Hindu Polity

Essays

A Portrait of Hindu Village Administration and Jurisprudence

A Portrait of Hindu Village Administration and Jurisprudence

Hindu Village Administration presents a brilliant portrait of a near-perfect decentralised administration

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 Training, Qualifications, Character and Powers of Ministers in Ancient India: A Study in Harmony

The Training, Qualifications, Character and Powers of Ministers in Ancient India: A Study in Harmony

An essay providing a glimpse of the harmonious relationship that existed between the ruler and the council of ministers in ancient India all the way up to the end of the Classical Era. The values that it instilled continued to endure in the Hindu ruling class. Its most recent exponent was Sir M. Vis