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Review: Aryans by Charles Allen

In this posthumously published book, Charles Allen, author of works on Ashoka and Rudyard Kipling, among others, investigates who the Aryans were by drawing on linguistic theories, archaeology, and studies of human migration and genetics

A performance of the Ramayana ballet at the Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 05:44 AM IST

Ashoka, a leopard at Lucknow zoo, dies at 14

A 14-year-old leopard named Ashoka passed away at Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden due to poor health conditions. Veterinarians tried to nurse him back to health for thirteen days, but he had not been consuming food. An autopsy has been completed, and the zoo currently has 11 leopards.

Ashoka, the leopard, that died at Lucknow zoo. (File photo)
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 11:39 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Get to know... Adinath Kothare

Actor-director-producer Adinath Kothare vlogs his journey on Nexa Presents Konkan Diaries. He also won the 66th National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Adinath says his next big splurge will be a trip to Europe. (PRATHAMESH Khedwan)
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 06:35 PM IST
ByUrvee Modwel

'Lion will of course show its teeth...': Anupam Kher on National Emblem row

Actor Anupam Kher said this is the lion of independent India which will also bite if need be. “If the lion has got teeth, it will, of course, show them,” the actor tweeted amid the row over the National Emblem atop the new Parliament building. 

Actor Anupam Kher supported the representation of the Ashoka Lion atop the new Parliament building. 
Published on Jul 13, 2022 10:35 AM IST
By | Written by Poulomi Ghosh

Modi govt blasts ‘experts' over Ashokan Lions criticism: ‘sense of proportion…’

The national emblem above the New Parliament Building is made of bronze with a total weight of 9500 kg and is 6.5 m in height.

Newly unveiled National Emblem cast made of bronze on the roof of new Parliament House building, in New Delhi.(PTI)
Published on Jul 13, 2022 06:27 AM IST
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