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Arthashastra Vol 1

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Arthashastra Vol 1

Written by: Kautilya, LN Rangarajan - translator
Narrated by: Nathan D'Costa
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About this listen

 Arthashastra' is one of the oldest books with immense historical significance written by Kautilya or Arya Chanakya as he was popularly known. This book is one of the most effective books ever written on the art of statecraft and the science of everyday living. Originally written in Sanskrit, this is the English translation of the book which highlights the role of Government in the lives of people and the important responsibilities that it should carry. The book also speaks a great deal about economics; hence the name 'Arthashastra' has been used which is the Sanskrit translation of the word 'Economics'. Business Ethics Classics Political Science Politics & Government Public Policy Workplace & Organisational Behaviour World
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Reading is done poorly, giving reference before each line. All initial quotes should be removed to give comprehensive understanding of text/paragraph.

Bad and literal reading

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great book. either the book is not suitable for listening and needs to be read. or the recording has not been proofed.
makes it difficult to follow

references read out. can I get a refund of this ?

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I returned back both volumes I had purchased. The content is good, but this audiobook does no justice. Giving references and details about Verse number n volume number is fine in text, but creates an unnecessary interruption for an audiobook.

Plus the Narrator does no justice. Despite being an Indian and having a good voice for narration, is unable to get some basic pronunciations right e.g. Jati etc.

This important book needs to be re-recorded to get the desired value out of it.

Literal Reading & wrong pronunciations by narrater

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