Imagine that you met a person, whose family suffered the consequences of the Kalinga War waged by Ashoka. Describe the horrors of the war as told by him. State the differences which you find between the Kalinga War and the modern warfare.

I met a person, who fought in the Kalinga war along with his two brothers. He told me that he lost both his brothers in the war. The war left him handicapped. There was no one to earn and feed the family. Many others lost their lives, many wounded. The loss was unprecedented.

The description about Kalinga war has been mentioned in Rock Edict XIII. The Kalinga war involved the use of infantry, cavalary and elephants. On the contrary mordern warfare include use of guns, tanks, missiles, fighter aircrafts, etc. Modern warfare has the potential for even greater destruction and loss of life.