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041 _aeng
082 _a170
_bSRI
100 _aSrinivasan, Vasanthi
245 0 _aVirtue and human ends
_c/Vasanthi Srinivasan
_bpolitical ideas from Indian classics
260 _bOrent Blackswan
_cc2021
_aTelangana :
300 _axiii, 202 p. :
_c21 cm
504 _aindex
520 _aClassics like the Panchatantra or Vetala Panchavimshati were neither meant solely for children nor for illiterate folk. Entertaining and edifying, they were written for princes and kings, ministers and courtiers who are still amidst us, albeit in disguise, with the same motivations and ambitions. They also addressed the experts who peddled knowledge as a panacea for all political ills
650 _a Criticism, interpretation, etc; Didactic literature, Sanskrit; Didactic literature, Sanskrit History and criticism
942 _cENGLISH
999 _c527188
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