Review of the Arthashastra

National security advisor, Shri Shiv Shankar Men on noted that " study of Kautilya is one of the significant ways in which we can become more self-conscious about the strategic culture in which we can contribute its evolution" The Arthashatra is rich in concepts like, vidsysammudesha; the Mandala theory, Saptanga, Shadgunya, Anvikshiki, which are relevant even today. The Arthashastra needs through investigation and research have application in contemporary situation. There now scholars and experts discussed the relevance of the Arthashastra to contemporary issue of good governance strategy, war and peace, Foreign policy and national security. The Arthashastra is the title of a hand book for running an empire, written by Kautilya (also known as Chanakya, c.350-275BCE) an Indian states man and philosopher, chief advisor and Prime Minister of the Indian Emperor Chandragupta, the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire. The title Arthashastra is a Sanskrit word which is normally translated as The Science of Material Gain, although Science of Politics or Science of Political Economy are other accepted translations for Kautilya's work. The Arthashastra is indeed a master piece of state craft, diplomacy, and strategy and is an example of non-We stern literature that should be read as part of the "realist" canon. Its prescriptions are especially relevant for foreign policy today.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2023

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2018

varied country. ‘Athashastra’ is the ancient book by ‘Chanakya’ presented a balanced socio-economic and political structure of ancient India. Revelation of the texts in the ‘Arthashastra’ informs a range of concepts of administration, economic development, management principles and practices, and society. This study presents the management practices propounded in this ancient scripts of ‘Arthashastra’ and has compared with the modern practices of management.

Strategic Studies, 2008

The presented article has two main objectives first one is to summarise the recommendations given in the Arthshastra on effective governance and secondly to discuss the Kautilian view on the theory and practice of corruption. The concept of governance cannot be completed without acknowledging the contribution of the most celebrated scholar of ancient India, Kautilya. The Kautilya's Arthshastra is the oldest and the most exhaustive treatise on the governance and administration of a state. The traditional view is that the Arthshastra was authored by Kautilya, also known as Chanakya or Vishnugupta. He destroyed the power of Nanda dynasty and place Chandargupta Mourya on the throne of Maghda. Chandragupta is known to have come to the throne 321 BC. This treatise was written I the 4 th century BC. The Arthshastra was first published in 1909 by R. Sharma Shastri. Earlier it was only in extract form in the Puranas and in the works on Dharamshastra, Nitishastra and Dandaniti. Ever since its publication in 1909, the Arthshaatra has been the object of critical study by many distinguished scholar both Indians and foreigners. At present exhaustive literature is available on Kautilya's Arthshastra. Economist, political scientists, sociologists, writers on jurisprudence and ethics, psychologists and historians have given their commentaries on arts and science propounded by Kautilya in Arthshastra .

Asian Social Science, 2007