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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Kautilya's Arthashastra / Niti Shastra Books

Books attributed to Chanakya are Arthashastra and Nitishastra

Arthashastra
It discusses monetary and fiscal policies, welfare, international relations, and war strategies in detail.
http://projectsouthasia.sdstate.edu/docs/history/primarydocs/Arthashastra/index.htm
http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/kautilya_arthashastra/arthashastra.php

Nitishastra
It is a treatise on the ideal way of life, and shows Chanakya's in depth study of the way of life.
http://kvblalibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/chanakya-niti.pdf
http://www.chanakya.com/niti_chanakya.htm

Arthashastra, the oldest Book on Total Management & War Strategies

http://www.sankalpindia.net/drupal/arthashastra-oldest-book-total-management-war-strategies

One of the oldest management books available to the world and
covers a wide range of topics, including statecraft, politics,
military warfare,strategy, selection and training of employees,
leadership skills, legal systems, accounting systems,taxation,
fiscal policies, civil rules, domestic and foreign trade,and more.
Through the centuries, scholars have repeatedly described
Chanakya as a rare mastermind who was an expert in so many
varied and specialized fields. Chanakya applied the principles
and techniques of Arthashastra to help create India’s Mauryan
Empire, which spanned over one hundred years and is considered
to be one of the brightest periods of Indian history.

Discussion
http://www.managementparadise.com/forums/articles/5985-kautilya-s-arthashastra.html

Kautilya On The Scope And Methodology Of Accounting, Organizational Design And The Role Of Ethics In Ancient India

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3657/is_200412/ai_n9466070/

In this world nothing lasts forever / excerpt from Reading About the World

Money, life, soul, youth; all leave one day. The only thing that stays firm is true faith.
http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/arthashastra.html

If you were to choose between an evil person and a snake

to keep company with, opt for the snake because a snake will bite only in self-defense but an evil person can put a bite for any reason and any time or always.

Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Its Contemporary Relevance

http://www.esamskriti.com/essays/docfile/11_359.pdf

Kautilya’s Arthashastra in the Context of Management: An Exercise in Hermeneutics

http://www.freewebs.com/balakrishnanmuniapan/Microsoft%20PowerPoint%20-%20Kautilya%20&%20Hermeuni.pdf

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