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Smaranika Samal

Affiliation: Department of Education, Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Bhubaneswar
Department: Student
Location: India

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Published Subscription Original Research 9 Apr 2026
Arthashastra as a Pedagogical Resource: Cultivating Peace Values through Ancient Statecraft
By Smaranika Samal, DR. Dipanshu Sharma, Ishita Mishra

Abstract: One of the earliest Indian texts on statecraft, including the governance of a state, its economics, diplomacy, military strategy and ethics, is the Arthashastra attributed to Kautilya (Chanakaya), which was written around the 4th century BCE. Although commonly viewed through the prism of realism and the power and pragmatism, peace (shanti) is a strategic and ethical value of the text that ensures stability, prosperity (artha) and welfare (yogakshema) to the …

Published in Recent Trends in Social Studies · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 32–43 Read article