In the summer of 2003, I was reading Gail Omvedt’s Buddhism in India: Challenging Brahmanism and Caste, which had just been ...

A rare Buddhist relic from the 3rd century BC was displayed publicly at Lalitgiri in Jajpur district during the Guru ...

Referring to heritage preservation through technology, the Minister underscored the significance of Gyan Bharatam, describing it as one of the world’s largest initiatives for digitising ancient ...

Sotheby’s has cancelled a proposed sale of ancient gems linked to the Buddha and returned them to India following weeks of diplomatic and legal pressure. The set of 334 relics, collectively known as ...

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha were unveiled on Saturday in India for the first time since their colonial-era removal. The Piprahwa gems, a collection of more than ...

The set of 349 gems, returned to India after more than a century, connects the grandeur of ancient Buddhist heritage with the ...

A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire. A Polish-US mission discovered the statue ...