(Express Photo by Anand Singh/File)* Write an essay on the nature of GST in Kautilya’s Arthashastra. These 15-mark questions were part of the Political Science paper for MA (Master of Arts) students in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Monday. But students of colleges affiliated to BHU claimed they had not been taught the answers, and it was not part of their course material. According to Mishra, “Kautilya’s Arthashastra is the first Indian book which hints at the current concept of GST. When the epics and Arthashastra are being taught in universities across the world, how can we Indians forget them,” said Mishra.

Source: Indian Express December 06, 2017 23:15 UTC