Ashoka Vardhana, the third Mauryan emperor (the first great unified empire of India), has gone down in history for converting to Buddhism after witnessing the massacres resulting from the campaign he ...

Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan emperor, is remembered not only for his victories but also for embracing peace after the Kalinga War. Discover why he is called “the Great,” his achievements, like ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Rachael Kohn: His symbol is featured on the Indian flag, but King Asoka was a Hindu who converted to ...

Regarding Maxwell Carter’s review of “Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King” by Patrick Olivelle (Books, Jan. 27): One can be benign only if one has the choice to be ruthless. One can be credited for ...

An apocryphal early life -- Pataliputra and the prince -- Mauryan Taxila -- Affairs of the heart and state -- The end and the beginning -- The emperor's voice -- Extending the arc of communication to ...

Among the historical figures of ancient India, King Ashoka towers above all the others, both for his might in his own time and the extent of his stamp on history. Not only did Ashoka establish the ...

The third segment of the Edict Project ‘Ashoka and Ecology’ will be held on August 29 at the Ashoka University’s campus. Nayanjot Lahiri, professor of History at the University, has been deeply ...

It is easy to blame the priest and call it exploitation, but this scene reveals a deeper and more uncomfortable truth about ...

Yet another period film is coming up from director Rajkumar Santoshi. Before commencing work on Ramayana, Santoshi will start work on his next which is based on the life of Ashoka, The Great.Like in ...

Ashoka urged listening to others' beliefs to foster empathy and understanding Listening is strength, not submission; it builds resilience and wisdom Enhance listening by pausing, questioning, and ...