Chanakya
I personally do not remember having ever heard of Chanakya until very recently. I don’t think Indian history is something we Westerners learn much about in school.
He was the political advisor of the famous Indian emperor Chandragupta Maurya. He is said to have been comparable to Thucydides or Machiavelli, although he lived in the 4th Century BC. He may have met Alexander the Great.
The article on Wikipedia about this man is not satisfactory.
Taxila University
Chanakya is reported to have born in Taxila (a.k.a. Takshashila) and that he may have teached at this university. This university is perhaps among the oldest in human history that we know of.
There is also a Taxila museum, but the official website and the Wikipedia article about it are not satisfactory. It is very regrettable that so little appears to be known or easily accessible about this place.
Opus Magnus
It is said that the Arthashastra is the known magnus opus of Chanakya. Again as a Westerner, I can not remember to have learnt anything about this book in school or during my time studying economics.
Hopefully, one day I find more time to learn more about this book.
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