Dr Jessica Frazier on In Our Time on BBC Radio 4

Dr Jessica Frazier

Research Lecturer in the Study of Religion at the Faculty

joined Melvyn Bragg and other guests on In Our Time on BBC Radio 4 on 3rd March 2022 to discuss the ancient Indian Sanskrit text the Arthashastra.

The Artha Sastra by Kautilya, long known as the Machiavelli of India, is an extraordinary text. It is full of kings and assassins, courtesans and spies; if you want to know how to foment a rebellion, optimise your elephant-taming business, or tell whether a corpse has been poisoned or strangled... this is the place to look. Jessica Frazier discussed this ancient political philosophy with James Hegarty, Deven Patel and, of course, Melvyn Bragg.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014xt4