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 to ...

The Kalinga War, Ashoka's military campaign against Kalinga, was one of the bloodiest wars in Mauryan history. Ashoka was compelled to issue two edicts for calling just and benign administration in ...

The third segment of the Edict Project ‘Ashoka and Ecology’ will be held on August 29 at the Ashoka University’s campus. Nayanjot Lahiri, professor of History at the University, has been deeply ...

In the third century BCE, Ashoka ruled an empire encompassing much of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. During his reign, Buddhism proliferated across the South Asian ...