The writer is a biomedical systems engineer and author of ‘Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World’ Ancient India’s greatest engineering achievement wasn’t a monum ...

The Delhi Sultanate by Peter Jackson The Delhi Sultanate explores the political, military and cultural history of the Delhi ...

This is evident in Ashoka’s widespread patronage of Buddhism and his respect for other religious traditions, showcasing a ruler who valued pluralism. After consolidating his empire, Chandragupta ...

and our fragment is from what's known as the "sixth pillar edict"; it declares the Emperor Ashoka's benevolent policy towards every sect and every class in his empire: "I consider how I may bring ...

We can’t even call it historically verifiable version of the life of emperor Asoka of the Maurya Empire who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century. This is Emperor Asoka ...

Derived from the Sanskrit word "jina," meaning "to conquer," Jainism teaches that all life forms have an eternal soul bound by karma in a never-ending cycle of rebirth. Through nonviolence or ...

The period drama changed the dynamics of Indian cinema. The film was made on emperor Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty. It narrates the story behind why the great warrior king embraced Buddhism.

In China, the Han Dynasty used exquisite craftsmanship as an emblem of imperial wealth and order; in India, the Emperor Asoka invoked philosophical ideals. But in this programme we have something ...

It was one of the most prized citadels of the Mughal Empire. Today ... the pillar has several edicts of Emperor Ashoka. The average minimum and maximum temperature of Allahabad is as given ...