BCE, Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire stood at the height of power. His dominion stretched from present-day Afghanistan ...

After his death around 238 B.C., Ashoka’s merciful style of gov­ernance waned along with the Mauryan Empire itself. His reign slipped into the realm of legend, until archaeologists translated ...

The Brahmi is an abugida script in which consonants are placed in the center and vowel markings are made around the center - ...

The transfer of senior archaeologist K Amarnath Ramakrishna — the lead excavator of Tamil Nadu’s Keezhadi archaeological site ...

This comes a day after an archaeologist who worked at the excavation site in Tamil Nadu, and had been asked to revise his ...

From the humble kitchens of agrarian homes to the grand Mahaprasad served in the Jagannath Temple, Odisha’s culinary heritage ...

Discover key Mauryan Empire facts! Test your knowledge on Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, administration, and significant events with our top GK questions and answers.

Actor Rumi Khan is set to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha in Mumbai this year, away from his family in Indore due to shooting commitments. He plans to offer prayers, engage in charity, and attempt to cook ...

Building on that same logic, the letter leans heavily on the idea of “Institutional Neutrality.” That Ashoka, as a university governed by law, must stay above the noise—must be neutral. But here’s the ...

That remarkable Indian ruler Ashoka Maurya, who lived from approximately 304 to 232 BC, remained lost to history for some two thousand years until the words written on his rock and pillar edicts were ...

Ashoka University co-founder considers walking away amid controversy over professor's social media post, questioning academic freedom.

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, co-founder and trustee of Ashoka University, has expressed concerns over growing “activism" within the institution, suggesting it has become a “headache" and hinting at the ...