The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c5.41

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c5.41

Fourth Century, B.C. ... ... ... 293 *Arthaśāstra* not Younger than *Dharmaśāstra* ... 294 *Arthaśāstra* not Condemned by the *Ṛṣis* ... 295 *Mahābhārata* Politics later than *Arthaśāstra* ... 296 Chemical and Metallurgical Knowledge in the *Arthaśāstra* ... ... ... 297 The Megasthenes Question ... ... 298 Kauṭalya and Vātsyāyana ... ... 298 Keith, 1928 ... ... ... 299 S. K. Aiyangar, 1929 ... ... ... 302 D. R. Bhandarkar, 1929 ... ... ... 303 Johnston, 1929 ... ... ... 308 Pran Nath 1929-31 ... ... ... 313 Kane, 1930 ... ... ... 318 De la Vallée Poussin, 1930 ... ... ... 319 Dikshitar, 1932 ... ... ... 320 Breloer, 1934 ... ... ... 323 Indian Tradition as Starting Point ... 324 Megasthenes in Agreement with Kauṭalya ... 325 Kauṭalya as Chancellor of Chandragupta ... 327 *Arthaśāstra* as Document of Planned Economy 329 Kauṭalya = Tribonian ... ... ... 333 *Arthaśāstra* as a Comprehensive Document of Hindu Polity for All Ages ... ... 335 The Problem of Variations in Hindu Polity ... 336 The Welfare-State of Kauṭalya ... ... 338 Climate as Alleged Determinant in Hindu Polity 340 Planned Economy Old and New ... ... 343 Doses of Economic Freedom in the *Arthaśāstra* 350 Society and State in Hindu Politics ... 351