![]() The ancient manuscripts of the Arthasastra consist of the name Kautalya. The Gotra (tribal name) of Chanakya was Kutla and hence Chanakya, as a descendant of that Gotra, must be called as Kautalya. Samakaraya wrote in his commentary on Kamandaka's Nitisara, "Vishnugupta is the name given at the naming ceremony and Chanakya and Kautilya are connected with the birth-place and Gotra respectively." The name Kautilya contains to some extent, an error. ![]() ![]() In ancient India (321-296 B.C.) a unique economic policy and law were set forth by Chanakya (Vishnu gupta), who was a great statesman, economist, philosopher and law-giver. The Chanakya Niti (or neeti) in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Malayalam and Telugu, available as pdf downloads.Ĭommentary by Iswar Chandra Sharma Shastri
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