Arthasastra, the famous treatise on Indian administration was written by Chanakya who is also known as Kautilya, 2000 years ago. Chanakya was the minister of King Chandragupta Maurya.
Chanakya, Kautilya
The text Arthasastra is often referred to as an Indian management text. But in reality, it is more an administration text on how to administer the land. A modern management student would see that the term management per se is slightly different from administration and economics.
Subjects of Arthasastra
Arthasastra consists of 15 chapters. The chapters are,
1. Discipline
2. The Duties of Government Superintendents
3. Law
4. The Removal of Thorns
5. The Conduct of Courtiers
6. The Source of Sovereign States
7. The End of the Six-Fold Policy. The policies are,
8. Vices and Calamities
9. The Work of an Invader
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Agreement with pledges is Peace
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Offensive operations is War
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Indifference is Neutrality
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Making preparations is Marching
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Seeking the protection of another is alliance
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Making peace with one and waging war with another, a double policy
please let me know whether chanakya was a bhrahmin or not
The caste system is alien to India. It was Varna and Jati. Anybody who dwells in knowledge and shares it with all is a Brahmana irrespective of which Jati they are born in.
Vyasa is compiler of knowledge. There have been 28 Vyasa.
Vyasa are different from minister or chroniclers.
why did chanakya demolish or overthrow the dynasty of NANDARAJA