- Chanakya was a sage and a great diplomat born in 375 BCE.
- He was born in a very poor brahmin family at Taxila.
- His real name was Vishnugupta.
- He is also known by the name of ‘Kautilya’.
- He got his education in Takshashila.
- He was a great author who wrote ‘Arthshastra’.
- He was very wise, clever and foresighted personality.
- He served as an advisor in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
- He died in Pataliputra in 283 BCE.
- Mudrarakshasa, a famous sanskrit play is themed after him.
