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What the Arthashastra Says About Money That Spirituality Ignores

Kautilya wrote the Arthashastra sometime between the fourth and third centuries BCE, and he did not waste a sentence on ambivalence about wealth. Artha, material prosperity, economic power, the capacity to act in the world, was not a concession to human weakness. It was one of the four aims of…

Times Life · Oct 22

5 Jamsetji Tata Decisions That Prove Real Leadership Builds Beyond a Single Lifetime

The Man Who Planted Trees He Would Never Sit UnderChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a king's greatness is measured not by what he holds but by what he leaves standing. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, born in 1839 in Navsari, Gujarat, seems to have operated on exactly that logic, except he…

Times Life · Sep 27

How to Monsoon-Proof Your Indian Home Before Leaks, Seepage, and Mold Take Over

Start at the Roof, Every Leak Begins ThereThe terrace is the first place water finds a way in, and the last place most homeowners inspect. For flat RCC roofs common across Indian cities, the waterproofing coat, usually a bituminous membrane or a crystalline compound, has a functional life of three…

Times Life · Sep 15

Kautilya's Seven Pillars of a Strong State Map Perfectly Onto Career and Business Resilience

Swami: The Quality of the Leader Determines Everything DownstreamKautilya opens the Arthashastra's analysis of state power with the Swami, the ruler, and the logic is unsparing: a weak or undisciplined leader corrupts every system beneath them, regardless of how well those systems are designed. For a career, the Swami is…

Times Life · Aug 27

3 Daily Mindset Habits UPSC Rank Holders Use to Survive Multi-Year Preparation Without Burnout

The Habit of Deliberate IncompletenessEvery UPSC topper who has spoken candidly about multi-year preparation says the same thing in different words: they stopped trying to finish the day feeling done. Chanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a king who exhausts his treasury on a single campaign has no reserves for…

Times Life · Aug 23