The Kautilya Society blog

Kautilya Society is a non-profit organization, based in Varanasi, India, and founded in 1998 by professionals working in the fields of philosophy, anthropology, development economics, religious sciences, education, and communications. The Kautilya Society is an association of persons who share the common objective of promoting inter-cultural exchange. It has also developed a support base for research and study in Varanasi since members felt that most people coming to India to deepen their knowledge of Indian studies spend a lot of their time overcoming many difficulties even before beginning their research, studies or other interests.

The Society promotes cultural exchange by creating moments of contact between peoples and by coordinating projects of social and cultural relevance in fields such as protection of cultural heritage, sustainable development, communications (including audio-visuals and multimedia), tourism, etc. Since the promotion of a culture is incomplete without the protection of the varied expressions of that culture, the organization is actively involved in protection and monitoring of the cultural heritage of India in the sacred city of Varanasi.

The headquarters of the Kautilya Society is Ram Bhavan, a house architected in a traditional style and situated in the ancient heart of Banaras along the banks of the river Ganga. Here, the members have tried to create an environment conducive to research and dialogue among members and guests, be they Indian or western, scholars, artists, professionals or humble seekers, to others with similar interests. This traditional, family-style palace hosts twelve bedrooms for guests, a house kitchen, a terrace with a view of the river Ganga and a library with computer and Internet.
By Indian law it is necessary for all residing guests to become members of the Society; annual membership is 6 Euros; life membership is 20 Euros.
For further information on Ram Bhawan see http://www.kautilyasociety.com/heritage/blog/kautilya-society-for-intercultural-dialogue-presentation/ram-bhawan-the-varanasi-residency-of-kautilya-community/

In order to facilitate the dialogue and the encounter with the members who are not presently residing in Ram Bhawan and foster a sense of community amongst us all, we started an Internet forum and blog. You can enter the Kautilya Community’s cyber space at the address www.kautilyasociety.com and without much expertise of Internet you can read the contribution of other members and post your own comments and articles. We strongly encourage you to do so, and leave for others your observations, tips, suggestions and study resources.
The community interaction can happen inside three main areas:

The blog - here you can see what’s going on lately under the whole Kautilya society wings, our content managers always work hard to keep you updated and to make you feel closer to Kautilya even if you’re not there.

The Forum - The Residence and Dialogue Centre for all inhabitants of Kautilya, here you can directly communicate to other users. To talk about projects events and so on, directly connected to Varanasi

The Wiki - The Varanasi Heritage Protection and Development Program is organized under a wiki that’s growing thankfully to our user experience: if you’re making out any kind of project for Varanasi’s sake or you just want to know more don’t hesitate and follow this link!

File Tank - Archive of the articles directly online: if you want to download any work or you have something done on your own, visit this area: accounts can be directly requested to content managers.

We also have a http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42427062165&ref=mf “>Kautilya Community Group in Face Book ! Please visit us.

Encountering to Communicate…
Communicating for Knowledge…
Knowledge for Mutual Growth…