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 432-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.