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 ...

In the 4th century B.C., Nanda kings ruled Magadha dynasty and this dynasty was the most powerful kingdom of the north. A Brahman minister called Chanakya also known as Kautilya, trained a young man i ...

In the 4th century B.C., Nanda kings ruled Magadha dynasty and this dynasty was the most powerful kingdom of the north. A brahaman minister called Chanakya also known as Kautilya, trained a young man, ...

Patrick Olivelle’s new book, Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King, on the Mauryan emperor views him purely as a historical figure, without the myths – using only the ancient emperor’s own ...

Ashoka Maurya was the grandson of the great Indian emperor, Chandragupta Maurya. After the loss of over a 100,000 people in the war of Kalinga, Ashoka was struck by guilt. Giving up war entirely, he ...

PATNA: Archaeologists have expressed grave concern over the plight of an 80-pillar assembly hall, where emperor Ashoka is believed to have held meetings more than 2,000 years ago, calling for its ...