Kautilya’s thought of Administration

Administration and Governance in Ancient Times: Insights from Kautilya's Arthasasta

Abstract

In ancient time various forms of system of government were found in different period. The earlier references can be traced to the Indus valley civilization. The most important forms of governance at the different period were the Rigvedic period, Post-Vedic period, Period of epics and Buddha period but in ancient time, Kautilya’s Arthasasta described systematic way of administration which still has its relevance. Kautilya was the founder of new school of politics and also known as Chankaya. However, his original was the Vishnugupta. In this paper, the administration at the time of Kautilya has been discussed and its relevance in current era also has been showed. This paper is totally based on secondary data such as books, articles and websites.