In the 7th Century C.E. when the Pushyabhuti dynasty of Kannauj held sway in North India under the rule of Emperor Harsha Vardhana and the Chalukya dynasty held power in the Deccan under Emperor Satyashreya Pulakeshin, the Pallavas of Kanchipuram lay injured in South India, a lion licking its wounds.Against the backdrop of these mighty empires the Pallavas of Kanchipuram looked within to regain their lost strength. Did they succeed ? This book is an interesting study of the much-neglected history of the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and their lavish contributions to the arts, architecture, literature,
