Chanakya, who was also known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta was the chief advisor for Chandragupta Maurya during the Mauryan Empire. He wrote two books one is Arthashastra and the other one is Chanakya Niti. He has a great knowledge of political science. Chanakya Niti or Neeti Shastra is nothing but a compilation of all the principles put together in one place.