1. Aarthashastra
C O R P O R A T E
G O V E R N A N C E
Presentation by
• Jai Bhatia
• Pawan Chhatani
• Kavita Makhija
• Nikita Mirani
• Bharat Jagwani
• Umesh Gemnani

2. Meaning of Artha:
Artha, means wealth in
absolute terms. It covers everything from
treasures to knowledge to courage. Even
more amazing is the fact that all this was
prevalent since the times of the Vedas.

3. What is Aarthashastra?
The study of Artha came to be known as
Arthashastra. Arthashastra literally means
the “Science of Wealth” or “Economics”.
Arthashastra is believed to have been
written around 4th century, B.C. It was
written by the Vishnugupta.

4. Kautilya:
He had a mind which was
faster than that of the
average human being.
He made rules, dictated
them and implemented
them to the fullest to run a
highly skilled
administrative set up that
was unheard of during

5. Seven Pillars of Success:
THE KING- LEADER:
THE MINISTER- THE MANEGER:
THE COUNTRY- THE MARKET AND
THE CUSTOMER:

6. THE FORTIFIED CITY- THE HEAD
OFFICE OF THE COMPANY:
TREASURY- THE FINANCE
DEPARTMENT:
THE ARMY- OUR TEAM:
THE ALLY- THE CONSULTANT:

7. SOME OTHER INTERESTING CONCEPTS OF
KAUTILYA FROM A GOOD GOVERNANCE
PERSPECTIVE
INTEREST:
WAGES:
PREVENTION OF UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES :
CONCEPTUALISING GOOD GOVERNANCE:
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC
ADMINISTRATION:
PROFIT MARGINS:
PRINCIPLES OF
TAXATION:

8. WINNING OVER SEDUCIBLE AND NONSEDUCIBLE PARTIES IN ENEMY TERRITORY
EDUCATION:
TOWARDS HIGHER SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
GROWTH WITH PEOPLE WELFARE:
RULERS DUTIES AND QUALITIES:
MILITARY POLICY:
LAW, JUSTICE, PUNISHMENT:
AGRICULTURE:

9. // conclusion //
After learning the Arthashastra,
one could see that the dream of
a self sufficient and magical
nation was not lost on Kautilya
too. The words may be different,
the style might be unorthodox,
but the dream was the same and
the motive was only one- to
build a nation that was a truly