And on top of the most famous of all Ashoka's pillars are the four lions facing outward - the lions that are still one of the emblems of India today ... the phrase 'gross national happiness ...

The adoption of the Capital of the Ashokan pillar edict at Sarnath ... the Lion Capital of Ashoka, as the national emblem," it adds. With the adoption of India's Constitution in 1950, the emblem ...

The passport defines the relationship between citizens and their government but it is also a chronicler of how far we have travelled and the evolution of our identities ...