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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Kautilyas Economics I IKS Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Kautilyas Economics - I IKS

Major · Economics · Semester 5 · TY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours

Module 2: Ancient Revenue System and Financial Regulation

  • Forty ways of embezzlement of revenue, Punishments for financial corruption, Accountability of state officials, Principles of expenditure, loss and profit in public finance, Accounting and maintenance of state records, Recovery of debts, Deposits of the state, Resumption of gifts and grants, Remission of taxes and financial relief

References

  • 1 Kautilya (2012). The Arthashastra. New Delhi: Penguin Books India.
  • 2 R. P. Kangle (2010 reprint). The Kautiliya Arthashastra. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.
  • 3 L. N. Rangarajan (1992). Kautilya: The Arthashastra. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
  • 4 D. R. Bhandarkar (2016 reprint). Some Aspects of Ancient Indian Polity. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.
  • 5 B. K. Sarkar (2019 reprint). Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus. New Delhi: Low Price Publications.
  • 6 U. N. Ghoshal (2017 reprint). A History of Indian Political Ideas. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • 7 Romila Thapar (2002). Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. New Delhi: Penguin Books India.
  • 8 Arthashastra of Kautilya by T. Ganapati Shastri, Chaukhambha Surbharti Prakashana, Varanasi, India, 2005.
  • 9 Arthashastra of Kautilya by Sri. Vacaspati Gairola, Chaukhambha Vidyabahavan, Varanasi, India, 2013
  • 10 Kautilya’s Arthashastra: The Way of Financial Management and Economic Governance, Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai, India.
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