Thanks to indifference of the locals and authorities concerned, the historic pillar erected by Indian emperor Ashoka in Niglihawa of Kapilbastu is in a pitiable state. Growing human encroachment is ...

This fragment comes from one of the pillars erected throughout India by the Emperor Ashoka around 240 BC. The type of writing used for the inscription is known as 'Brahmi' and forms the basis for all ...

Bangalore Mirror had in its Sept 1 edition reported the cracks spiralling upwards from the base of the pillar. An engineer of the BBMP (south zone) said, “Taking note of the media report, we had asked ...

When we visit a temple, the first structure we usually see is a pillar outside the sanctum. Most Hindus pay obeisance to the pillar before venturing inside the temple. The Atharva Veda says the pillar ...

Archaeologists are calling for the immediate re-excavation of an 80-pillar assembly hall in Patna, India, where Emperor Ashoka is believed to have held meetings over 2,000 years ago. The hall was ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The kin of an artist credited with painting the Ashoka Pillar for the original Constitution document said on the eve of Independence Day that the government must do something ...

A replica of the Ashoka Pillar built in the sacred premises of Waskaduwa Sri Subhuthi Viharaya was unveiled on Monday. It is a Buddhist temple situated in the city of Waskaduwa, in Kalutara district, ...

Ashoka Vardhana, the third Mauryan emperor (the first great unified empire of India), has gone down in history for converting to Buddhism after witnessing the massacres resulting from the campaign he ...