The original Ashoka Pillar of Allahabad is a single shaft of polished sandstone standing 35 feet (10.7 m) high. It has a lower diameter of 35 inches (0.9 m) and an upper diameter of 26 inches (0.7 m).

Pillar of Ashoka (238 BC) erected in Uttar Pradesh, India. In 1947 on her 21st birthday, the future Queen Elizabeth II made a heartfelt speech dedicating her adult life to the service of her people.

Visitors from across the globe will be introduced to the iconic Ashoka Pillar, inscribed with the Prayag Prashasti of Emperor Samudragupta, showcasing the rich heritage and enduring legacy of ...

Pillar of Ashoka. A History of the World in 100 Objects Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10) Episode 2 of 5 A global history of the world told through objects at the British Museum. This week Neil ...

This fragment comes from one of the pillars erected throughout India by the Emperor Ashoka around 240 BC. The type of writing used for the inscription is known as 'Brahmi' and forms the basis for ...

MP: Kin Of Artist Who Painted Ashoka Pillar For Constitution Document Ask Govt To Make Efforts To Keep His Memory Alive Kin has asked the government for some train, national highway, art centre ...

Uttar Pradesh’s Buddhist sites include Sarnath’s Dhamek Stupa, Kushinagar’s Mahaparinirvana Temple, Sravasti’s Jetavana Monastery, Kapilvastu’s Stupa, Kaushambi’s Ashoka Pillar, and ...

It is important to see Ashoka’s pillar in this light: indicative of a lost “good” India. Buddhism was glamorous in the mid-20th century. Nehru and Gandhi admired the Buddha.

Gone are the days when the erstwhile Karimnagar district, once a bastion of Naxals, was dotted with martyrs’ memorials. Villagers are now installing Ashoka Pillars all across the district and ...

BHUBANESWAR: The National Monument Authority (NMA) under the Culture Ministry has come out with draft heritage bylaws for the Dhauli rock inscription of the edicts of Ashoka together with the ...