The Maurya dynasty, one of the most illustrious empires in Indian history, has left an indelible mark on the subcontinent’s culture, politics, and religion. Yet, the origins of the Mauryas remain a ...

The writer is a biomedical systems engineer and author of ‘Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World’ Ancient India’s greatest engineering achievement wasn’t a monum ...

Through a series of edicts carved in stone and placed throughout the empire, Ashoka proclaimed to his people the importance of Buddhist values and his beliefs about how his people should act.

After Chandragupta's death, his son Bindasara and grandson Ashoka the Great increased the empire's power and consolidated its lands. Ashoka the Great (c. 269-233 BCE) is largely considered the ...

How does a ruler actually change the way the people think? Today's leader, Ashoka the Great, took on a vast empire and through the strength of his ideas began a tradition which leads directly to ...

The Delhi Sultanate by Peter Jackson The Delhi Sultanate explores the political, military and cultural history of the Delhi ...

It is another film made on Mughal emperor Akbar, but this time, it was inspired by his romance with his wife and Hindu princess, Jodhaa Bai. It is the love triangle between Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I, ...