In the historical archives, few figures stand as tall as Emperor Ashoka, the third ruler of the Maurya dynasty. It is a story chiseled in stone, well quite literally! How he was transformed from a ...

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in India and around the world. People mark ...

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 ...

Speaking at the Dhamma Vijaya celebrations held at Buddhavanam, Nagarjunasagar on Tuesday, Prof. Deokar highlighted the ...

and two former judges who have heard the issues related to the Ayodhya dispute. The majority verdict by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan on the case quoted Radhakrishnan from his ...

Colombo, December 15: For almost 12 Centuries, Indian chroniclers had blacked out Buddhist Emperor Asoka the Great, though he had ruled much of India from 270 BC to 232 BC. It wasn't until 1813, that ...

After the Mahaparinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha, his profound non-sectarian, universal teachings were not confined to the borders of India but rather travelled throughout Asia, crossing the paths of ...

Bhopal/Jabalpur: Punishment should be proportionate to the charge, Madhya Pradesh high court has said, while cancelling the termination of a Bhopal Development Authority (BDA) employee. Referring to a ...