Chola glory, but how did the poorest live? Caste inequality under the Cholas

#cholas #nlinterview Watch the full interview: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/03/0... When you talk about inequality in India, you’d like to blame two groups of people for it, either the Mughals and the British. This is how, historian Anirudh Kanisetty says, we avoid dealing with a ‘long-running structural feature of Indian states’ – caste. So, what about the lives of the poorest, most powerless under the Cholas? Watch. Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://rzp.io/rzp/nlsm Join the #FightToBreathe: https://rzp.io/rzp/T4Ob0FCb Help us investigate the impunity of India's police: https://rzp.io/rzp/bmCYWOAYsoc Download the accessible Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61... Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook:   / newslaundry   Twitter:   / newslaundry   Instagram:   / newslaundry