Kautilya touches almost all the aspects of Human Life, civilization and culture with in his concept of Yogashkema (welfare state in the modern sense). Unfortunately Kautilyas idea on Welfare State did not receive the attention of foreign scholars and it is generally believe that the idea of welfare state is a modern one and it originated in the west. As a student of ancient Indian Political thought, I have been highly impressed by some ideas of Kautilya on Welfare State, more especially his concept of Yogakshema and I am pained to observe that modern scholars have either ignored them deliberately or were ignorant about them.[edit]
