Who is Chanakya

Chanakya (Sanskrit: चाणक्य; IAST: Cāṇakya, pronunciation ; 375–283 BCE) was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra, a text dated to roughly between the fourth century BCE and the third century CE. As such, he is considered the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire in the sixth century CE and not rediscovered until the early 20th century.

Around 321 BCE, Chanakya assisted the first Mauryan empero...
Read Full Biography of Chanakya


Chanakya Poems

Read All Poems


Top 10 most used topics by Chanakya




Chanakya Quotes

Read All Quotes


Comments about Chanakya

Rishibagree: meet tahir hussein’s cheerleaders. court frames charge against aap councilor tahir hussein and others in the murder of ib staffer ankit sharma. cheerleaders of hussein are also silent…
Gvharshakumar: congratulations srimati panchumarti anuradha.this is the victory of chandrababu gari chanakya neethi.second upset of ysrcp and jagan. pity is his mla 's cheated him without any hesitation.
Master_ojas: the fool who fancies that a charming young lady loves him, becomes her slave and dances like a fool tied to a string. -chanakya drishti
Nikhil81861142: “there are three gems upon this earth, food, water, and pleasing words — fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.” ~ chanakya
Mumbaichadon: imf bailout package to: bangladesh: $4.7 billion sri lanka: $3 billion china & bharat...both lobbied for them. imf bailout package to pakistan still on hold! only china lobbied for it. spot the difference! and yes..modi is a chaiwala as per liberals & jaishankar dresses…
Read All Comments


Write your comment about Chanakya


Poem of the day

Emily Dickinson Poem
How happy I was if I could forget
 by Emily Dickinson

898

How happy I was if I could forget
To remember how sad I am
Would be an easy adversity
But the recollecting of Bloom

Keeps making November difficult
...

Read complete poem

Popular Poets