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Few Useful Teachings & Advises by Chanakya , the Great

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                                                                  Digital painting of  The Great Chanakya Chanakya   was an  ancient  Indian political scientist , strategist , famous economist , philosopher , teacher etc. who was born  370 BC    in  Pataliputra , Magadh  (Modern Bihar) and   later moved to Takshashila in Gandhar state ( now situated in Pakistan )  and  Died - 283 BC  (according to maximum historiographers) . He was the professor (Acharya) of Political Science at Takshashila University. He was also known as  Kautilya  and   Vishnugupta  . His alma mater was ' Takshashila '. He was teacher , advisor , King maker and guardian  of  Chandragupta Maurya  and was  founder of  Maurya Empire . He is famous for his writings. He wrote the ancient Indian political treatise called  ' Arthashastra ' ,  which has a significant value still today and forever.  The ‘ Arthashastra ’ is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and m