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Chanakya

  • Chanakya had a vital recommendation for rulers on handling citizens’ unrest. Modi is ignoring it

    Chanakya had a vital recommendation for rulers on handling citizens’ unrest. Modi is ignoring it

    Prerna Dhoop Vandana Dhoop
    · Mar 29, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • From Chanakya to Tagore, Sushant Singh Rajput to celebrate 12 Indian personalities in a series

    From Chanakya to Tagore, Sushant Singh Rajput to celebrate 12 Indian personalities in a series

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 31, 2018 · 07:00 pm
  • Ajay Devgn to play ancient Indian scholar Chanakya in Neeraj Pandey’s film

    Ajay Devgn to play ancient Indian scholar Chanakya in Neeraj Pandey’s film

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 11, 2018 · 11:16 am
  • Padma Shri winners include Manoj Joshi, warhorse of television, cinema and the stage

    Padma Shri winners include Manoj Joshi, warhorse of television, cinema and the stage

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    · Jan 26, 2018 · 02:56 pm
  • Ram Rajya would certainly have space for Chanakya. But Ram is not Chanakya’s ideal for a king

    Ram Rajya would certainly have space for Chanakya. But Ram is not Chanakya’s ideal for a king

    Devdutt Pattanaik
    · Dec 09, 2017 · 08:00 am
  • Identity politics: Why Pakistan has erased Kautilya from its consciousness

    Identity politics: Why Pakistan has erased Kautilya from its consciousness

    Saif Tahir
    · Aug 04, 2017 · 08:30 pm