( A sculpture portrait of Ashoka from the Buddhist site of Sannati in Karnataka) Ashoka for all reasons remains one of the most enigmatic rulers in Indian history. His story has been venerated and time and again we have been told about this pious , just and powerful ruler who repented for his sins , cared deeply for his citizens and ushered in a golden era of Indian polity and though. While there is a lot of facts regarding Ashoka's story ,there is unfortunately ,a good deal of propaganda surrounding his life A lot of these of course has been used for political purposes, and sadly not everyone is quite aware about it ,and have accepted the general narrative on Emperor thanks to our Marxist historians blissfully writing tales as the truth in our history book. Let's try to see first what part of Ashoka's Life the truth is. He was most certainly the most famous of the Mauryan Emperors and his patronage to Buddhism turned the religion from a minor sect to a world religi