Imagine a young boy, not born to privilege or power, but to struggle and obscurity. A boy who watched mighty rulers sit on golden thrones, while he roamed the streets, yearning for something greater.

Explore the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE)—its rulers, administration, conquests, and Ashoka’s role in spreading Buddhism ...

Through history, the Mela has held different meanings for ascetics, the colonised, colonisers, and tourists, but all have ...

Lost Cities Of India ...

who advised the emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his son, Bindusara around 300BC. As a tribe, they speak directly to the modern need to make sense of things. Ancient or modern, they don’t often ...

and for his pivotal role in founding the Maurya Empire alongside Chandragupta Maurya. His political theories, rooted in practicality and realpolitik, have significantly shaped the discourse on ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

Set out simply and engagingly, Sen takes his readers on a tour of the different aspects of the Kumbh, beginning with its ancient history, when visitors to Chandragupta Maurya’s court heard of ...