Chanakya: The Kingmaker and the Philosopher

“A learned man and a king are not equal, as the former is respected everywhere, but the latter only in his own dominions.”

Canny, contemplative and courageous, Chanakya is known as one of India’s most multifaceted and enduring gurus. His smart, sage advice, captured forever in the twin classic treatises – the Arthashastra and the Nitishastra – has both the detailing of a draughtsman and the wide-ranging wisdom of a genius. Scholar, teacher, visionary, political strategist, economic philosoph...