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 ...

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 ...

Mishra added, "The inscription details how Emperor Ashoka's wife donated mango orchards to Buddhists in Kaushambi. Additionally, the pillar features inscriptions from Emperor Samudragupta ...

The inscription on this pillar, known in history as the ‘Prayag Prashasti’, mentions Karuvaki, the wife of Maurya dynasty Emperor Ashoka (3rd century BCE),” he shared.

New Delhi, May 15: An unusual partnership that combined archaeology, mathematics and wildlife science has predicted the possible locations of undiscovered inscriptions of Ashoka, the celebrated ...

Pillar of Ashoka (238 BC) erected in Uttar Pradesh, India In 1947 on her 21st birthday, the future Queen Elizabeth II made a heartfelt speech dedicating her adult life to the service of her people.

The rock inscription is surrounded by vegetation on all four sides. While the rock edicts are Centrally-protected, the Ashoka pillar and Dhauli Shanti Stupa are under the protection of a trust.

It’s 1600 years old. It’s made of wrought iron. It stands pristine amid the ruins of an ancient temple. And it refuses to rust. The origin of the remarkable Iron Pillar, part of the world ...

Twin Ashoka Pillars at Rampurva. Credit: Praanshu / Wikimedia Commons Thematically, the edicts of the rocks and minor pillars, the earliest ones, are fundamentally religious, with continuous ...

Few know that the Ashoka pillar located in Allahabad Fort serves as an important link for the historians and scholars as far as their knowledge about the ruler Samudragupt is concerned.