"Joyous moment for every Indian": 11th-Century Chola copper plates return home as PM Modi hails Tamil heritage and maritime prowess

May 17, 2026

India has successfully retrieved the 11th-century 'Chola Plates' from the Netherlands. Handed over at a ceremony with PM Modi and Dutch PM Rob Jetten,...

"Gripped by deep fascination with Chola-era copper plates brought back to India": PM Modi

May 31, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed "deep fascination" with the repatriation of the 11th-century Chola-era copper plates (Anaimanglam plates) from the Netherlands to...

Netherlands returns 11th century Chola Copper Plates to India, PM Modi says "joyous moment for every Indian"

May 16, 2026

The Leiden University Library in the Netherlands today restituted the 11th-century Chola Copper Plates to the Government of India in the presence of Prime...

"Invaluable inheritance": BJP hails return of 11th-century Chola copper plates, attacks Congress over heritage

May 17, 2026

BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Sunday hailed the repatriation of 11th-century Chola-era copper plates from the Netherlands, framing the event as a monumental...

"Receiving messages of joy, pride": PM Modi shares significance of Chola copper plates brought back to India

May 31, 2026

In the 135th edition of his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' on Sunday, PM Modi recalled how, in a special ceremony held in the Netherlands,...

PM Modi offers prayers at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple

Jul 27, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple on the occasion of the Chola emperor's birth anniversary, Rajendra Chola I.