Thanjavur

by Prabha Nair

Legend has it that the ancient town of Than-javur came up on the spot where Vishnu defeated an evil demon. The mighty Cholas made it their capital in the 9th century CE, following which they increased, through conquests, the size and strength of their empire. Finally, after realising all his military ambitions, the Chola monarch Raja Raja Chola I decided to build a great temple in Thanjavur dedicated to Lord Shiva. Thus Thanjavur became home to the majestic Brihadeeswara temple and many other shrines.

Amar Chitra Katha tells the stories surrounding this ancient town and its monuments.

Genres: Comics, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, History, Drama, Adventure

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 29, 2012

About the author

Grandmothers make the best storytellers. Prabha Nair, city-based author appears to be one such grandma who's brimming with stories, fables, myths and legends to tell her nine-year-old grandson, Rohan, and millions of other children too. In simple prose, accompanied by glossy illustrations,

Reviews

[Ashish Iyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this one.
Got some lovely story on Chola kings as well.

[Vaishnavi Rai · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books , I had read so beautiful story and Ack never fails you down

[deepa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

Good book.I love it.Thank you for the big mythology book for children of Thanjavur, Anant Pai.I love you so much that I will download more books of Amar Chitra Katha that you have made!!!!!!!!!!

[Karthik Shiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanjavur - A Trip to Ancient South India

This a small comic book that offers an insight into the Chola Kingdom of South India and one of the greatest marvels of Indian architecture, the Brihadeshwara Temple of Thanjavur. A must read for history, mythology enthusiasts and Amar Chitra Katha fans.

[Anish Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful

Even though its a comics, it contains short stories and incidents which talk about construction of grand shiva temples. It also relates the stories behind building those temples. I found it very insightful and full of knowledge.

[Sharad Datar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let new generation know about our great past.

Young children will be impressed to read about great king and history of Thanjavur also about the art of construction.

[Alok Naidu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

This book shoes us our rich past and our heritage and culture and about the kings in history who have contributed to our culture and heritage

[Vittal Kashyap · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice quick read

Good informative book for kids.
They can learn about Thanjavur and the mythology behind the city. The big temple and the kings around it.

[Hemanth Krishnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

It depicts our history well n kindles the interest tobknkw more elaborarely
Best book for kids to start with reading and getting to know the story

[Srividya Venkataraman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and simple history of brihadeeshwara temple. Was so amazing .

[Sucheta Mondal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book and details
I read it with my daughter and it was quite informative about our culture
Loved it

[SARITA VATNANI · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great to read Amar Chitra katha again

Great to read Amar Chitra katha again
Reminds me of my school time
Loved reading them again would love to read more

[Gomathiev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple explanation

I really like the simple narration. Children can understand this simple explanation easily. Keep up the good work. Thank you

[Avinash K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

Good artwork. Simple story told with lucidity.
As always, Amar Chitra Katha does a good job of making history accessible to all.

[Surya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. If you are a fan of Ponniyin Selvan must read. Pooniyin Selvan is the fiction and this book gives the fact behind that fiction.

Also, if you are someone who grew up in Tamil Nadu you would have certainly heard about "Chidambaram Ragasiyam" a.k.a the secrets of Chidambaram. This book actually tells us what the secret was.

The story behind the dancing Shiva and many many more. Loved it so soo much. Would be amazing if Amar Chitra Kadha wrote more about the historic places in South India.

Available in Kindle Unlimited.

[vaishnavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Good read for kids . Always a fan of amar chitra katha books . Read most of their works. Good job

[Piyush · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely articulated story of Tanjavuur..

good for storytelling to children..short book so h details found here so depends on intention you need to know about Tanjavuur...it's a very simple and lucid read...

[Srikanth Sreedharan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Great to see Tamil culture and History in ACK. The zenith of Dravidian pride is the Big Temple at Thanjavur...

[Arun Fiddler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short book and have historical informations.

[Pranav · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was good and it showed how Thanjavur had been built. It gave a lot of information on the Chola and the monuments built. It was quite painful to see the Chola king suffering. The part where Shiva destroys all of the three asuras and returns triumphant was great and even I did not know that a toad was stuck inside it. This gave me a lot of information which I had never known and it was great.

[Krishnamurthi Balaji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big Temple, built by a Biggest Emperor in a Big City Thanjavur

The story of Thanjavur very well narrated with all relevant historical proofs and lovely art of pictures. Children of present generation would benefit a lot by reading this early History of Tamils.

[Read With Siva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read!!

Get to know more about historical temples
Well written
Best way to enhance knowledge about our temples and great kings and their story behind it👌👌👍 and best stories to be shared to children

[Shrihari H C]

Short and simple

Good one and best.

Short and simple narration.
Happy to know our history and stories behind the monuments.
Happy reading 😁
Must read from library and many more to go

[Hariprasath Thiagarajan · Rating 1 out of 5]

False informations

I have extensive and trusted books explaining the way the temple was built and the stories surrounding the king. I feel some portions are misleading

[Swetha G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bestest short read

Shortest, bestest and brilliant efforts to create and publish such an animated book.. useful for parents to read out kids about our history and ancestors

[Sonali Majumdar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

Was very interesting read and mythology analysis of the great place. Very interesting read and would recommend highly for others to read.

[Narmadha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

Good read and can finish it in a jiffy..comic style work I really interesting and attractive to read and it's a page turner

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[Yesashwini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

I love reading Amar chitra kathas. These were my favorite books to read in my childhood. Love that its accessible in kindle also.

[Bharat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story of Raja Raja chola and his magnus opus temple in thanjavur - 11th-century Brihadeeswarar Temple