The fresh demand for restoration of the Mauryan period assembly hall by archaeologists and historians comes amid the release of draft heritage bye-laws for the supposed site of the Palace of Ashoka.

when he assumed the name of the founder of the Mauryan Empire. The period of Gupta rule between 300 and 600 CE has been called the Golden Age of India for its advances in science and emphasis on ...

One of its most remarkable features is the citadel or fortification wall that encloses the site in Bogra district ...

Amid the controversy over the laddu prasadam at Tirupati, Hindu organisations have revived the demand to free temples from ...

Discover the astronomical significance of Indian megaliths through Srikumar M. Menon's journey from architecture to ...

Of the long ages before the coming of the Greeks and the rise of the Maurya dynasty; of the birth and growth of civilisation in the great river basins; of the cultural development of the races who ...

Chanakya: The Kingmaker. Fictionalized account of Chanakya’s life and Maurya Empire rise. Chanakya's Chant. Explores Chanakya ...

Highlights include the Didarganj Yakshi, a life-size terracotta statue from the Mauryan period, and the fossilized tree trunk from the Rajgir hills. Golghar: Built by Captain John Garstin in 1786, ...

Dating back to the Mauryan period, Barabar Caves are the oldest rock-cut caves in India. Located in Jehanabad district in Bihar, about 31 north of Gaya, some of the caves have inscriptions that ...

Here are all of the leaders we know about so far: Emerging victorious after a period of civil war that kicked off after the ...

A court here on Tuesday sentenced a person to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with drug trafficking. Special ...

In 185 BCE, Pushyamitra Shunga, a general, assassinated the last king of the Mauryan dynasty, Brihadratha. Tamil literature is over 2,000 years old, and Tamil poetry and grammar reveal much about ...