who is chanakya to be honest he was a phenomenon. A legend a master , a strategist ,a teacher and a philosopher all rolled into one he was a political genius ,military genius . he defeated alexander and dethroned dhanananda he wrote a book kautilya arthasastra 2400 years before and still a best seller.he was a master of many kings and subjects Arthasastra deals with science of politics ,economics ,warfare, art of governance ,leadership and strategy. law ,foreign policy and international relation are also discussed in it.
The this single treatise on the science of politics has been prepared mostly by bringing together the teaching of as many treatises on the science of politics as have been composed by ancient teachers for the acquisition and protection of earth. Chanakya suggests that “a person must stay away from the people who act as flatterer in front of you but speak ill behind your back. They cause you irreparable damage. Such friendship is like poisonous milk. One must simply stay away from such people.
chanakya suggested that “If you have an evil person on one side and a snake on the other; better opt for the snake as it will bite only for self-defense but the wicked person will not spare any chance of hurting you.chanakya said that Infatuation is the biggest disease, greed is the worst enemy of an individual, Anger is the endless fire and among all possessions, knowledge is supreme.”
Amathyas.