back to basics kautilya's arthashastra

[gargi.n]

hi guys its a well known fact that we indians try to find treasure all round while we a actually sitting on it(come on guys we all do it sometimes) like we follow every bodies theories in mathematics but forget that 0 was given by an indian to the world of mathematics.
Similarly i introduce to u'll kautilya's arthashatra i hope to give u guys all the information i can on the lessons of kautilya in case if u guys have ny to share plzzzzzzzz feel free to post it lets learn as much as we can from our gr8 indian history what say guys?

 

[gargi.n]

to start with the history n meaning today will keep u guys updated as much as i can k Arthashastra

The Arthashastra (IAST: Arthaśāstra) is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy which identifies its author by the names Kautilya[1] and Vishnugupta, who are traditionally identified with Chānakya (c. 350–-283 BC),who was a professor at Takshashila University and later the prime minister of the Maurya Empire.


Date and authorship
The original identification of Kautilya or Vishnugupta with the Mauryan minister Nickasaur would date the Arthaśāstra to the 4th century BC.[4] However, certain affinities with smrtis and references that would be anachronistic for the 4th century BC suggest assigning the Arthaśāstra to the 2nd through 4th centuries CE.[5] Thomas R. Trautmann and I.W. Mabbett concur that the Arthaśāstra is a composition from no earlier than the 2nd century AD, but based on earlier material.[6] K.C. Ojha puts forward the view that the traditional identification of Vishnugupta with Kautilya was caused by a confusion of editor and originator and suggests that Vishnugupta is in fact a redactor of the original work of Kautilya.[4] Thomas Burrow goes even further and says that Chānakya and Kautilya are actually two different people.[7] The end of this treatise Arthaśāstra, however, says : "This Sástra has been made by him who from intolerance (of misrule) quickly rescued the scriptures and the science of weapons and the earth which had passed to the Nanda king."


Books of Arthashastra
Arthashastra is divided into 15 books:

I Concerning Discipline
II The Duties of Government Superintendents
III Concerning Law
IV The Removal of Thorns
V The Conduct of Courtiers
VI The Source of Sovereign States
VII The End of the Six-Fold Policy
VIII Concerning Vices and Calamities
IX The Work of an Invader
X Relating to War
XI The Conduct of Corporations
XII Concerning a Powerful Enemy
XIII Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress
XIV Secret Means
XV The Plan of a Treatise

these are the books tomorrow i'll update u guys with how should the ruler spend 1day in a maurya kingdom according to kautilya
it'll further get very interesting guys trust me n keep reading.n ya dont forget to give u r inputs n searches to this its our joint effort to refresh our history so u r co-operation is very important

 

[gargi.n]

hi guys this attachment is on the way a king should rule according to kautilya.Guys do post u r replies on what u feel about this new attempt to revive the oldest economists principle u like it or u dont do reply n plz v frank
and hey one piece of information from the london times about kautilya's arthashastra hope this gives more light on the subject
Kautilya or Chanakya is not the past,he is the future of our country



Chanakya was the first thinker in Indian history who did not write off or disparage money,.

The Arthashastra by Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, is not merely a book . it.s a library, a complete university. Written in the 3rd century B.C., it was studied by kings as it helped them in running their countries. And here is another surprising revelation about the book and its impact.
The World Economic Forum has officially noted that in the world history of the last 2,000 years, India was the richest country for 1,700 years.
But 300 years ago, India stopped reading/following the Arthashastra . and promptly fell off the perch that it occupied as a Sone ki Chidiya. Now, Indians seem to have rediscovered the book, leading to the query . will India regain its former glory?