Kautilya's Arthasastra and social welfare

by V.N. Jha

Kautily's Arthasastra and Social Welfare is an outcome of a National seminar organised by the Sahitya Akademi in collobaration with the Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit,University of Pune. The entire philosophy of Kautilaya aims at doing welfare to human beings living in a popular society.The king was expected to create such an environment in which a man could achieve his goal.The happiness of any king was identified in the happiness of his subjects.Kautilya was such a practical social thinker who gave a deep thinking as to how the activities of each and every member of the society should contribute to the welfare of the society and ultimately to the welfare of the human being. The study of kautilaya is relevant even today.The book contains 46 articles reflecting various social,political,administrative and philosophical aspects of the Indian society during the times of Kautilya including Royal Residence,moral value,selection of officer,selection of spies,role of priests,wage system,documentation,role of woman,marriage etc.,

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006