Built Spaces: Thanjavur as Temple Town: Prof. Champakalakshm

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Professor Champakalakshmi talks about the history of the Cholas, the importance of Thanjavur as a power-centre, a temple-town, a trading town and an agrarian economy. (R. Champakalakshmi is a renowned historian and Professor Emeritus in Ancient History, Centre for
Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

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