Chanakya Neeti in Hindi and English

Cāṇakya là một giáo viên Ấn Độ, nhà triết học, kinh tế học, luật gia và cố vấn của hoàng gia.

Cāṇakya was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor.

He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta,

who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra.As such,

he is considered the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India,

and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics.

His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire and not rediscovered until the early twentieth century.