The Ashoka pillars of Rampurva and Lauriya Nandangarh in Bihar are listed on India's Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage ...

India celebrates 17 national symbols representing its heritage, culture, and values. Key symbols include the Tiranga flag, the Ashoka Chakra emblem, the Jana Gana Mana anthem, and the Vande ...

But now India's national emblem seems to have undergone a bit of rebranding, complete with a new bronze sculpture of the lions. It's huge - about 21 feet tall and weighing almost 10 tons.

Row Over National Emblem ... “To completely change the character and nature of the lions on Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath is nothing but a brazen ... “The 6.5-meter state emblem of India, ...

The Ashokan Pillar in Kolhua, Bihar, is one of India's best maintained ... It is one of 19 pillars that still stand today. Ashoka, ... The National Emblem is taken from the four Lions on the ...

It was only in December 1947 that the capital of the Ashoka pillar at Sarnath, with the words “Satyameva Jayate” written below it in Devanagiri, got adopted as our National Emblem.

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. Chandragupta Maurya is considered to ...

That the Ashoka Chakra would be adopted as the national emblem was decided during the Const­ituent Assembly debate of 1949, he says. Nehru presided over the debate.

17 National Symbols of India: ... 2.National Emblem - The Lion Capital of Ashoka. It depicts four Asiatic lions standing back to back. The emblem is a symbol of power, courage, and pride.

India’s emblem, adopted in 1950, is modeled after a sculpture dating back more than 2,000 years to the reign of Emperor Ashoka, who famously renounced armed conquest to take up Buddhism and ...

India celebrates 17 national symbols representing its heritage, culture, and values. Key symbols include the Tiranga flag, the Ashoka Chakra emblem, the Jana Gana Mana anthem, and the Vande ...