India, March 21 -- You must have heard about Chanakya, a great intellectual with deep knowledge of politics and economics who played a very important role in establishing the Mauryan empire of the Indian subcontinent.
The book 'Chanakya's Chant' by Ashwin Sanghi presents two stories in parallel. One dates back to 2300 years ago which shows that how Chanakya dethrones the Nandas and coronates Chandragupta Maurya as the king of Magadha. In this, the reader will get to know about the political and economic principles of Chanakya. The reader will also see how Chanakya uses many political tactics to form a united India.
Another story is fictional and set in the present. In this, an old man Gangasagar Mishra has been personified as Chanakya who...