Ajnapatra

Essays

A Portrait of Hindu Ministers as Models of Administrative Excellence

A Portrait of Hindu Ministers as Models of Administrative Excellence

The Hindu civilisational continuity is also seen in the organisation of its administration, which was helmed by some extraordinary ministers: from Kautilya to the Ashta-Pradhans

From Kautilya to Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Unbroken Continuity of Hindu Political Institutions

From Kautilya to Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Unbroken Continuity of Hindu Political Institutions

We observe an unbroken continuity in the set up and functioning of Hindu institutions from the period of Kautilya up to Chhatrapati Shivaji

The Humane Principles of Statecraft that Powered a Hindu Kingdom: Amatya Ramachandra Pant’s Profound Guidebook

The Humane Principles of Statecraft that Powered a Hindu Kingdom: Amatya Ramachandra Pant’s Profound Guidebook

In this episode of Amatya Ramachandra Pant's Ajnapatra, we observe the incredibly humane principles that guided the great Hindu Kingdom of Chhatrapati Shivaji and his descendants. This must be made prescribed reading especially to our bureaucrats today.

How Shivaji Created a Hindu Kingdom from the Scratch: Ramachandra Pant's Vivid Description

How Shivaji Created a Hindu Kingdom from the Scratch: Ramachandra Pant's Vivid Description

In the second episode of the Ajnapatra, Ramachandra Pant gives us a highly inspirational and first hand narrative of how Shivaji created a Hindu Empire from the scratch