Arnav Kumar quoted Incarnations by Sunil Khilnani
In this century, in a subcontinent where kings no longer reign, the Arthashastra has been repurposed. It's become a how-to guide for ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to amass wealth in an increasingly competitive and globalising country, much in the same way that Sun Tzu's Art of War has become a manual for the world's aspiring business leaders.
— Incarnations by Sunil Khilnani (Page 30 - 31)
I love how the author finds a way to connect the ancient philosophies to the modern world and draw similarities between the two.
This chapter about 'Kautilya' has been the most interesting so far, it puts into perspective how the early monarchs stayed in power using dirty tactics and how we can see similar strategies being used in the today's dictatorships and flawed democracies around the world.