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  Kautilya’sArthashastra: A Timeless Way of Planning

  By Aditi Sharma, Shruti H Kapur, Sukriti Dogra

  Abstract: India has a rich legacy of its art, literature, culture and, values and it has manifold influences and one such statesman-philosopher is the intellectual pioneer Kautilya also known as Chanakya and occasionally as Vishnugupta. This article discusses the teachings of Kautilya specifically related to architecture and planning of cities as compiled in his book. The Arthashastra. His ideas are important for the understanding of the Indian strategic system of an …

  Published in International Journal of Architectural Heritage · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 5–10 Read article →