Nitish goes in search of Chanakya

November 16, 2012 10:57

There was a day thousands of years ago that a mastermind called Kautilya decided to leave the faculty of Taxila University, the most hallowed portal of learning of its time.

He descended these hills and travelled far down the plains to arrive in Patliputra and become Chanakya, the philosopher who inspired Chandragupt to emperorship and empire.

Yesterday, that journey was traced all the way from the reverse end. Patliputra's current king, Nitish Kumar, arrived at Taxila, but there was neither sign nor signature of Chanakya to be found. Read more of the Telegraph story here.

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