Q. Who was the original founder of manuscript of Kautilya's Athashastra?
Answer: R. Shamasastry
Notes: In 1905, R. Shamasastry discovered and published the Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft. He transcribed, edited and published the Sanskrit edition in 1909. He proceeded to translate it into English, publishing it in 1915.

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