Kautilya's Arthashastra

Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on economics and politics written by "king maker" Chanakya (also known as Kautilya) in the 4th century BC during the rule of the Mauryan dynasty. He was the teacher to the first Maurya emperor - "Chandragupt", and also served as Chief Minister for him till he was established in the "Magadh" polity. Magadh was the largest, richest, and most powerful kingdom in India in those times (300 BC). He was the best-known professor in the whole of ancient India (teaching at the "Takshshila Gurukul") for politics and "Arthashastra" (Economics).

Although the Sanskrit word Arthashastra is best translated literally as Economics, the book devotes much space to investigating the demands of statecraft in an unsettled society. The term is made up of Artha, material prosperity and shastra, knowledge. The central theme of Arthashastra is that no kingdom can survive without an efficient and solid economy.

Kautilya's Arthashastra has described certain behaviors of people who can be controlled and overcome over in case of need.
They are
- Anger (result of an obstruction to what ones desires),
- Fright (fear of losing),
- Greed (urge for more),
- and Pride (relates to arrogance).

The body acts either at the command of the mind (which is full of thoughts, emotions and feelings) or the intellectuality (which is nothing but the understanding, mental power and the intelligence).

To conclude, Kautilya's Arthashastra - A remedy to motivate, drive, and identify people who are enraged, frightened, greedy, and proud.