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