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...
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Suppose, my dear, that you were I
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