Chanakya's Arthshastra Vishnugupta, popularly known as
Chanakya or
Kautilya, the architect of the
Mauryan Empire in the fourth century BCE, theorized further, working on this basic dictum, and brought out a treatise called "Kautilya’s
Arthashastra" meaning a treatise on
Public Administration the first such document in India. Kautilya's approach enshrined the "State as an institutional necessity for human advancement” and then prescribed in details all the actions to be taken by the ruler of the state. His elaboration of the main dictum of the
Hindu philosophy "
bahujan sukhaya bahujan hitaya", that is, "public welfare lies in the happiness of the masses" was interpreted with the following theory. with the motto 'Bahujan Hitaya : Bahujan Sukhaya'. Living up to this motto, AIR has been serving the nation's masses in the fields of education, information and entertainment; it is one of the largest institutions in the world. The emblem of AIR is inscribed with the word Akashvani at its base and with its motto on its flanks. == References ==