Governance in Ancient India

The present volume contains eighteen papers and an appendix presented in the National Seminar on "Governance in Ancient India', organised jointly by the Sanskrit Department of Mumbai University and Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai. The seminar was organised in December, 2010 to mark the centenary year of the discovery of Kautilya's Arthatśästra, a systematic treatise on Polity. Various sub, topics like Education. Statecraft, Judiciary, Legal Documents, Revenue. External Affairs, Internal Security and the like are dealt with in this volume. Right from the Vedic literature to the classical Sanskrit literature, references to good governance are scattered all over. Governance firmly founded on moral order is prescribed as the most ideal type by Ancient-Indian thinkers. Curious readers would certainly benefit from this volume, if they relate wisdom of the past to the contemporary issues.

Dr. Uma Vaidya

She has more than 30 years of teaching experience. As a researcher, she has 4 books and more than 70 articles to her credit. Acclaimed for her research work and teaching skills, she has visited Universities within India and abroad. She has been awarded Pradnyavanta Puraskara by Brahmana Sabha, Mumbai 2006-2007, Sesqui centennial Best performance Incentive Award of 2007-2008 by University of Mumbai, Rashtriya Gaurava Award by India International Friends Society, New Delhi, 2010. The Best Citizens of India Award by the International Publishing House, New Delhi, 2010, Adarsha Shikshaka Puraskar, by State Govt. of Maharashtra, 2011-12, Rashtriya Prabodhan Puraskar, by Yuvashakti Samajik Samstha, Nasik, 2012.

Dr. Gauri Mahulikar

She has secured first rank at B.A. and M.A. examinations in Sanskrit held by Mumbai University. Her Ph.D. thesis on "Vedic Elments in Puranic Mantras and Rituals", has been published by Nag Publishers in 2000. She has three other books (one in Marathi) and more than 70 research articles published so far. Dr. Mahulikar initiated the project of Ramkrishna Bajaj Sanskrit Bhavan, (a separate building for Sanskrit in the Kalina Campus of Mumbai University) and Sanskritbhavan.blogspot.com. She has organised and chaired many National and International Seminars. She has been honoured by the prestigious Ramkrishna Award, given by the Canadian Education Foundation.

Dr. Asawari Bapat

Dr. Asawari Bapat is a visiting faculty in the Sanskrit Department of Mumbai University. She has participated in various national and international seminars and won prizes. Some of her research papers are published in reputed journals.