15 great thoughts by Chanakya

1) “Learn from the mistakes of others… you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves!!” 2)”A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first.” 3)”Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.” 4)”There is…

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Lokpal update – 22nd Dec 2011

The popular Lokpal movement which stoked public anger at India’s scandal-prone leaders this year resulted in the bill being tabled in the parliament today. Anna Hazare, not happy with the current bill threatened today to renew protests at what he sees as diluting the Lokpal bill, a move that could…

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Ancient Education System in India

“He who is possessed of supreme knowledge by concentration of mind, must have his senses under control, like spirited steeds controlled by a charioteer” says the Katha Upanishad. From the Vedic age downwards the central conception of education of the Indians has been that it is a source of illumination…

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Chanakya – the Indian Machiavelli

Who is Chanakya? Chanakya is one of the foremost political thinkers the civilized world has seen and he authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra. Also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, he was a professor of political science at the Takshasila University and the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya….

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