While the government said it is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, the BJP has claimed that there is no change. Sharing two pictures of the National Emblem, ...

The Sarnath tour is best started from the archaeological site museum. The museum has a sandstone façade which blends with the nearby excavated ruins and gives it an antique look. The 1910-built museum ...

A statue of India's national emblem on top of the new parliament building has raised eyebrows.

The Chakra or Dharma Chakra depicted the "wheel of the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement ...

The idea of including the charkha, the spinning wheel, was proposed by Lala Hansraj Sodhi to represent Gandhi’s ideal of making Indians self-reliant.Since the charkha did not appear symmetrical ...

The Chakra is modeled after the wheel seen on the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, with 24 spokes and a diameter that matches the width of the white band.President Boric’s visit, from April 1-5 ...