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Authored by renowned Sanskrit scholar Patrick Olivelle, this work revives Kautilya’s Arthashastra for modern readers with scholarly precision, detailed annotations, and historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"900\"\u003eThe Arthashastra remains one of the foundational texts on governance, statecraft, taxation, administration, diplomacy, economics, intelligence systems, warfare, and law in ancient Bharat. 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