Ravages of time coupled with apathy may soon deprive the country of one of its prized historical monuments Ashokan rock edicts dating back to 260 BC — in Odisha’s Ganjam district. Situated ...

The Ashokan Rock Edicts. Scattered across the Subcontinent, from today's Afghanistan in the west, to Bihar in the east and Karnataka in the south, the rock edicts of the Third century BCE Emperor ...

Carved over 2,200 years ago, the Ashokan Edicts of Madhya Pradesh stand as timeless messages of dharma, governance, and peace, according to Madhya Pradesh Tourism.

While Ashokan edicts are considered the first decipherable written documents in India, researchers have now identified 121 possible locations of undiscovered inscriptions of Ashoka.

The Niti Aayog has named Girnar (Gujarat), Sopara (Maharashtra), Sannati (Karnataka), Yerragudi (Andhra Pradesh) and Dhauli, Jaugada (Odisha) for rock edicts and Delhi, Meerut, Topra, Vaishali ...

Archaeologists have over the past century found 31 Ashokan edicts inscribed on rocks across the subcontinent, ... (Haryana), and author of the book Ashoka in Ancient India, published last August, told ...

Ashokan edicts are cited as a rare example of a king showing remorse over the massacre in the Kalinga War. In all probability, this brutal assault was meant to gain access to iron mines and sea ports.

The Government is actively exploring the idea of creating an integrated circuit dedicated to the Ashokan rock and pillar edicts that dot the landscape of India. Drawing inspiration from the ...