Chanakya & Thiruvalluvar

Seven ideas. One approach to leadership.

Adv Sajid & Er Sahil about to install Tricolour on top of Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower), Lal Chowk, Srinagar, 26 Jan 2026

Chanakya & Thiruvalluvar

I draw on Chanakya for strategic foresight and statecraft, and from Thiruvalluvar for virtue, sound judgement and the responsibilities of leadership.

Institutions must protect the vulnerable
Arthashastra in Kashmir
Lead by example: a blameless life of seva
Thirukkural in Assam

SECURITY BY WATCHING BORDERS AND CARING FOR PEOPLE

“THE STATE THAT SHARES YOUR BORDER IS YOUR NATURAL ADVERSARY.”

— CHANAKYA, FROM THE ARTHASHASTRA

“FREEDOM FROM DISEASE, WEALTH, ABUNDANT HARVEST, HAPPINESS AND SECURITY: THESE FIVE, THEY SAY, ARE THE ORNAMENTS OF A NATION.”

— THIRUVALLUVAR, THIRUKKURAL 738

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