Chanakya: His Teachings and Advice

Specification:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By :  Ashwani Sharma (Author)
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 1998
• Pages : 100 pages
• Weight : 
• Size : 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
• ISBN-10  8172246021
  
• ISBN-13  978-8172246020

Description

Chanakya was a political strategist, statesman, teacher, and philosopher. He was responsible for the founding of the Mauryan Empire, one of the largest empires of ancient India.

Chanakya is renowned as the author of Arthashastra, a treatise on governance and economics. He has also written the Needhi Shastra, which lays down moral code for an effective functioning of society. His views on many aspects of governance and politics have proved relevant even to this day. Chanakya: His Teachings And Advice contains a selection of Chanakya’s pithy observations on various subjects. It contains his opinion of women, and it also presents very pragmatic advice on topics like friendship and spirituality.

Chanakya possessed a keen and penetrating intellect, and his wisdom and foresight set him apart as a statesman and kingmaker. He was also a keen observer of life and he offers many useful aphorisms and and observations on Everyday Life.

This enlarged edition of Chanakya: His Teachings And Advice, in paperback, was published in 1998 by Jaico Publishing House.

Key Features:

The book is filled with short and pithy quotes from Chanakya, on many topics concerning life
These views and rules have been neatly organised into relevant chapters.