Inside Chanakya's Mind
Aanvikshiki And the Art of Thinking

Radhakrishnan Pillai seems to have a very simple goal! "I will make Chanakya and his Arthashastra as the foundation for my works, and I will extract the juice and will serve it to you. You can be a student, a business man, a teacher or whoever. It is my simple goal." And, I must agree that he succee......more

Inside Chanakya's Mind by Radhakrishnan Pillai Only reason that I am given this book 2 stars and not one, is because it exposed me to the ideas and teachings of Arthashastra, an outline of sorts. Apart from that, there is nothing in this book except the mere interpretation of the verses written in Art......more

I picked this book up intrigued by the title and Chanakya's thoughts on the topic. It was interesting to read about his approach to thinking, the art and science of ruling, the ideal daily schedule of a king and also the importance given to Artha or material well-being and the interlinkages with spi......more

The book starts really well but then keeps on repeating the same thing over and over again. Author has disappointed me big time. I could clearly make out that this book was ghostwritten. At some places author is trying to make the same point again and again it seems as if he just wanna fill pages th......more