Madikeri: The original religion of the native inhabitants of India is Buddhism, and Lord Buddha is our original teacher. We ...

Discover India's oldest monument. Commissioned by Emperor Ashoka, it is a key site for early Buddhist stone architecture and ...

Long before the National Highways of today traversed India, there existed the Grand Trunk Road (GT Road). Rated India's first national highway and one of Asia's longest and oldest roads, the GT Road ...

Today, Sannati is on the verge of a renaissance. With government backing, archaeologists, historians and local communities ...

There is absolutely no historical evidence that a man called Chanakya ever lived during Mauryan times (300 BC) or that he ...

The emergence of the Brahmi script can be dated back to the time of the PGW culture, which former ASI director-general BB Lal associated with the Mahabharata period.

Bihar has long been a meeting point of spiritual and intellectual movements that changed the course of Asian history. Read on ...

Maithree Wijesekara, a practicing dentist, makes a striking debut with The Prince Without Sorrow, the first installment in The Obsidian Throne trilogy. Inspired by the Mauryan Empire, this gripping ...

Long before India became a republic, Bihar was already one. As the state votes again in 2025, its people renew a tradition ...

The Sanchi Stupa, built by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century, is one of the world's oldest and most famous ...