About the Book: Puffin Lives: Chanakya: The Master of Statecraft
The real-life story of an ordinary Brahmin who became a crafty kingmaker
I, Chanakya, vow not to bind my hair until I have unseated you from the throne
of Magadha.
When the learned Brahmin, Vishnugupta, is humiliated by the arrogant king, Dhana
Nanda, in a public gathering, he swears revenge. Anger is his weakness, but
strategy, his strength. This formerly unknown Brahmin goes on to become the most
well-known kingmaker in Indian history: Chanakya. Using a combination of
cunning, ruthlessness and luck, Chanakya fulfils his vow and propels a boy of
unknown origins, Chandragupta Maurya, to the throne