Ancient history

Arthaśāstra and How to Build a Strong State: Lessons from Ancient India

Arthaśāstra and How to Build a Strong State: Lessons from Ancient India

This essay, based on Saikat K Bose’s paper “Historicising the Arthaśāstra: Early Fiscal-Military States in South Asia” published on the...

Mudras of the Great Buddha: Symbolic Gestures and Postures

Mudras of the Great Buddha: Symbolic Gestures and Postures

Context: In his first speech as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Rahul Gandhi invoked the abhaya...

Chera Dynasty

Context: The Chera dynasty is in the news due to Kerala’s resolution renaming the state as “Kearalam,” echoing historical “Keralaputra”...