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Left neglected for many years after it came to light through the ASI excavations in the 1990s, the ancient Buddhist site of Sannati on the bank of the Bhima River got a restoration project in 2022. One phase of work has concluded and the next phase is set to begin…

Devanampiye and Piyadasi (meaning ‘Devanampriya’ and ‘Priyadarshi’ in Sanskrit and ‘beloved of the gods’ and ‘one with a benevolent gaze’ in English) were the two names that were widely referred to, either separately or together, in the ancient inscriptions and Buddhist literature found across South Asia. Since nobody could authentically…

Author Patrick Olivelle’s new book talks of Ashoka, the great Mauryan emperor, who extended the empire across the Indian subcontinent. He was a trailblazer, a king, a moral philosopher, and an ecumenist. He developed the concept of dharma, which was influenced by Buddhism but went beyond it. He sought more…

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Hardly paid attention to for two decades, Archaeological Survey of India has now taken up conservation work at this important Buddhist site near Kalaburagi