Ashoka had pillars like this put up across the whole of his empire. They're great feats of architecture, and they would stand either alone by the side of the highways or in the city centres - much ...

The National Emblem is derived from the Lion Capital perched atop the Ashoka Pillar in Uttar Pradesh’s Sarnath. In 1950, India became a republic after the Constitution came into effect.

As Prayagraj gears up for the grand Mahakumbh, the Allahabad Museum is set to offer devotees from across the globe a glimpse into India’s glorious past. Visitors from across the globe will be ...

Write additional edicts that Ashoka may have written in modern times, either in India, the United States, or elsewhere. Design a drawing or a model of a modern pillar on which these edicts would ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Pillar of Ashoka (238 BC) erected in Uttar Pradesh, India In 1947 on her 21st birthday ...