|| ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ : ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ , ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ || -
|| ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ : ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐
, ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ || - Chanakya's original name was Vishnugupta. He was born in 350 BCE in Pataliputra (modern day Patna, also some believe that he was born in South India), the capital of the Magadha kingdom. Chanakya was born into a Brahmin family. He was the son of Acharya Chanak who was a teacher. He derives his name ‘Chanakya’ from his father’s name ‘Chanak’. Kautilya was the name given because of his gotra ‘Kotil’. - He was a teacher (guru) at Takshashila University, one of the earliest universities in the world. Many princes and kings used to come to Takshashila for education. - Chanakya was a great alchemist too. Folktales tell us that he converted a peak of a mountain into the GOLD by using some chemicals - Chanakya authored the ancient Indian political treatise called the Arthashastra. It covers topics like statecraft, economic policy, mil