By Omkara On Monday, October 10th, 2016
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Revisiting Asoka- III: Ashoka The Terrible

[contextly_sidebar id=”9fNbdtifJBTRSuJJyFO8QXdx2e2Cla2v”] Though Bindusara’s ministers had preferred Ashoka to Sushima and helped him to come to power, they did not  hold him in high regard and were More...

By Omkara On Monday, October 3rd, 2016
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Revisiting Ashoka-II: Ashoka’s Rise To Power

[contextly_sidebar id=”698SYlgAUt1bn3LtrT7kEfu53XbGK1z7″] Our story begins in the city of Champa (Champaran), where a Brahmin named Pilindavatsa (also called Janasana) had a very beautiful daughter, More...

By Omkara On Monday, September 5th, 2016
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Revisiting Ashoka-I

Recently, an RSS-backed magazine attacked the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, leading to angry reactions from many quarters. This viewpoint has had support among a section of the Hindu Right for a while now. The first More...