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dc.contributor.authorDeodhar, Satish Y.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-28T06:38:17Z
dc.date.available2022-02-28T06:38:17Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-02
dc.identifier.citationDeodhar, S. Y. (2020). Shukranitisara: A Political Economy Text at the Cusp of Indian Kingdoms and Colonial Rule (Revised as on 15/03/3021). IIM Ahmedabad.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/25461
dc.description.abstractShukracharya’s treatise on political economy has been referred to in many ancient Indian texts such as Arthashastra, Buddhacharitam and Mahabharata. However, that treatise has been lost. A text titled Shukranitisara was brought to light in the nineteenth century. Written no later than the early part of the nineteenth century, the text has been written at the cusp of decline of the Indian kingdoms and entry of the colonial powers. The text is unique in that it seems to synthesize ancient Sanskrit writings as well as early regulations of East India Company. While a Sanskrit to English translation of the document exits and a few have also written about this text from the perspective of political science, nothing has been written from the perspective of economic policies. This is an effort to capture the economic aspects of the treatise. Among the four purusharthas or the life objectives, while Arthashastra had given primacy to artha or material wealth, Shukranitisara considers dharmic or ethical conduct as foremost for the economic decisions of the state and the householder. Among other things, the treatise addresses issues of governance, breadth of vocations and sciences, public finance, prices, markets, contracts, labour relations, and advice to a householder. If some of the policies mentioned in Shukranitisara are detailed and unique as compared to Arthashastra, some other are similar to the early regulations of the East India Company. Some of the policy advices from the text remain relevant even for today.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Institute of Management Ahmedabaden_US
dc.subjectAncient Indian treatises,en_US
dc.subjectShukranitisaraen_US
dc.subjectShukracharyaen_US
dc.subjectShukraen_US
dc.subjectUshanasen_US
dc.subjectKavien_US
dc.subjectBhargavaen_US
dc.subjectArthashastraen_US
dc.subjectMahabharataen_US
dc.subjectBuddhacharitamen_US
dc.subjectHistory of Economic thoughten_US
dc.subjectEconomic Historyen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Economyen_US
dc.subjectEast India Companyen_US
dc.subjectSanskriten_US
dc.titleShukranitisara: a political economy text at the cusp of Indian kingdoms and colonial rule (Revised as on 15/03/3021)en_US
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