The Manu Smriti ( 10. 63 ), Chanakya ’ s Arthashastra ( 1. 3. 13 ) and the Vasishtha Dharmasutra ( 4. 4 ) point out that ahimsa is a duty for all the four classes ( Varnas ) of society.

The oldest recorded census in India is thought to have occurred around 300 BCE during the reign of the Emperor Chandragupta Maurya under the leadership of Kautilya or Chanakya.

The Manusmriti, dated to about two centuries after the time of Chanakya is another important Indian political treatise.

* Chandragupta Maurya captures Magadha: Chandragupta, with the help Chanakya ( Kautilya ), who is also known as the Indian Machiavelli, destroyed the Nanda rulers of Magadha and established the Mauryan empire.

It is said that Chanakya met Chandragupta in the Vindhya forest, after being insulted by the Nanda king.

Logic is described by Chanakya ( c. 350-283 BCE ) in his Arthashastra as an independent field of inquiry anviksiki.

It is also said that Chandragupta was sent to Greece in Europe by Chanakya to receive military and war training.

It is noted in the Chandraguptakatha that Chandragupta and Chanakya were initially rebuffed by the Nanda forces.

The television series Chanakya is archetypal account of the life and times of Chanakya, based on the play " Mudra Rakshasa " ( The Signet Ring of " Rakshasa ").

* Chanakya ( c. 370 – 283 BCE ), the contemporary Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor, who managed the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta rise to power, act as a similar reformer in ancient India and he is widely credited for having played an important role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire.

Chanakya was authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra, contemporary with the Book of Lord Shang of Shang Yang, due to which he is considered as the pioneer of the field of economics and political science.

This is the place of Aryabhata, Great Ashoka, Chanakya and many other great historical figures.

The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya, is one of the early Indian texts devoted to political philosophy.

Takshashila is perhaps best known because of its association with Chanakya.

The famous treatise Arthashastra ( Sanskrit for The knowledge of Economics ) by Chanakya, is said to have been composed in Takshashila itself.

Chanakya is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra.

There is little purely historical information about Chanakya: most of it comes from semi-legendary accounts.

Chanakyapuri, literally meaning " City of Chanakya ", is named for Chanakya, a third century BC Maurya advisor and prime minister.

Logic is described by Chanakya ( c. 350-283 BCE ) in his Arthashastra as an independent field of inquiry anviksiki.

It is located at Tihar village, approximately 7 km from Chanakya Puri, to the west of New Delhi, India.

The West of the road is mostly covered with mangroves, except for a few buildings that have been approved by the CIDCO-most notably the NRI Complex also known as Seawoods Estate, and a marine Training Center ' Chanakya '.

As a result, Shang Yang was called the " Chinese Machiavelli " while Chanakya the " Indian Machiavelli ". However, Chanakya was traditionally also identified as Kautilya or Vishnugupta.

The ancient writings of Chinese and Indian military strategists such as Sun-Tzu and Chanakya contain information on deception and subversion.

After this incident, Chanakya began to persuade his disciple Chandragupta of the need to build an empire that could protect Indian territories from foreign invasion.

Chanakya ( c. 370 – 283 BCE ) was an Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor.

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra, which covered various topics on ancient Indian warfare in great detail, including various techniques and strategies relating to war.

* Chanakya, or Kautilya, the master of statecraft, described by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru as Indian Machiavelli — he was the guru of Chandragupta Maurya and author of the ancient text on statecraft, Arthashashtra.

* Chanakya ( 350-283 BC ), aka Vishnugupta, Indian advisor and prime minister to Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta

In Arthashastra, Chanakya developed a viewpoint which recalls both the Legalists and Niccolò Machiavelli.

The principles of military strategy can be found as far back as 500 BC in the works of Sun Tzu and Chanakya.

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According to a legend mentioned in the Jain texts, Chandragupta's Guru and advisor Chanakya used to feed the emperor with small doses of poison to build his immunity against possible poisoning attempts by the enemies.

Chanakya entered the room the very time she collapsed, and in order to save the child in the womb, he immediately cut open the dead queen's belly and took the baby out, by that time a drop of poison had already reached the baby and touched its head due to which child got a permanent blueish spot ( a " bindu ") on his forehead.

The Maurya Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, with help from Chanakya, a Brahmin teacher at Takshashila.

According to several legends, Chanakya traveled to Magadha, a kingdom that was large and militarily powerful and feared by its neighbors, but was insulted by its king Dhana Nanda, of the Nanda Dynasty.

According to a legend mentioned in the Jain texts, Chandragupta's Guru and advisor Chanakya used to feed the emperor with small doses of poison to build his immunity against possible poisoning attempts by the enemies.

Chanakya entered the room the very time she collapsed, and in order to save the child in the womb, he immediately cut open the dead queen's belly and took the baby out, by that time a drop of poison had already reached the baby and touched its head due to which child got a permanent blueish spot ( a " bindu ") on his forehead.

These techniques and strategies were employed by Chandragupta Maurya, who was a student of Chanakya, and later by Ashoka the Great ( 304-232 BC ).

Chanakya ( c. 350 – 283 BC ) wrote about assassinations in detail in his political treatise Arthashastra.

# Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1

* Chanakya ( c. 350-c. 275 BCE ), author of Arthashastra, professor ( acharya ) of political science at the Takshashila University

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra around 300BC in which various strategies, techniques and management theories were written which gives an account on the management of empires, economy and family.

Chanakya ( c. 350 – 275 BC ) was a political thinker in Takshashila.

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra, a treatise on political thought, economics and social order.

Chandragupt Maurya, with the help of Chanakya, defeated the Magadha kings and the army of the Chandravanshi clan.

At the time of Alexander's invasion, Chanakya was a teacher in Takshasila.

Chanakya, however, planned to defeat the foreign invasion and sought help from other kings to unite and fight Alexander.