KAUTILYA’S

SYSTEM OF
ENQUIRY
DIVYANSHU BARNWAL
BTECH ECE (A2)
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 KAUTILYA

• KAUTILYA (CHANAKYA) LIVED HERE FOR TIME PERIOD 375-283 BCE.

• KAUTILYA WAS THE PET NAME OF WELL KNOWN LEGEND OF INDIAN MEDIEVAL HISTORY

CHANAKYA.

• HIS ORIGINAL NAME WAS VISHUNUGUPTA.

 MORE ABOUT CHANAKYA (KAUTILYA)

• Chanakya was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist

, jurist, and royal advisor.

• Around 321 BCE, Chanakya assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power and is widely

credited for having played an important role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire.

• Chanakya served as the chief advisor to both emperors Chandragupta and his son Bindusara.[9]
REIGN UNDER MAURYAN EMPIRE
CHANAKYA WAS THE
ROYAL ADVISOR OF
BOTH EMPERORS
CHANDRAGUPTA
AND BINDUSARA
AND HELPED THE
GAINING MOST
TERRITORY.
 LITERARY WORKS
• Two books are attributed to Chanakya: Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti, also known as Chanakya Neeti-shastra.

• The Arthashastra, which discusses monetary and fiscal policies, welfare, international relations, and

war strategies in detail. The text also outlines the duties of a ruler.

• Chanakya Niti, which is a collection of concise general truths said to be selected by Chanakya from the various

shastras.
 SYSTEM OF ENQUIRY

• KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM OF ENQUIRY IS BASED ON SEVERAL KEY PRINCIPLES,INCLUDING

OBJECTIVITY, THOROUGHNESS AND EVIDENCE BASED ANALYSIS.

• THESE PRINCIPLES FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING AND

GOVERNANCE.

• THESE INCLUDE DATA COLLECTION THROUGH SURVEYS AND INQUIRIES, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

AND THE USE OF EXPERT OPINIONS AND CASE STUDY.

 ENQUIRY PROCESS STEPS , ANALYSIS, VERIFICATION

• STEPS OF THE ENQUIRY PROCESS

THE ENQUIRY PROCESS CONSISTS OF SEVERAL ESSENTIAL STEPS INCLUDING PROBLEM

IDENTIFICATION ,DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION. EACH

STEP IS INTERCONNECTED AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL INVESTIGATION.

• ANALYSIS

DURING THE ANALYSIS PHASE THE GATHERED INFORMATION IS EXAMINED IN DETAIL,

ARE IDENTIFIED AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES ARE EXPLORED. THIS STEP HELPS IN

DERIVING MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS AND UNDERSTANDING THE UNDERLYING DYNAMICS.

• VERIFICATION

VERIFICATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE ENQUIRY PROCESS . IT INVOLVES CROSS

CHECKING THE ACCURACY AND RELIABILTY OF THE COLLECTED DATA , ENSURING THAT THE

FINDINGS ARE VALID AND CAN BE TRUSTED FOR DECISION MAKING.

BENEFITS OF KAUTILY’S SYSTEM: IMPROVED GOVERNANCE,
ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY
• IMPROVED GOVERNANCE KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM OF ENQUIRY
IT CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED GOVERNANCE BY PROVIDING A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO DECISION
MAKING FOSTERING TRANSPARENCY AND FACILIATING EVIDENCE BASED POLICIES. IT HELPS IN
PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT BOTH THE GOVT. AND IT’S CITIZENS.

• ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY
ENQUIRY CREATES A FRAMEWORK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY WITHI GOVERNANACE SYSTEMS. BY
CONDUCTING SYSTEEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS AND ANLYSIS , DECISION MAKERS CAN HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR THEIR ACTIONS , ENSURING THAT ARE ANSWERABLE TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE LAW.

• TRANSPARENCY
• TRANSPARENCY IS A KEY OUTCOME OF KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM OF ENQUIRY . BY FOLLOWING A
SYSTEMATIC AND EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH , THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS BECOMES
TRANSPARENT , AND THE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS.
EXAMPLES OF EQUIRY IN KAUTILYA’S WORKS ::: ARTHASHASTRA ,
CHANAKYA NEETI

• ARTHASHASTRA IT IS ONE OF KAUTILYA’S PROMINENT WORKS , EXTENSIVELY DISCUSSES THE

IMPORTANCE OF ENQUIRY IN GOVERNANCE. IT PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO VARIOUS TECHNIQUES,

METHODS , AND CASE STUDIES USED TO GATHER AND ANALYZE INFORMATION FOR EFFECTIVE

DECISION MAKING.

• CHANAKYA NEETI IT IS A COLLECTIUON OF KAUTILYA’S TEACHINGS ALSO SHEDS LIGHT ON THE

SIGNIFICANCE OF ENQUIRY. IT EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR CONTINOUS LEARNING , CRITICAL THINKING,

AND OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF GOVERNANCE SUCCESSFULLY.

COMPARISON WITH MODERN ENQUIRY SYSTEMS :: SIMILARITIES
AND DIFFERENCES

• SIMILARITIES
KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM OF ENQUIRY SHARES SIMILARITIES WITH MODERN ENQUIRY SYSTEMS IN
TERMS OF EMPHASIZING THOROUGH ANALYSIS , EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING AND THE
US E OF TECHNIQUES SUCH AS SURVEYS AND CASE STUDIES.

• DIFFERENCES
HOWEVER , KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM ALSO DIFFERS FROM MODERN ENQUIRY SYSTEMS IN IT’S
CULTURAL CONTEXT , HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, AND UNIQUE METHODS THAT WERE
TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES OF THAT TIME.
 CONCLUSION
• KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM OF INQUIRY OFFERS VALUABLE PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES THAT CAN
ENHANCE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES.
• THE EMPHASIS THROUGH ANALYSIS , VERIFICATION , AND ACCOUNTABILITY CAN LEAD TO MORE
INFORMED DECISION MAKING ANFD EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION.
• IMPLEMENTING KAUTILYA’S SYSTEM ENQUIRY CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR
GOVERNANCE SYTSEMS. IT CAN IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY , ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE OVERALL
EFFECTIVENNESS OF DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.
• THIS SYSTEM OF ENQUIRY CAN BE USED IN VARIOUS FIELDS NOWADYS INCLUDING RESEARCHING,
CASE STUDY, LAW PRATICES AND PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY TO ALL PUBLIC.
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