> Be Vishnugupta Chanakya.
>Born in Pataliputra, the capital of the Magadha empire.
>Father was a great economist of his time.
>The economy was not doing well during the rule of Dhana Nanda, so he protested.
>Dhana Nanda ordered his men to arrest Rishi Chanak and gave him a life sentence.
> Chanakya was a child when he heard about this.
>His mother asked him to do something for his father’s safety.. to ask forgiveness from Dhana Nanda.
> Chanakya refused, saying: why ask for forgiveness when his father did nothing wrong?
Even if he dies, it is an honour to die for the nation.
> Chanakya left for Takshashila and studied there under the finest gurus.
He gave his own theories on war tactics and ways to run a state, later known as the Arthashastra.
> When Alexander the Great attacked, he asked for help from the ministers of Magadha and even the king.
Everyone insulted him.
So he left, warning them that he would free Magadha from corrupt rulers.
> He returned with his disciple Chandragupta Maurya.
> He entered Magadha with his disciples former warriors from different states. One of them was Singharan.
> The socio-political condition of Pataliputra began to change slowly because of Chanakya.
>He worked in silence, influencing the minds of people.
Gradually, ministers started taking a stand against the king’s orders.
> Amatya Rakshasa, the chief advisor, suggested that the king should give the throne to his elder son..and he did.
> The elder son was killed by the younger son for the lust of the throne.
It was all orchestrated by Singharan using the senapati.
> Magadha fell into chaos within days.
Different factions of the army began fighting for their own preferred leaders.
> It was the perfect moment.
Many advised Dhana Nanda to surrender to Chanakya ... and he did.
> Then Chandragupta entered with the armies of other states,
and those who betrayed were given death sentences.
> Chanakya was a living genius.
The way he destroyed the ego of the great king Dhana Nanda...
he not only wrote theories of strategy and game-like politics,
he executed them on the front lines.