![]() ![]() ![]() However, the name Chanakya is connected with the birth-place ofVishnugupta and has been popularly used by writers and readers.'ĭr. Bhandarkar opined, 'for the promotion of truth and history, thename Kautilya should be discarded and Kautalya must be adopted.' However,substituting the name Kautalya in place Kautilya is not an easy task asinnumerable writers mention the 'distorted' name Kautilya in their books andessays. The ancient manuscripts of the Arthasastra consist of the nameKautalya. The Gotra (tribal name) of Chanakya wasKutla and hence Chanakya, as a descendant of that Gotra, must be called asKautalya. ![]() Samakaraya wrote in his commentary on Kamandaka's Nitisara,'Vishnugupta is the name given at the naming ceremony and Chanakya and Kautilyaare connected with the birth-place and Gotra respectively.' The name Kautilyacontains to some extent, an error. In ancientIndia (321-296 B.C.) a unique economic policy and law were set forth b圜hanakya (Vishnu gupta), who was a great statesman, economist, philosopher andlaw-giver. ![]()
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