BHOPAL: It looks like a mound or a small hill, overgrown with grass that cattle roam around munching. Children run up and down the knoll, and one would walk past it without realising that what lies ...

It looks like a mound or a small hill, overgrown with grass that cattle roam around munching. Children run up and down the knoll, and one would walk past it without realising that what lies beneath is ...

Discover India's oldest monument. Commissioned by Emperor Ashoka, it is a key site for early Buddhist stone architecture and ...

PATNA: Archaeologists have expressed grave concern over the plight of an 80-pillar assembly hall, where emperor Ashoka is believed to have held meetings more than 2,000 years ago, calling for its ...

From the Mauryan period, we get monumental stone art and stunning sculpture, such as of Sanchi and Bharhut stupas, some with clear continuities with pre-Aryan forms and aesthetics.

Mumbai's Mahakali or Kondivite Caves have been in existence since the times of the Mauryan empire. They served as residences and meditation chambers for Buddhist monks. There are 19 caves in total -- ...

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday took an initiative to put the Kesariya Stupa — the tallest excavated stupa in the world — prominently in the global tourism circuit. He inaugurated various ...

Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh): An Indian educator, author and philanthropist, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, Sudha Murthy visited the historic Sanchi Stupa on Tuesday. She was amazed to see the ...

Recent explorations in a village in Haryana's Yamunanagar district have uncovered ancient remains and cultural artefacts, indicating the presence of human habitation dating back approximately 3,500 ...

The National Monuments Authority (NMA) has released draft heritage bye-laws for three more Centrally protected monuments and sites in Bihar for their conservation and periphery development, an ...