Public Administration in Ancient India c4.2

c4.2

IN Ancient India, the different branches of knowledge were grouped under four heads, namely, Philosophy, the Vedas, Economics, and Politics.¹ Of these, Politics was regarded as a very important—if not the most important—subject of study. The Mahābhārata says, “When the Science of Politics is neglected, the three Vedas as well as all virtues decline.”²