The First Post - The Historical Perspective, and the current Imperative

Even though the first known treatise on wealth management and public administration - The Arthashastra, was created in India, our track record of documenting our wealth management practices has been marred much by the subsequent actions focused on burning the libraries and then the noble efforts of Macaulay.

I don't think that, as is normally claimed, Indians are inherently bad at documentation and record keeping. Rajatarangini, Ashtadhyaya, Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Arthashastra, among others, prove our ability to document and record both our history and our body of knowledge.

But Indian history has had a long period where such records were meticulously and systematically destroyed. And therefore, we have what is left to us in the form of:
A. Proverbs
B. Folk Songs
C. Folk Tales
D. Whatever is left of our manuscripts.

The Buddhists, on the other hand, have done exceptionally well when it comes to both conservation of wealth and preservation of manuscripts.
A separate chapter on that. Perhaps. Some day.

For now, welcome to this blog. It is just a hobby today. Who knows what it might blossom into.
Wishing us all luck.