Sanchi, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, is on its way to becoming the country's first 'solar city'. It is home to the famous stupa built during emperor Ashoka's reign and is now equipped with a ...

As penance, he renounced everything, embraced Buddhism, and built what is today the centrepiece of Sanchi’s World Heritage Site – Great Stupa. It is a remarkably preserved domed edifice that ...