Uma Rudhran, "From the Niches of History: The Nolambas", 7-Jun (Sat)

We don't often hear about the Nolambas, a lesser-known dynasty of South India that ruled between the 8th and 11th centuries in what is present-day south eastern Karnataka and adjoining areas of Tamilnadu and Andhra.

Students of history are likely to recall the inscriptions of kings like Rajaraja I or Rajendra Chola mentioning a victory over the Nolambas or a battle-souvenir from their lands. Students of art history would have come across occasional mentions of the Nolambavadi style of temple architecture, which some stalwarts think was merely assimilated from the other dominant styles of the period.

So,who were the Nolambas? What is their place is history other than being the feudatories of the prominent ruling dynasties of their time? Did they have a unique style of temple art and architecture? Or was it just an adaptation of styles attributed to their dynastic overlords?

In her Talk “From the Niches of History: The Nolambas", avid heritage enthusiast Uma Rudhran answers these and other questions about the mysterious Nolambas.

The online Talk in English is at 5.30 pm IST on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

To receive your link for the talk, please register at: bit.ly/THT-Register

With regards

Tamil Heritage Trust

About the speaker:

Uma Rudhran is an IT professional in Chennai, currently working as the Leader of Technical Infrastructure Service Delivery for a global FinTech organization based in the USA. She enjoys learning about Indian Art, Temple Architecture and Iconography. She is a regular contributor to THT’s lectures, site seminars and other events