In episode 214, Lucas and Luna look past the battles and bronze to the institutions that made the Chola navy possible: the maritime training schools of the Tamil coast. Discover how young navigators learned to read monsoon winds, chart currents, and pilot ships through the treacherous waters of the Bay of Bengal. From the curriculum of the Kadaram academy to the practical skills of coastal pilots, this episode reveals the education behind an empire that dominated the Indian Ocean for centuries. With insights from Tamil literature and temple inscriptions, Lucas traces how these schools produced the skilled sailors who carried Chola power to Srivijaya and beyond. A fresh angle on the Chola Empire, focusing on the human expertise that sustained its naval supremacy.
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