*Inscription of Aditya Chola I discovered * S. Ganesan
TIRUCHI: An inscription of Aditya Chola I (871-907 AD) has been discovered from a dilapidated temple near Pattisvaram near Kumbakonam by research scholars of Dr. M. Rajamanikkanar Centre for Historical Research, Tiruchi. The inscription engraved in the 17 {+t} {+h} reignal year of the King Aditya Chola I was discovered by Bala. Padmanaban and K. Ramachandran of the centre during an explorative study under the guidance of M. Nalini, Associate Professor in History, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchi. The inscription in Tamil, running for about 30 lines, is a significant find, said R. Kalaikkovan, Director, Dr. M. Rajamanikkanar Centre for Historical Research. The inscription throws light on one of the queens of the Aditya Chola I. The King, who expanded the Chola Empire in the North and West of Tamil Nadu, is glorified in the inscription as ‘Chola peruman adikal.' More than eight inscriptions of the King copied from various parts of Tamil Nadu refer to him by this epithet, Dr. Kalaikkovan said. The inscription talks about the endowment made by Azhisi Kattadigal, queen of Aditya Chola I, in memory of her mother at Thirusomiswaram Temple in Kumbakonam of Pambar Nadu on the northern bank of river Cauvery.