India is home to a rich and diverse range of ... Ashoka (Saraca asoca)The Ashoka tree is highly valued in Ayurveda for its benefits to women’s health. Its bark is used to treat menstrual ...

Ashoka symbolizes one of India's great ages. After years of brutal rule and the bloody Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka felt tremendous regret for the violence he wrought upon his enemies. He converted ...

India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha has laid the foundation stone of an Ashoka Pillar in the sacred Waskaduwa temple in the island nation's Western province. Jha, who took over as ...