New Delhi: Three centuries elapsed between Buddha attaining enlightenment and Ashoka’s rise as Emperor of Magadha in 268 BCE. This niggled at archaeologist and numismatist BR Mani when he ...

Sarnath is famous for the magnificent Ashokan pillar which has four lions carved back-to-back. The Ashokan pillar is adopted by Indian constitution as our national emblem called Ashoka Chakra.

Sunil Deore, the sculptor of the 9,500 kg bronze Ashoka Pillar perched on top of the new Parliament building, has said the national emblem is an exact replica of the Sarnath pillar and that the ...

Sarnath is famous for the magnificent Ashokan pillar which has four lions carved back-to-back. The Ashokan pillar is adopted by Indian constitution as our national emblem called Ashoka Chakra.