Bet you didn’t know these facts about the Pillars of Ashoka 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 ...

The 60-foot pillar on which the Lion Capital of Ashoka was installed was actually the chimney of the old Public Works Department (PWD) workshop that existed there in the 1950s.

Lion Capital of Ashoka Photo: Alamy. Among the great artistic objects found by chance, one must include the Ashokan Lion Capital at the Archaeological Museum of Sarnath in northern India.

It is one of 19 pillars that still stand today. Ashoka, ... Some people sit under the shady trees, watching the sandstone Lion pillar, one of the earliest stone sculptures in India.

Government to issue commemorative coins honoring Prof MS Swaminathan and 'Make-in-India' program, showcasing achievements and contributions to India's growth.

The pillars were inscribed with Buddha’s edicts and were called ‘Dharma Stambha’, ‘Pillars of the Dharma’. When the Ashoka Pillar was adopted as the national emblem to commemorate the ...

SYDNEY: It has been hailed as historic. A five-metre-high Ashoka Pillar now stands at a monastery located midway between Sydney and Canberra, in a celebration of the spread of Buddhism from India ...

Pillar of Ashoka. A History of the World in 100 Objects Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10) Episode 2 of 5 A global history of the world told through objects at the British Museum. This week Neil ...

Visitors from across the globe will be introduced to the iconic Ashoka Pillar, inscribed with the Prayag Prashasti of Emperor Samudragupta, showcasing the rich heritage and enduring legacy of ...

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.