THE CHOLA TIGERS CONTEST ALERT

      

 

• The Chola Tigers is part of Amish’s Indic Chronicles series.

• It is a work of historical fiction, imagining India in 1025 CE, after the Somnath Temple in Gujarat is attacked and the Shiva Linga is destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni. 

• In response to that devastation, Emperor Rajendra Chola — one of the great rulers of the Chola Empire — puts together a diverse group of individuals to launch a bold retaliatory mission into Ghazni’s territory. 

Characters & Their Role

Some of the key players include:

• Rajendra Chola — as the central ruler who drives the mission. 

• A Tamil warrior — representing the martial strength from the south. 

• A Gujarati merchant — showing the mercantile/civil societal side, and regional diversity. 

• A devotee of Lord Ayyappa (from Kerala) — representing religious faith and duty.

• A scholar-emperor from Malwa — adding perspective of intellect/strategy from central India. 

So this is not just a military story; the characters represent various cultural, regional, spiritual, and intellectual strands of medieval India. 

 Themes

Some of the bigger ideas in the book include:

• Vengeance & Justice — The attack on Somnath is a grave injustice, and the story is about a response, a quest for retribution. 

• Unity in Diversity — Different regions, faiths, stations in life coming together for a common cause. It suggests that resistance requires bringing together many kinds of people. 

• Resilience of a Civilization — Even in face of destruction, there is hope, courage, resistance. The idea that the spirit or the culture of “Bharat” wasn’t broken by invasions. 

• Political intrigue, strategy, courage under pressure — Missions into hostile territory, planning, betrayal, risk. 

 Setting & Historical Context

• The year 1025 CE — after Mahmud of Ghazni’s attack on the Somnath Temple. 

• There are movements between the Chola Empire (in southern India) and the Ghaznavid court (in what is now Afghanistan / northern parts of medieval Persia / Central Asia). 

• The Chola Empire under Rajendra Chola was powerful, with military strength (especially naval), cultural achievements, etc. 

What the promotion / AI contest is

• It’s in collaboration with @swell_talk_india. 

• Participants are asked to “bring the epic world of The Chola Tigers” to life using AI (presumably via image-generation or creative content). 

• The prize: ₹10,000 plus a signed copy of the book. 

Check further details in Instagram link here : https://www.instagram.com/swell_talk_india/

The contest is in association with   HarperCollins.  

organized by (aimagine.swellcommunities.com), 

tag  @swell_talk_india, @HarperCollinsIN, 

use hashtag #SwellAImagination.

Register, and then create image using the prompts given to you. share it in the Instagram. 

My entries are 

For the same prompt the following are the images created using my Chat GPT account: