The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...

Ashoka had pillars like this put up across ... by the side of the highways or in the city centres - much as public sculpture does in our city squares today. These pillars are different from ...

Ashoka symbolizes one of India's great ages. After years of brutal rule and the bloody Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka felt tremendous regret for the violence he wrought upon his enemies. He converted ...