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Comment: “In the happiness of his subjects lies the king’s happiness; in their welfare his welfare.” (Kautilya)

  • UPSC 2007
  • 20 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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This is the best-known sentence of the Arthashastra of Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta). It sits in Book 1, chapter 19, on the king's duties and daily timetable. It follows the rule that the king must never keep petitioners waiting at his door. The verse goes on: what pleases the king himself is not good; what pleases his…

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