Aspects of Women’s Employment reflected in the Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra

The Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra is a valuable treatise of ancient Indian political thought. It reveals the wisdom of the great master of Indian polity. Though there is a constant debate on its authorship and date of composition among the historians but at the same time it projects the foresight of the mastermind to understand the art of government of early period of Indian history. Apart from its political and economical leanings, it presents a panoramic view of social life and cultural aspects of Indian people. In this article I Start my journey to find out the different aspects of employability of women as revealed in the Arthaśāstra. Was there any scope of employment for the women of the upper class of the society? Did the state provide any security to the working women? Second urbanization made some changes in social, economical and political sphere of ancient India. Did it make any positive change in the life of working women? In the upcoming pages we will try discuss all the issues related to women employment. Hope it will help to open a new path of social studies.