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Chanakya also known as Vishnugupta or Kautilya was the pioneer of political science in ancient India, whose works have great relevance even today. He served as an advisor to the great Chandragupta Maurya and played a vital role in the emergence of the Mauryan Empire. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that he played guardian to the Mauryan dynasty founder and was instrumental in the formation of the empire. . He took a small boy named Chandragupta under his wing and trained him Chanakya plotted to overthrow Dhananada and the whole Nanda empire, not because of revenge, but because he wanted a united and prosperous India. After he left Pataliputra, he found an apt candidate in a boy named Chandragupta. He saw potential in him, and hence taught his everything he knew about politics, economics and warfare.