24 min
Warfare In Kautilyan Arthasastra : A Discussion That Connects The Ancient With The Medieval Nawab !
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- History
The dominant theme of ancient Indian history is anything but non-violence. The myth of a perfectly peaceful and non-violent society in ancient India was deliberately created by men like Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru during the days of our freedom struggle against the Britsihers. Here, I have attempted to look back on ancient Indian warfare, and to that end, what better source could be than the work of our own Machiavelli, the legendary Kautilya's Arthasastra!
The dominant theme of ancient Indian history is anything but non-violence. The myth of a perfectly peaceful and non-violent society in ancient India was deliberately created by men like Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru during the days of our freedom struggle against the Britsihers. Here, I have attempted to look back on ancient Indian warfare, and to that end, what better source could be than the work of our own Machiavelli, the legendary Kautilya's Arthasastra!
24 min