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| kautilya: The First Great Political Realist Roger Boesche, 2003-01-01 The First Great Political Realist is a succinct and penetrating analysis of one of the ancient world's foremost political realists, Kautilya. Kautilya's treatise Arthashastra stands as one of the great political books of the ancient world, its ideas on the science of politics strikingly similar to those of Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Clausewitz, and even Sun Tsu. Roger Boesche's excellent commentary on Kautilya's voluminous text draws out the essential realist arguments for modern political analysis and demonstrates the continued relevance of Kautilya's work to modern Indian strategic thinking and our understanding of the relationship between politics and economics. Striking a balance between textual analysis and secondary scholarship, Boesche's work will be an enduring contribution to the study of ancient Indian history, Eastern political thought, and international relations. |
| kautilya: The ARTHASHASTRA Kautilya, 2000-10-14 An extraordinary detailed manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical India's greatest minds; Kautilya; also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta; wrote the Arthashastra not later than 150 AD though the date has not been conclusively established. Legend has it that he was either a Brahmin from Kerala or from north India; however; it is certain that Kautilya was the man who destroyed the Nanda dynasty and installed Chandragupta Maurya as the King of Magadha. A master strategist who was well-versed in the Vedas and adept at creating intrigues and devising political stratagems; Kautilya's genius is reflected in his Arthashastra which is the most comprehensive treatise of statecraft of classical times. The text contains fifteen books which cover numerous topics viz.; the King; a complete code of law; foreign policy; secret and occult practices and so on. The Arthashastra is written mainly in prose but also incorporates 380 shlokas. Artha; literally wealth; is one of four supreme aims prescribed by Hindu tradition. However; it has a much wider significance and the material well-being of individuals is just a part of it. In accordance with this; Kautilya's Arthashastra maintains that the state or government of a country has a vital role to play in maintaining the material status of both the nation and its people. Therefore; a significant part of the Arthashastra has to do with the science of economics. When it deals with the science of politics; the Arthashastra describes in detail the art of government in its widest sense—the maintenance of law and order as also of an efficient administrative machinery. |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Arthashastra Kau?alya, Priyadarshni Academy (Bombay, India), 2009-01-01 Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, is India s most illustrious political economist of all time. He regarded economic activity as the driving force behind the functioning of any political dispensation. In fact, he went to the extent of saying that revenue should take priority over the army because sustaining the army was possible out of a well-managed revenue system.Kautilya advocated limiting the taxation power of the State, having low rates of taxation, maintaining a gradual increase in taxation and most importantly devising a tax structure that ensured compliance. He strongly encouraged foreign trade, basing it on the premise that for a successful trade contract to be established, it had to be beneficial to all. He emphasised State control and investment in land, water and mining. Kautilya was a true statesman who bridged the gap between experience and vision. For Kautilya, good governance was paramount. He suggested built-in checks and balances in systems and procedures for the containment of malpractices. Many postulates of Kautilya s philosophy of political economy are applicable to contemporary times. |
| kautilya: Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra Narasingha Prosad Sil, 1985 |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Arthshastra B. K. Chaturvedi, 2001 Abridged translation of Kauṭalya's Arthaśāstra. |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Arthashastra Medha Bisht, 2019-08-16 This book examines in detail the strategic relevance of the Arthashastra. Attributed to the fourth century B.C., this classical treatise on state and statecraft rests at the intersection of political theory and international relations. Adopting a hermeneutic approach, the book discusses certain homologies related to concepts such as power, order, and morality. Underlining the conceptual value of the Arthashastra and classical texts such as Hitopdesha and Pancatantra, this volume highlights the non-western perspectives related to diplomacy and statecraft. It shows how a comparative analysis of these texts reveals a continuity rather than a change in the styles, tactics, and political strategies. The book also showcases the value these ancient texts can bring to the study of contemporary international relations and political theory. This volume will be of interest to students, scholars and teachers of political studies, Indian political thought, and philosophy, South Asian studies, political theory and international relations. |
| kautilya: Kautilya’s Arthashastra Kajari Kamal, 2022-08-31 This book studies India’s foreign policy through the lens of Kautilya’s Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on state and statecraft. It assesses the extent of influence of the foundational elements/core beliefs extrapolated from the Arthashastra on the nation’s international behaviour to understand the grand strategic preferences of independent India. The volume examines the basic realist and cultural underpinnings of statecraft such as Yogakshema (Political End Goal), Saptanga (Seven Elements of State), Sadgunyas (Six Measures of Foreign Policy), Rajdharma (Duty of a King), Rajamandala (Circle of kings), and Dharma (Order), mooted in the Arthashastra which have withstood the test of time and space. It evaluates the continuity of strategic cultural traits under the themes of nonalignment, bilateral relations with China and Pakistan, and nuclear policy. An important intervention in the study of India’s foreign policy, the book will be useful for scholars and researchers of foreign policy, defence policy, international relations, defence and strategic studies, political science, Indian political thought, political philosophy, classical literature, and South Asian studies. |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Arthashastra Kautilya, 2016-07-21 The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit. Likely to be the work of several authors over centuries, Kautilya, also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text. The latter was a scholar at Takshashila, the teacher and guardian of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. However, scholars have questioned this identification. Composed, expanded and redacted between 2nd century BCE and 3rd century CE, the Arthashastra was influential until the 12th century, when it disappeared. It was rediscovered in 1904 by R. Shamasastry, who published it in 1909. The first English translation was published in 1915. |
| kautilya: CHANAKYA NITI EVAM KAUTILYA ARTHSHASTRA PROF. SHRIKANT PRASOON, 2015-01-06 Mahapandit Chanakya ek rachnatmak vicharak the. Veh sarvshreshth arthshastri ke saath-saath mahaan raajneetigya evam katuneetigya the. Veh samraajya vinaashak bhi the tatha samrajya nirmaata bhi the. Unki 3 anupam kritiyan - chanakya neeti, chanakya sutra tatha kautilya arthashastra hain. iss pustak mein inn teeno ki vistrit vyakhya lekhak dwara prastut ki gayi hai. yeh pustak chintak, lekhak, prabandhak, sevak, shasak, prashasak, raajneetigya se lekar samaanya jan sab hi ke liye laabhdaayi tatha upyukt hai. |
| kautilya: The Arthashastra by Chanakya (Kautilya) Chanakya, Kautilya, 2019-01-01 Max Weber declared that compared to the Arthashastra, Machiavelli's The Prince is harmless. The Arthashastra -- The science of politics and political economy -- is an extended treatise on how to found and rule an empire. The author Chanyaka (also known as Kautilya) was the masterful advisor to ruler Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan empire, one of the greatest our world has ever seen. |
| kautilya: King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India Kauṭalya, 2013-01-31 King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India presents an English translation of Kautilya's Arthashastra (AS.) along with detailed endnotes. When it was discovered in 1923, the Arthashastra was described as perhaps the most precious work in the whole range of Sanskrit literature, an assessment that still rings true. This new translation of this significant text, the first in close to half a century takes into account a number of important advances in our knowledge of the texts, inscriptions, and archeological and art historical remains from the period in Indian history to which the AS. belongs (2nd-3rd century CE, although parts of it may be much older). The text is what we would today call a scientific treatise. It codifies a body of knowledge handed down in expert traditions. It is specifically interested in two things: first, how a king can expand his territory, keep enemies at bay, enhance his external power, and amass riches; second, how a king can best organize his state bureaucracy to consolidate his internal power, to suppress internal enemies, to expand the economy, to enhance his treasury through taxes, duties, and entrepreneurial activities, to keep law and order, and to settle disputes among his subjects. The book is accordingly divided into two sections: the first encompassing Books 1-5 deals with internal matters, and the second spanning Books 6-14 deals with external relations and warfare. The AS. stands alone: there is nothing like it before it and there is nothing after it-if there were other textual productions within that genre they are now irretrievably lost. Even though we know of many authors who preceded Kautilya, none of their works have survived the success of the AS. Being textually unique makes it difficult to understand and interpret difficult passages and terms; we cannot look to parallels for help. The AS. is also unique in that, first, it covers such a vast variety of topics and, second, it presents in textual form expert traditions in numerous areas of human and social endeavors that were handed down orally. Expert knowledge in diverse fields communicated orally from teacher to pupil, from father to son, is here for the first time codified in text. These fields include: building practices of houses, forts, and cities; gems and gemology; metals and metallurgy; mining, forestry and forest management; agriculture; manufacture of liquor; animal husbandry, shipping, and the management of horses and elephants- and so on. Finally, it is also unique in presenting a viewpoint distinctly different from the Brahmanical party line we see in most ancient Indian documents. |
| kautilya: Chanakya Neeti Chanakya, 2020-09 Chanakya Neeti' is a treatise on the ideal way of life and shows Chanakya's deep study of the Indian way of life. Chanakya is regarded as a great thinker and diplomat in India. The book portrays about his ideologies and ideas in diverse situations, which are pertinent even to today's times. The topics discussed in this book are morality, ethics, governance and several others. Chanakya, traditionally known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He wrote the 'Arthashastra', an ancient Indian political treatise. Considered a pioneer in the field of Political Science and Economics in India, his works, lost towards the end of the Gupta Empire, were fortunately rediscovered in 1915. He played a crucial role in the establishment and expansion of the Mauryan Empire. |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Political Theory Ritu Kohli, 1995 Presentation of the thesis that the concept of welfare state originated in India; study with special reference to Arthaśāstra, treatise on state and society, by Kautạlya. |
| kautilya: Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory Deepshikha Shahi, 2018-09-29 The ancient Indian text of Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra comes forth as a valuable non-Western resource for understanding contemporary International Relations (IR). However, Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra largely suffers from the problem of ‘presentism’, whereby present-day assumptions of the dominant theoretical models of Classical Realism and Neorealism are read back into it, thereby disrupting open reflections on Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra which could retrieve its ‘alternative assumptions’ and ‘unconventional traits’. This book attempts to enable Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra to break free from the problem of presentism – it does so by juxtaposing the elements of continuity and change that showed up at different junctures of the life-history of both ‘Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra’ and ‘Eurocentric IR’. The overall exploratory venture leads to a Kautilyan non-Western eclectic theory of IR – a theory which moderately assimilates miscellaneous research traditions of Eurocentric IR, and, in addition, delivers a few innovative features that could potentially uplift not only Indian IR, but also Global IR. |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Political Ideas and Institutions Radhakrishna Choudhary, 1971 |
| kautilya: The Indian Review G.A. Natesan, 1925 |
| kautilya: Indian Antiquary , 1924 |
| kautilya: Kautilya's Concept of Diplomacy Bharati Mukherjee, 1976 Study of the concept as expounded in Arthaśāstra, ancient work on Indian polity, by Cāṇakya, also known as Kauṭalya. |
| kautilya: One Hundred Years of Kautilya's Arthasastra Pradeep Kumar Gautam, 2013 |
| kautilya: An Introductory Study of Kautilya's Arthashastra Kauṭalya, 1966 |
| kautilya: Concept of Good Governance & Kautilya's Arthashastra Subhash C. Kashyap, 2003 |
| kautilya: Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra Kauṭalya, 1929 |
| kautilya: Some Aspects of Kautilya's Political Thinking Radhagovinda Basak, 1967 |
| kautilya: Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay , 1925 |
| kautilya: The Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society , 1925 |
| kautilya: A History of Hindu Political Theories Upendra Nath Ghoshal, 1927 |
| kautilya: Arthashastra Kautilya, 2021-11-26 Arthashastra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit book on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy. Since the book relates to a broad scope of topics, it can be viewed as a complete manual on building a state based on Hindu philosophy. The name of the book is translated as the science of wealth. The book includes chapters on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets, and trade, the methods for screening ministers, diplomacy, theories on war, nature of peace, and the duties and obligations of a king.The book possesses giant educational value and remainsever topical. Although it was created more than two millennia ago, it gives instructions that can be helpful today. For example, the author recommends lifting taxes on the areas devastated by natural phenomena or epidemics, helping to rebuild the areas which suffered and fortify major strategic towns. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ |
| kautilya: The Hindustan Review , 1927 |
| kautilya: ESSENTIALS OF INDIAN STATECRAFT T.N........, 1962 |
| kautilya: Considerations on Some Aspects of Ancient Indian Polity Kumbakonam Viraraghava Rangaswami Aiyangar, 1916 |
| kautilya: The Visva-Bharati Quarterly , 1923 |
| kautilya: Sir Asutosh Memorial Volume Jogindra Nath Samaddar, Yogīndra-Nātha Samāddār, 1928 |
| kautilya: Journal of the Department of Letters University of Calcutta. Department of Letters, 1927 Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc. |
| kautilya: Seven Classics on War and Politics Sun Tzu, Confucius, Chanakya, Kautilya, Marcus Aurelius, Niccolo Machiavelli, Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, 2019-10-25 This is an international collection spanning over 2,000 years of history. Two books are from China, one from India, two from Italy, and two from Japan. These works provide insight into the thinking of warlords and kings who ruled across Asia and Europe in ancient times. Some of these books are focused more on war and military science (Art of War, Book of Five Rings, Hagakure), others are more self-reflective and develop an ethical philosophy (Analects, Meditations), and others still are focused more on politics and ruling (Arthashastra, The Prince). Each of these books provides a unique and historical perspective regarding these topics, and they complement each other in tracing deep insight into the nature of leadership, war, politics, and statecraft. |
| kautilya: Defence Journal , 2003 |
| kautilya: Chanakya Neeti B. K. Chaturvedi, 2017-08-30 One of the greatest figures of wisdom and knowledge in the Indian history is Chanakya. Chanakya is regarded as a great thinker and diplomat in India who is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta. Originally a professor of economics and political science at the ancient Takshashila University, Chanakya managed the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta's rise to power at a young age. Instead of acquiring the seat of kingdom for himself, he crowned Chandragupta Maurya as the emperor and served as his chief advisor. Chanakya Neeti is a treatise on the ideal way of life, and shows Chanakya's deep study of the Indian way of life. These practical and powerful strategies provide a path to live an orderly and planned life. If these strategies are followed in any sphere of life, victory is certain. Chanakya also developed Neeti-Sutras (aphorisms ? pithy sentences) that tell people how they should behave. Chanakya used these sutras to groom Chandragupta and other selected disciples in the art of ruling a kingdom. But these sutras are also relevant in this modern age and are very useful for us. For the first time, Chanakya Neeti and Chanakya Sutras are compiled in this book to make Chanakya's invaluable wisdom easily available to the common readers. This book presents Chanakya's powerful strategies and principles in a very lucid manner for the benefit of our valuable readers. |
| kautilya: The Indian Historical Quarterly , 1925 |
| kautilya: Calcutta Review , 1921 |
| kautilya: Journal of Indian History , 1924 |
| kautilya: Kauṭilya's Arthaśástra Kauṭalya, 1915 Primera traducción al inglés del libro Arthashastra, antiguo tratado indio sobre arte de gobernar, política económica y estrategia militar, escrito en sánscrito. Probablemente sea el trabajo de varios autores a lo largo de los siglos, Kautilya, también identificado como Vishnugupta y Chanakya, se acredita tradicionalmente como el autor del texto. Este último era un erudito en Takshashila, el maestro y guardián del emperador Chandragupta Maurya. Sin embargo, los estudiosos han cuestionado esta identificación. Compuesto, ampliado y redactado entre el siglo II a. C. y el siglo III d. C., el Arthashastra fue influyente hasta el siglo XII, cuando desapareció. Fue redescubierto en 1904 por R. Shamasastry, quien lo publicó en 1909. |
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Chanakya (ISO: Cāṇakya, चाणक्य, pronunciation ⓘ), according to legendary narratives [a] preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who …
Arthashastra - Wikipedia
Kautilya's Arthashastra (Sanskrit: अर्थशास्त्रम्, IAST: Kautiliyam Arthaśāstram; transl. Kautilya's compendium on worldly affairs) is an Ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, …
Chanakya | Biography, Ethics, & Facts | Britannica
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Chanakya - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 22, 2020 · Chanakya (l. c. 350-275 BCE, also known as Kautilya and Vishnugupta) was prime minister under the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (r. c. 321-c.297 BCE), founder of the …
Kautilya - New World Encyclopedia
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The Arthashastra of Kautilya or Chanakya - Hindu Website
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Kautilya: Architect of Ancient Indian Politics - OBJECTIVE IAS
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