Chanakya's Chant

by Ashwin Sanghi

Chanakya loved anger. It was a wonderfully energetic emotion and could be used very productively if channelled in the right direction.

Anger

bewildered

awed

introverted

forte,

sometimes a majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.

Majority

barred

‘Adi Shakti, Namo Namah; Sarab Shakti, Namo Namah; Prithum Bhagvati, Namo Namah; Kundalini Mata Shakti; Mata Shakti, Namo Namah,’

Shakti Mantra

fiefdom.

extortion

libido

bloating

dilation.

seeping

bout.

queues

ferret

coroner

rendezvous

hushed

aconite

bailiff

harried

reverie.

feigning

coup.

crib

scowl