course not. The Guilds themselves must have comprised of merchants from different parts. But what we do know is that the merchants who worked with the Cholas most likely spoke Tamil judging from the inscriptions they themselves left. The guild “Ainuruvar” (who have left a handful of Tamil inscriptions) during the reign of the Cholas had a large number of Tamil merchants at this time compared to earlier periods. This also explains their (the guilds) influence in SEA in the following years because of the Chola expedition that they themselves had a hand in helping.

[@si8lk]

@@dharun5407couple of factual errors in your post. Manigramam was the merchant guild operating in Tamil regions. The 500 Lords of Ayyavolu (Ainuruvar as you call them) was based out of the Deccan. Second majority of inscriptions were always in the official language of the kingdom. Therefore, to assume that all merchants spoke Tamil just because inscriptions were in a certain language is quite simplistic. Societies are never that monolithic. Resources and raw materials are spread all over the country and therefore merchant guilds were also quite diverse. Please read up on medieval merchant guilds of south India. I can suggest a couple of books if you wish.

[@dharun5407]

@@si8lk “There were a large number of Tamils at this time”. They were indeed from Karnataka. But during Raja Raja and Rajendra’s regime they ended up in some sort of partnership. They might have been provided provisions to operate in Rajendra’s new capital too. And some say “the 5 hundreds” might be a misnomer. It could refer to a number of guilds under the same name with no central authority. At this time not only did Manigramam and the Ainuruvar work in the Tamil regions but so did other guilds such Nanadesi and Pathinenvisayathar. It’s unlikely they restricted their operations within the Deccan since their presence in the Chola heartland is very evident through Inscriptions.

[@si8lk]

@@dharun5407 please read “Two Medieval Merchant Guilds of South India” by Meera Abraham.

[@si8lk]

@@dharun5407 They operated all over South India. But to say they were Tamil is a gross misconception!

[@nagarajananthapadmanabhan7404]

Have you considered the tsunamis and natural calamities along the maritime silk route in the 13th century that could have caused major disruption to the chola trading revenue which could have played a major role in their decline? The Mt. Samalas eruption that happened on Lombok in 1257AD is considered one of the worst in recent history.

[@VigneshVignesh-vg6kh]

We proud tamil boy 🎉❤

[@ashweash]

Stop calling Brahadeswara Temple Raja Raja Chola build and name the temple as Periya Kovil... Who are you to remane the temple...

[@Picaso101]

Rajarajeshwaram

[@xxyz2023]

Empires may rise & fall, but they have left behind valuable lessons. We can make better decisions if we learn from their mistakes. The decline of the strong Chola Empire serves as a cautionary lesson about the dangers of excessive taxation. This is not some modern propaganda, but rather a historical fact that highlights the importance of balanced taxation. When taxes were too high, only a privileged few could afford to pay, leading taxpayers to develop expertise in tax evasion. While the majority were unable to afford to by any land, even with heavy discounts. This created widespread discontent, & it was too late for ruler to course correction. These facts are from actual inscriptions from India's past, which offer important lessons that can benefit leaders today. By understanding the lessons from our own history, leaders in power can understand the importance of balanced taxes & why they should prioritize economic prosperity for all citizens. (Researchers have dedicated years of their lives in learning & refining their understanding. They use evidence-based researched data that are peer-reviewed to verify their conclusions.)

[@amankumar-zx1eo]

I am going to read this .I especially love the cover ❤❤

[@DrJaysTREATFOOD]

CHOLA brought irrigation, ship building, administration, trade for the region.

[@ShaileshKumar-io2zn]

Propaganda on everything 😂 temple construction and poltics is the problem what dog whistle proxy war against India really shekar Gupta children 😂 Vande matram

[@grapeshott]

Yes. It's a problem.

[@akshatbhardwaj2165]

​@@grapeshottbefore reading all your comments on this channel i believed anti hindu and anti national people were media created myths. Your comments have truly opened my eyes. U are a true son of a****

[@Mr.Nobody.1001]

​@@grapeshott Yeah so is the Church Missionary Conversion band wagon in India.

[@xxyz2023]

Empires may rise & fall, but they have left behind valuable lessons. We can make better decisions if we learn from their mistakes. The decline of the strong Chola Empire serves as a cautionary lesson about the dangers of excessive taxation. This is not some modern propaganda, but rather a historical fact that highlights the importance of balanced taxation. When taxes were too high, only a privileged few could afford to pay, leading taxpayers to develop expertise in tax evasion. While the majority were unable to afford to by any land, even with heavy discounts. This created widespread discontent, & it was too late for ruler to course correction. These facts are from actual inscriptions from India's past, which offer important lessons that can benefit leaders today. By understanding the lessons from our own history, leaders in power can understand the importance of balanced taxes & why they should prioritize economic prosperity for all citizens. Vande Mataram

[@VijayPatil-tz3cr]

The title of the video could have been better.

[@Questheim]

Intentionally done as clickbait, due to their contempt for the indigenous culture of India.

[@venkat9678]

Chola empire are the greatest Tamil kingdom.. They had Navy 3000 years ago. Chola captured Singapore and those days it was Singapuram. In Malaysia Kedak was under the direct control of Cholas and they paid Taxes to Chola kingdom. Chola are siva Bakth. They only Constructed Bradeeswara which is a Architectural wonder. They had super tax collection system and greatest intellectual administrators.They ruled srilanka also. They captured Bihar, Orissa and ruled part of AP. Tiger 🐅 their symbol.No other kingdom in the or Dynasty in the world can be compared with Chola kingdom.Kallanai dam is another Architecture wonder of Chola standing as a testimony ti their civil.engineering and irrigation Knowledge even after 1500 years.

[@gangadharhiremath7306]

Many of the medieval shaiva deities in the temple were named after the King or his dynasty or the person who got the temple built or the saint associated with that temple.For example Hoisaleshwar,Siddheshwar, Someshwar etc.That way the deity and the ruler or saint are merged in single entity for veneration.

[@Lookingforknowledge]

Hi, I liked this discussion. Anirudh usually talks about a topic on his own but I found this discussion very engaging. Amazed at amount of effort he has put research history but feel the discussion is better way of presenting it. Just a suggestion from my side.

[@bvsankar]

True academic discussion without any political agenda.

[@kircyclone]

There is no truth in this conversation... the intention is to spread fake news about the cholas...and its absolutely political.. a cheap one... because in this video he says there was no navy with cholas, if its true why the Indian Navy training ship TS Rajendra was named after Rajendra Chola...?

[@AgamudayarOtrumai]

complete idiotic explanation. Chola empire have fallen due to the Tax abolishment scheme by kulothunga chola who is the chalukiya from father side. previously the tax are collected by agambadiyar people (present day agamudayar caste -the original blood lines of original cholars) from the merchants. Agambadiyar people are the one who collected the tax from the people and merchants and they had a excellent lifestyle and extreme privileges .But The tax abolishment by kulothunga made the agambadiyar army depended on merchants rather than the the government so first time in history they have changed into mercenary army who depends on the merchants rather than the king. The Pandiyan kings rival of chola , taken this excellent opportunity and they have attracted the merchants about providing many towns to cities too settled down in pandiya country. And the merchants named as nattukottai chettiyars made the migration from kaveri poom pattinam the ancient place of the merchants to pandiyan country. As the agambadiyar army now depended merchants also migrated to pandiyan country . The migration was too big that the most of the chola standing army was collapsed but even came to pandiya country but in some wars the agambadiyar army who are in pandiya country (named as elagathar) supported chola but after some time pandiyar kings made extreme privileges and has marriage alliance with agambadiyar people made them ,change of support to pandiya kings . This way chola army weakened and pandiyar has woen the war against chola( All this information are recorded in the inscriptions of chola and pandiyas) and we are going to publish ebook with full of references about this issue.

[@RaviKumar-mj3gs]

Here is a fact check - The cholas ruled for 1600 years and Pandyas for 2000 years, both were ended by Vijayanagar Empire and replaced with Nayaks.

[@bulususrisatishkrishnachai402]

Need correction... Cholas were ended by Pandyas and in few decades Pandyas were ended by Delhi Sultanate during the raids of Malik Kafur... Later tamil region came under Mabar Sultanate in 1330s and it was ended by Vijayanagara empire only in late 1360s...

[@tharuenselvan6871]

wtf ! pandays defeated the cholas , and pandyas defeated themselves because of the civil war

[@jeevajack153]

Where did vijayanagar kingdom beat both another whatsApp story.

[@RaviKumar-mj3gs]

@@bulususrisatishkrishnachai402 Pandyas defeated the Cholas in 1279 but they returned it back to them. All the southern kingdoms fought so many times but they never extinguished dynasties. It was Vijayanagar that extinguished old dynasties for first time in South Indian history.

[@raghuls1515]

​@@RaviKumar-mj3gsBut they could never able to reach the magnificence of tamil dynasties

[@k.nadalvarprabakaran8069]

Chola Emperor ended due to Bakthi illakiam (Hindutuva).They didn’t concentrate in Administration rather than Bakthi.

[@mysecondepisode]

Without knowing anything about chola kingdom in deep, somebody is talking about that.

[@ThePolymerisst]

Weird title. That tax evasion is discussed for like 2-3 mins in the whole interview and you decided to use that as a titile of the video

[@aathithiyan3241]

Why you people are doing comedy sanskrit is not an old language just 500 years back it has come but Tamil is too older language.

[@keshavaraja2617]

Chola Chella kutiies😍😍😍😍

[@Leo23-q9t]

Why no actual tamil scholars are invited in any of such podcast. Comments on Beer biceps videoes says how much tamilans are angry about such senseless podcasts

[@sasikanthnagula5516]

It's certainly injustice to ignore History of Cholas... Good commentary to revive the glory.. History books have recency bias , what an irony😂

[@kircyclone]

boss... whatever he said were fake news... truth less video...

[@panimeda245]

The PRint should do the same way of deciphering the other good faith people too - with their rule on bharat did it go better or oppression was imposed?

[@kingden5393]

Dai without knowing the history you can't release a book -chola Empire did not end due to tax evasion ,rajendra 3 who was defeated by Kulasekara pandya then the people began to settle nearby poompuhar and still there is an living chola king in tamilnadu First come and study the temple inscriptions and copperplates then release a book 😂

[@gowthamkarthikeyan3359]

Kanisetti is not even Tamil. How come they are interviewing him??

[@AswathRao]

What is the correct pronunciation - ச்சோழர் or சோழர்? I thought ச் can not be the first letter of a word. Or we have adopted the interloper's pronunciation?

[@TUXBIN]

Most of the conversation seems to be presumption and not with evidence.... Cholas went on overseas war to protect the merchants, but how the merchant vessels could be used for the transit of regiments....This is purely a mud slinging act by a non tamil self declared historian. Convene a debate with the tamil historians who had spent lot of years to research Cholas. Cholas were destroyed by the feud with Pandyas their arch rivals...

[@SushmaSharma-up6hb]

I am confused, why were Cholas building Temples. Great tamil "Historian" Kamala Hassan had told us they were not hindus😅

[@raghuls1515]

He told they were shaivites and vaishnavites ..there is no term hindus at that time

[@kircyclone]

Yeah... cholas were mostly Saivaites, not Hindus. I guess you think Saivism is part of Hinduism. The name Hinduism is given to a religion only by the Europeans.

[@Shortforfuture]

Excellent discussion rama....i came here probably bcz of Swasti...ans it's really knowledge gaining experience till

[@kircyclone]

no... just bunch of fake news..

[@podangadubukus]

Barely scratching the history of cholas

[@පැරකුම්බා]

The Sinhalese ended the chola expansion by invading south multiple times(many inscriptions in south prooves) and finally pandyas hit the final nail in the coffin. There are multiple inscriptions around south mentioning the sinhalese victories, most probably the tax issues started due to the lost wars...

[@kircyclone]

Boss... Tamils attacked sri lanka lots of times but no sri lankas came to tamil main land... go and read history or atleast your mahavamsam. and be honest... we already have enough fake news being spread here, you don't have to spread some more...

[@පැරකුම්බා]

@@kircyclone Ya we saw in 2009... Dont pick fights u cant win.... @ryan >>>>> dr@vidi@n

[@kircyclone]

@@පැරකුම්බා we lost the battle by 2009, but we'll win the war. Thats a different story. And here we not talking about 2009 in this video, we are talking about what happened about 1000 year ago. in those times we nailed you lots of times in one on one war. those days we never got help from other 30 countries to win the Wars... don't talk unnecessary topics...

[@පැරකුම්බා]

@ No u didnt.. If u did, u would have a country of ur own but u dont.. So pls come back to reality....

[@kircyclone]

@@පැරකුම්බා only cholas attacked sri lanka... nobody helped... but in 2009 30 countries supported Sti lanka... come to reality and talk... 🤣🤣🤣

[@subramaniana7761]

In seventh century only pallavas not cholas rule Tamil Nadu

[@sahais2012]

Last comment by her that she would not look at Tamil pride the way she used to understand it earlier - what she mean by this ?

[@aathithiyan3241]

Only bhramin speaks sanskrit who are Aryans but tamil speakers are native to land india not only india over south east asia.

[@swamisundaram]

Cholas and for that matter European / Western emperors ruled by mixing religions faith with politics and force through the military. The concept of God King, meaning a particular person of royal lineage who was 'ordained' by God was prevalent. The emphasis was to equate the King or emperor as God on earth. Be it Shiva or Jesus. This is one of the main reasons besides other important financial/ trade reasons to build temples. And was accepted by the ruled as such. Which lent credibility to the King and his administration.

[@venkiteshkrishnan3566]

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[@KameshwaraRaoUpadhyayula]

I'm a proud telugu

[@jackiechan2078]

irundhutu po😂😂

[@VigneshVignesh-vg6kh]

​@@jackiechan2078😅😅😅😅is

[@praveencad1]

Who is he..??? 😂😂😂😂😂 Why hes blabbing and about talking about history..??? If you want know please call authentic well established well known researchers are there in 1000's Eg. Mr Amarnath Ramakrishnan (ASI) Mr, Balakrishnan IAS (Journey of a civilization , Indus to vaigai)

[@curiouscucumber1803]

Madam, please look at your guest when asking questions and when he is talking...

[@TheKumarbharat]

I clicked on this to hear how Aniruddh pronounces “Chola”. It is “Chozha”.

[@krishna97]

Kalingathu barani is a last sangam book 3rd century A.D book.

[@pradeepc2584]

No it's 13th century literature

[@bhofdikalullah]

tamil empire ended after the first tamilosaurus died due to hinthi impozhition. His last words were apparently 'Aiyo'

[@SMJ24111]

😂😂😂

[@shivmohan99681]

Really 🤣

[@TingTong2568]

Just curious, didnt the Chola expansion attempt to the Gangetic valley weakened the kingdoms of the north to defend themselves from the later islamic invasion?

[@raghuls1515]

The invaders used the disintegration of power in North India

[@LakneswaranKrishnan-e5y]

Brami is actually tamili the name whoever without knowing named it cause lot of confusion

[@rajaramakutty9088]

Anirudh knows everything....how about SG and you helping Congress win elections 😂😂

[@90vivekgrewal]

Great discussion! But noting on caste?

[@ThePolymerisst]

Not everything in India has to be about "caste"

[@mamataroy1414]

Wonderful work

[@victor256in]

These two are complete dolts. Kama Laxmi is a known baiter of anything resembling India's ancient civilizational value. Bunny Setty at least is just a pro clown- and that is an honest profession.

[@KrishnanMuniandy-m2x]

Pls present your narrative eith facts and evidences.Otherwise this becomes a fancy story. Do more research.

[@manikantanr1401]

Real eyeopener about Chola dynasty and story behind Nataraja The cosmic dancer

[@RelaxingAmbiencesound928]

Why only chola chila rashtrakuta chaulukhya hoysala sattvahana vijaynagara empire was also there why in south india only tamil is considered kannadigas where cholas father😂😂😂

[@arundayal9974]

Kundiga Naye

[@erjamaludeen]

Ancient Tamil County ruled by cholas panyas was by in itself was a Civilizational state. தமிழ் belongs to all. தமிழ் was a language pan Indian subcontinent....But Aryan invasion happened and it lost its importance just as Buddhism and Jainism did. This is the reason why the propaganda by right wing still not sold in South India especially TN 😂😂😂

[@samoogapaathugaapu4060]

Raja Raja cholan and his ancestors from 6 th century were Telugus , evidence Malepadu copper plates , Madras Museum Plates , Anbil copper plates and Archeological Survey of India Annual Report 1957 - 1959 ,, but this fact is not talked about at all. Why this distortion in history books??

[@kircyclone]

boss... i think someone has give you fake news... no copper plates claimed that... and FYI there were no tamil cholas in 6th century, at that time tamilnadu was ruled by kalabras. the middle chola empire was establish around 848 AD only... There was telugu cholas who were descendants of Tamil chola emperor Karikala chola (thats what they claim). They ruled the southern andhra pradesh area, not any part of tamilnadu. They are different cholas... they were called Telugu Chodas..

[@podangadubukus]

Wrong information! In this day and age , it’s kind of amazing that you can be so ignorant

[@pradeepc2584]

Bruh ! Raja Raja's one of the Title is "Telungu kula kaalan" ! It means destroyer(Eman) of Telugu people . And you claiming him that he has telugu origin 😂

[@machangful]

The indian version of the Game of Thrones

[@RahulSankrithya]

BULLSHIT

[@DingDongBell-j3r]

isn't this non secular dialogue that your are having....how was it allowed in print ...OMG😂

[@rahulshine3317]

It was an empire based on loot once the loot sezied it collapsed since it couldnt sustain itself. Its biggest milestone was making greater Tamil or tamil elam based on conquest ir taking trade routes and sri lanka by sheer power. Sri Lanka has documents proving how they fought and what they did to survive. Like all colonial empire cholas also died and their victims had a relief. Chola's foundation was flawed and based on loot thus it was not sustainable for long.

[@raghuls1515]

The highest cultural glory of India was under the cholas .. only indian empire to possess influence overseas and beyond..indian ocean Monopoly.. cholas had only competitor was song china..navy, architecture and culture was unmatched.. Raja Raja chola one of the greatest ruler in history and Rajendra chola one of the greatest conqueror in history..only fault they did is they never impose their belief and culture on others ..the generosity of tamils was now backlash them..they were the cultural military and political superpower of South and southeast Asia..their influence from ganges to java to Maldives to Phillipines..

[@පැරකුම්බා]

So damn true, thee guys were barbarians. The Pandyas on the other hand were peaceful and long lasting.

[@rahulshine3317]

@@raghuls1515 sheer lies. Cholas were the biggest abusers. They imposed their language and culture on others. They do it even now. They laid the foundation of empire based on loot, abuses, racial supremacy. Cholas didn't influence the culture on others but imposed on others. Thus cholas laid the foundation of Tamil radicalisation through linguistic and cultural means which their society still follows and thus every non tamilian is fed of them. Do u see any other empire as barbaric as Cholas. Even Andhra had many Telgu empire but they were not like cholas. Do u see any North Indian empire like them? Did other civilizations like the Chinese or greeks even praised cholas or had regard for them? Certainly not. Cholas are great only for radical Tamilains who are hell bent on asserting their fabricated history.

[@raghuls1515]

@rahulshine3317 Tamils were the most generous peoples in history

[@raghuls1515]

@rahulshine3317 Andhra had no empires