Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

A journey through the sacred Buddhist pilgrimage destinations is an experience that goes beyond spirituality—it is a ...

Sarnath - At Sarnath, just outside Varanasi, travelers witness the history where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon - setting the Wheel of Dharma into motion. The Dhamek Stupa, Ashoka Pillar, and ...

Buddha, after reaching the state of what is called “enlightenment”, remained under the Bodhi tree, a sacred fig tree under which Buddha is said to have gained such awareness, for another seven weeks.

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

Among the great artistic objects found by chance, one must include the Ashokan Lion Capital at the Archaeological Museum of Sarnath in northern India. Several miles away, on the Ganges ...

Ashoka University on Friday (March 21, 2025) launched the Ashoka School of Advanced Computing (ASAC), which is aimed at redefining computer science education and research by integrating ...

Tree planting can be the most cost-effective way of removing carbon as long as careful choices are made about which type of trees to plant and where. Governments worldwide have committed to ...

Kapoor tree, and Ashoka tree. These trees are particularly favoured by birds, who are attracted to them to create their nests.” ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...