GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Chanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta (flourished 300 BCE), Hindu statesman and philosopher who wrote a classic treatise on politics, Artha-shastra ("The Science of Material Gain"), a list of almost everything written in India up to his time on artha-gain (property, economics, or material success).

Detailed explanation-2: -He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra, a text dated to roughly between the fourth century BCE and the third century CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chanakya was a philosopher, jurist, and royal advisor. His original name was Vishnu Gupta yet he is recognized for his pen name Kautilya.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was one of the wisest men in the history of India and he was responsible for the establishment of Chandragupta Maurya as a king and in turn the Maurya Dynasty in India.