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The Syamantaka gem that Satrajit got from Sun God Himself was lost and Lord Krishna was blamed. He could have ignored it but instead chose to trace out the gem, fight 28 days and return it.
What would your strategy have been?
What would your strategy have been?
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The Syamantaka gem that Satrajit got from Sun God Himself was lost and Lord Krishna was blamed. He could have ignored it but instead chose to trace out the gem, fight 28 days and return it.
What would your strategy have been?
What would your strategy have been?
What is an ancient framework that you use to understand strategy? What positives and negatives did you find in it?
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
What is an ancient framework that you use to understand strategy? What positives and negatives did you find in it?
Ancient texts say land is the source of wealth. How do you interpret this today?
Read more at: divamani.in/l/asl-land-b
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February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Ancient texts say land is the source of wealth. How do you interpret this today?
Read more at: divamani.in/l/asl-land-b
Read more at: divamani.in/l/asl-land-b
Plot twist from Mahabharata: Shakuni's dice weren't magic—they were loaded.
The lesson? In strategy, what looks like luck or destiny is often just better preparation meeting opportunity. 🎲
The lesson? In strategy, what looks like luck or destiny is often just better preparation meeting opportunity. 🎲
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Plot twist from Mahabharata: Shakuni's dice weren't magic—they were loaded.
The lesson? In strategy, what looks like luck or destiny is often just better preparation meeting opportunity. 🎲
The lesson? In strategy, what looks like luck or destiny is often just better preparation meeting opportunity. 🎲
Most strategy advice expires in 5 years.
Arthashastra? Still working after 2,300.
Testing classical Indian frameworks on today's challenges.
Arthashastra? Still working after 2,300.
Testing classical Indian frameworks on today's challenges.
January 30, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Most strategy advice expires in 5 years.
Arthashastra? Still working after 2,300.
Testing classical Indian frameworks on today's challenges.
Arthashastra? Still working after 2,300.
Testing classical Indian frameworks on today's challenges.
Matsya Nyaya (Law of the Fish): Big fish eat small fish.
Kautilya's starting point for all strategy.
3 responses:
→ Become bigger
→ Swim with bigger fish
→ Change ponds
Kautilya's starting point for all strategy.
3 responses:
→ Become bigger
→ Swim with bigger fish
→ Change ponds
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Matsya Nyaya (Law of the Fish): Big fish eat small fish.
Kautilya's starting point for all strategy.
3 responses:
→ Become bigger
→ Swim with bigger fish
→ Change ponds
Kautilya's starting point for all strategy.
3 responses:
→ Become bigger
→ Swim with bigger fish
→ Change ponds
Ravana had 10 heads but still made one critical mistake. What's ONE decision that can sink an entire strategy?
Share yours! 👇
Share yours! 👇
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Ravana had 10 heads but still made one critical mistake. What's ONE decision that can sink an entire strategy?
Share yours! 👇
Share yours! 👇
The Pandavas spent 13 years in exile preparing for war. We can't even stick to a 3-month project timeline.
Maybe there's something to be said for strategic patience... 😅
Maybe there's something to be said for strategic patience... 😅
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The Pandavas spent 13 years in exile preparing for war. We can't even stick to a 3-month project timeline.
Maybe there's something to be said for strategic patience... 😅
Maybe there's something to be said for strategic patience... 😅
STRATEGY CHECK:
Critical role to fill:
A) Highly skilled, questionable loyalty
B) Moderately skilled, deeply loyal
Which and why?
Critical role to fill:
A) Highly skilled, questionable loyalty
B) Moderately skilled, deeply loyal
Which and why?
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
STRATEGY CHECK:
Critical role to fill:
A) Highly skilled, questionable loyalty
B) Moderately skilled, deeply loyal
Which and why?
Critical role to fill:
A) Highly skilled, questionable loyalty
B) Moderately skilled, deeply loyal
Which and why?
BOOK EXCERPT: The Art of Strategic Relationships
How Arthashastra helps you allocate time, trust & resources across your network.
Not all relationships deserve equal investment.
Read: divamani.in/l/asl-sr-bs
How Arthashastra helps you allocate time, trust & resources across your network.
Not all relationships deserve equal investment.
Read: divamani.in/l/asl-sr-bs
You're Being Strategic About Everything Except the One Thing That Matters Most
and it deserves more than just hope and good intentions.
divamani.in
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
BOOK EXCERPT: The Art of Strategic Relationships
How Arthashastra helps you allocate time, trust & resources across your network.
Not all relationships deserve equal investment.
Read: divamani.in/l/asl-sr-bs
How Arthashastra helps you allocate time, trust & resources across your network.
Not all relationships deserve equal investment.
Read: divamani.in/l/asl-sr-bs
QUICK AUDIT:
Think of 3 close colleagues.
Do they have: → Access to your strategic thinking? → Power to damage you? → Your vulnerable information?
Your answers reveal your actual inner ring.
What surprised you?
Think of 3 close colleagues.
Do they have: → Access to your strategic thinking? → Power to damage you? → Your vulnerable information?
Your answers reveal your actual inner ring.
What surprised you?
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
QUICK AUDIT:
Think of 3 close colleagues.
Do they have: → Access to your strategic thinking? → Power to damage you? → Your vulnerable information?
Your answers reveal your actual inner ring.
What surprised you?
Think of 3 close colleagues.
Do they have: → Access to your strategic thinking? → Power to damage you? → Your vulnerable information?
Your answers reveal your actual inner ring.
What surprised you?
30-SEC INNER RING TEST:
Pick one work relationship.
Rate 1-5:
• Their strategic position
• Their access level
• Risk/reward ratio
Does it match how much you share with them?
If not, you have a gap.
Pick one work relationship.
Rate 1-5:
• Their strategic position
• Their access level
• Risk/reward ratio
Does it match how much you share with them?
If not, you have a gap.
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
30-SEC INNER RING TEST:
Pick one work relationship.
Rate 1-5:
• Their strategic position
• Their access level
• Risk/reward ratio
Does it match how much you share with them?
If not, you have a gap.
Pick one work relationship.
Rate 1-5:
• Their strategic position
• Their access level
• Risk/reward ratio
Does it match how much you share with them?
If not, you have a gap.
Who should you trust?
Wrong question, says Kautilya.
Right question: What does this strategic position require?
Inner Ring theory decoded: ancientstrategylab.divamani.in/blog/inner-r...
Wrong question, says Kautilya.
Right question: What does this strategic position require?
Inner Ring theory decoded: ancientstrategylab.divamani.in/blog/inner-r...
The Inner Ring
How to build strategic relationships with people closest to you.
ancientstrategylab.divamani.in
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Who should you trust?
Wrong question, says Kautilya.
Right question: What does this strategic position require?
Inner Ring theory decoded: ancientstrategylab.divamani.in/blog/inner-r...
Wrong question, says Kautilya.
Right question: What does this strategic position require?
Inner Ring theory decoded: ancientstrategylab.divamani.in/blog/inner-r...
Ancient Strategy Lab: Testing 2,300-year-old frameworks from Arthashastra on modern business challenges.
Not history lessons. Strategic experiments.
Lab opens now. 🧪
Not history lessons. Strategic experiments.
Lab opens now. 🧪
January 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Ancient Strategy Lab: Testing 2,300-year-old frameworks from Arthashastra on modern business challenges.
Not history lessons. Strategic experiments.
Lab opens now. 🧪
Not history lessons. Strategic experiments.
Lab opens now. 🧪