The Alumni of Takshashila: Chanakya and Chandragupta

Contents: Introduction. 1. University of Takshashila. 2. Adieu to Alma mater. 3. In the kingdom of Magadha. 4. In the refuge f homeland. 5. Alexander’s invasion. 6. Chandragupta’s adventures. 7. Inauguration of Mauryan rule. 8. Conflict and renouncement. Glossary of western classical terms. Index.

Present book is the first ever exposition of the most cherished but ulterior and ultimate mission of Chanakya in his life. As soon as the readers peep into the very first page of the opening chapter of this book, they encounter with the very vast campus of the most ancient peerless center of higher education in the remote past of India. It was the singular world renowned University of the Then World. No body could leave without flummoxed while acquainting with the legendary sprawled wholesome campus of the University of Takshashila abundance in natural beauty. Two extraordinary ambitious historical characters from the same university is narrated beautifully in the present work. They strove utmost to carry through their respective missions. Both they worked together to accomplish their goal and carried through also. But it is an interesting thing to note that they were the men of two different idealogies. Of them one is Chandragupta Maurya the first emperor of unified India and also the founder of Mauryan dynasty of Magadha at Pataliputra. Other one is Chanakya alias Kautilya the prime minister of emperor Chandragupta. Both proved triumphant in their respective mission but the end of their life witnessed complete differently.