Articles discussing Kautilya
On the Controversy about the Arthasastra
Kailash Chandra Ojha · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1952
“Our present Arthasastra seems to be redacted by Visnugupta from the mass of the bhasya literature accumulated round the work of Kautilya.”
Hindu Politics in Italian – Machiavellism
Benoy Kumar Sarkar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
“People with historic sense would then admit that whatever else may bave been ‘rejected’ by the people of India, it was certainly not Kautilyaism.”
On Some Methods and Conclusions in Hindu Politics
Hindu Politics in Italian II
Kautilya on Royal Authority
K. A. Nilakanta Sastri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1953
“Kautilya is here only emphasising what has been stated already. There 15 nothing in the context ૬૦ show that Kautilya has changed 1015 subject from the consideration of उपाए 04 procedural law to घाट sources of substantive law.”
On some recent discussions relating to Ancient Indian Political Ideas
U. N. Ghoshal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1953
“In the Jaina Nandisiira (p- 391) (quoted by R. Shamasastry, Eng. tc. of Kautilya's Asthae Sastra, 3rd. ed. Preface p. XIX) Kodillaya ic. the work of Kautilya] is characterised as a false science”
Espionage in Kautilya’s Arthashastra
O. P. Verma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1960
“Kautilya divides his gidhapurusas (sptes) 1060 two classes— those called five samsthZs (groups or institutes) and those called sanciras (wandering spies).”
Kautilya on Royal Authority
The Authority of the King in Kautilya's Political Thought
U. N. Ghoshal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1952
““The most striking among the features 15 the exalcation of the royal authority to a pitch of absolutism unknown to Hindu constitutional law before or after Kautilya’s”
**Economic Concepts of Kautilya and Valluvar: Agriculture in Ancient India**
V. Balambal · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 1997
“Both the works give importance to the ruler, his kingdom, people, the life-style, etc. The seven elements or the saptanga theory of Kautilya is well accepted and explained by Valluvar too.”
On Jaina Polity and Somadeva’s Nītivākyāmṛta
Prof. Benoy Kumar Sarkar and the “New Machiavelli”
Kalidas Nag · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
“The importation of the new-fangled concept of ‘amoralism’ and ascribing the same to Kautilya might have raised the Hindu politician 13 the estimation of My, Sarkar and other champions of modernism in politics bet it had LULlinded theimn to the fact that Djarma (both in its abstract sense of ૪૮૭૪૪૪ and in its concrete sense of ethico-degal code} 15 one of the very postulates of the political philosophy of anci- ent India”
The Determination of the Relative Strength of a State and the Vyasanas
Mr. Benoy Kumar Sarkar�s criticism of Hindu Political Theories�A Reply
Hindu Politics in Italian
Benoy Kumar Sarkar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
““In advocating the battle of intrigue 25 a better means than open warfare,” says S, {(p. 122), “neither Kautilya nor his contemporary politicians seem to have troubled themselves with the moral aspect of फीड question.”
The 'Primitive' in the Kautilya's Arthasastra
Ganesh Thite · Sambodhi, 1975
“Kautilya 1s supposed to be very shrewd ( Aujilamani )and intellhgent Then it may be asked how then in his work there 18 $0 much of “primitive” ?”
Kautilya — A Follower of Jainism
Binod Kumar Tiwary · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983
“The ancient Jaina text Avasyakacirnj not only regards Kautilya as a Jaina follower, but preserves his life in detail as well.”
Law of Inheritance in the Kautilya's Arthashastra
Laxman V. Joshi · Sambodhi, 2005
Fortifications of Cities in Ancient India
Udai Narian Roy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1954
“Kautilya divides natural fortifications into seven kinds, namely, (1) Jala-durga, (2) Sthala-durga, (3) Parvata-durga, (4) Prastara-durga, (5) Guha-durga, (6) Dh'ahvan-dutga and (7) Vana-durga.”
Slavery as known from the Buddhist Pali Sources
Sumantra – The Rare Expression in Ancient Indian Administration
Sudarshan Kumar Sharma · Sambodhi, 1990
“It clearly shows that Kautilya while employing ‘uirtha’ was having ‘Narada’ in his mind or his precursors in the lore of polity whom he accosts as ‘a-caryah’ whom he refutes invariably throughout the text.”
Some political Ideas in the Tamil Work (Kural)
C. S. Srinivasachari · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
The Chronology of the Smritis
Principles of Hindu Taxation – Canons of Taxation
J. N. C. Ganguly · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
“Kautilya—“Just as {ruits are gathered from a garden as often as they become ripe, so revenue should be collec- ted as often as it becomes ripe.”
Fire-Arms in Ancient India
Ministers in Ancient India II
Radha Govinda Basak · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925
“Kautilya refers to the different opinions held on tbis question by political thinkers who flourished before his own time, and he then sums them up with his owp, after briefly showing how they criticised each other ૦0 the point.”
The Coins and Weights in Ancient India
Place of Suicide in Indian Culture and Religions
Yajneshwar S. Shastri · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1987
Two aspects of Law and Politics in the Indian State
Kayastha-its Evolution, A Critical Review
Sudarshan Kumar Sharma · Sambodhi, 2005
Ministers in Ancient India
Problems of the Natyasastra
Fire-Arms in Ancient India
Jogesh Chandra Roy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932
“The exact nature of the Agneya astras would have remained a mystery had not Kautilya divulged the secret. He gives recipes for firc composition as also for poisonous smokes.”
The Determination of the Relative Strength of a State and the Vyasanas
Vedānta and the Vedāntist
Umesh Chandra Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1929
Copper Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient India: Archaeological and Textual Evidence
Mohammad Nazrul Bari · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2021
Appointment of Ministers and High Officials in Ancient India
Kunja Govinda Goswami · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1953
“Kautilya winds up the topic by the remark that a minister should be appointed on the basis of the application of proper tests taking 106૦ consideration the qualifications which befit ત minister as well 35 place, time and work.,”
Copper Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient India: Archaeological and Textual Evidence
Mohammad Nazrul Bari · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2021
‘Vachasi’ in Rock Edict VI of Asoka
Vasudeva S. Agrawala · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1939
Satavahana Polity
Observations on the use of Kr
Satyavrat Verma · Sambodhi, 2011
The Family-Seats of the Candras of Bengal and of the (so-called) Tungas of Orissa
Haridas Mitra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
“Kautilya’s morality is neither different in kind from nor superior in quality to that of Machiavelli, Generically speaking, Kautilyaism and Machiavellism are on a par in the realm of morals, manners and sentiments.”
Age of the Manusamhita
Miscellany - Nirvana
Louis de La Vallée Poussin · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1928
““Kautilya 13 not a book but a library of ancient India, It would really require at least twenty years’ exclusive devotion to the Arzlir #stra and the industry ए a scholar who knew at least five hundred times as much as I do the downright numberless things discussed in it in order to exhibit its contents to the modern world 10 કષ somewhat satisfactory manner.””
Agrarian Relations and Feudal Land Distribution in Medieval Bhagalpur
The Kautiliya Arthasastra on Forms of Government
Seasons and the Year-Beginning of the Hindus
Problems of the Natyasastra
Politics and Political History in the Mahabharata
Narayan Chandra Banerji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925
The Beginnings of Intercourse between India and China
K. A. Nilakanta Sastri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1938
The Caste of Candragupta Maurya
Principles of Hindu Taxation
The Women of the Meghadūta
Ancient Popular Festivals in North-East India
Srutavarma of Bana – A Critical Review
Sudarshan Kumar Sharma · Sambodhi, 2003
Canakya—Was He a Jaina?
Muni Mahendra Kumar 'Prathам' · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974
Situation of Ravana's Lanka : On the Equator
Some problems of the Upaniṣads as a Śruti Literature
Vijay Pandya · Sambodhi, 2001
Sukra�s Economies in Hindu Science
A Critical Note on the Word Kagini
P. M. Upadhye · Sambodhi, 1977
Research in Sanskrit and Jaina Literature
Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1998
Prime Minister’s Address at the World Sanskrit Conference
Sambodhi, 2012
The Institution of Slavery in Mithila
On the Hindu Theories of Social Contract and Divine Right
Salihotra
Girindranath Mukherji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925
The Jaina Doctrine of Naya: Its Implications and Importance
S. B. P. Sinha · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1980
The Seal of Vainya-gupta
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1948
Select Contents of Oriental Journals
The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1955
“The pur- pose of the paper is to show that the State envisaged in the Arthiastra of Kautilya was to engaye itsclt in the promotion of the welfare and happiness of the people.”
**Hero Stones of Morasanadu: Cultural and Historical Significance in War and Society**
St. Louis College for the Deaf: Braille Education and Technological Advancements (2001-2014)
The Vajjis - The Clan of Mahavira
Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967
Hindu Theatre: An interpretation of Bharata’s second Adhyaya
The Jaina Calendar
Reviews (Books)
Dineshchandra Sircar, Anukul Chandra Banerjee, Chintaharan Chakravarti, Narendra Krishna Sinha, Dasharatha Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1943
The Machinery of Administration in the Kautiliya
Bearing of the numismatics on the history of the tribal republics in ancient India
Parmeshwari Lal Gupta · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1951
Upavedas – Arthashastra in Ramayana
Rajalakshmi Srinivasan · Sambodhi, 2004
Select Contents of Oriental Journals
Reviews
Satkari Mookherjree, Sushil Kumar De, Nalinaksha Dutt, Kalhana · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930
THE INDIAN SCRIPTS
Bharti Shelat · Sambodhi, 2007
Environmental Pollution & Ethical Practices
Sujata Roy Abhijat · Sambodhi, 2010
“There is extensive evidence in the Arthasastra about Kautilya's concern for the welfare of animals. Regulations for the protection of wild life, a long list of punishment for cruelty to animals...”