Ashoka’s Edicts, Teesta Setalvad and a message from a friend
Channel: Teesta Setalvad
Date: 2022-09-05

The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the pillars, boulders and cavewalls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka, who converted to Buddhism after the Kalinga War. 

These inscriptions were dispersed throughout the areas of modern-day Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and provide the first tangible evidence of Buddhism.

Some of these inscriptions have a found their ways into the Indian Constitution. 

Teesta Setalvad's longtime friend shares this heartfelt message for her, from the site of these cavewalls and boulders. 



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