The following is an excerpt from Lords of Earth and Sea by Anirudh Kanisetti, published on January 18, 2025 by Juggernaut Books. Kaveri’s water gushed through mud canals, lapped at the walls of tanks.

In 2023 a colossal 18-tonne sculpture of Nataraja—Shiva as the King of Dance—was installed at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam during the G20 Summit. Over the last century, Nataraja has become the most ...

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