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Kautilyanomics: For a Modern Era




Wing : CHINMAYA ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT

Date : 18th Dec 2022, Sunday.

Venue : Chinmaya Heritage Centre, #2, 13th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai 600031

Chinmaya Mission Chennai & Chinmaya Academy of Management welcomes one and all for a Book Lecture by Sri Sriram Balasubramanian

 

Kautilyanomics: For a Modern Era

 

India was an economic power to reckon with until its economic decline in the 18th century. What explains this long period of prosperity? The answer might lie in a framework of social and economic thought that is present in our ancient heritage, says Sriram Balasubramanian, of which Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a major example.

 

Sriram is a well-known economist and author based at one of the leading international monetary institutions in the world. His areas of interest include global macroeconomics, socio-economic trends in emerging markets and Indic/dharmic culture. He has written for several international publications, such as Bloomberg, ForeignPolicy, The Wall Street Journal and Vox EU among others, as an independent columnist.

 

His book on the mentioned subject seeks to do three things—

  1. to provide a structure and a context for Kautilya’s economic thoughts;
  2. examine his work’s relevance today; and
  3. to do it in a way that a lay reader can follow and grasp easily.

 

Kautilya’s thought is mainly articulated through his prism of Dharmic capitalism and it’s components— some examples include wealth creation via a global economic outlook, a rule based non-interventionist state and sustainable growth through observance of environmental, societal and familial responsibilities. Fathoming India’s rich economic and philosophical heritage and making use of it, Balasubramanian argues, would prove to be of great asset in its ascent again.

 

Date : 18th Dec, 2022, Sunday

Time : 4.15 pm to 5.30 pm

Venue: “Conference Hall”, Chinmaya Heritage Centre, #2, 13th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai – 600 031

 

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