What was the Bollywood of Ancient India & how entertainers were used as spies

Ancient Indians had their forms of entertainment and itinerant travelling troupes provided ample entertainment through dancers, actors and jugglers. But this entertainment also had a dark underbelly: it was the perfect cover for spies wanting to infiltrate. In his latest video column, scholar and professor of Sanskrit and Indian religions at the University of Texas at Austin, Professor Patrick Olivelle delves into the fascinating history of entertainment in ancient India.
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[@MukeshVarma9198]

Informative

[@darshanpatil7777]

Sir your videos are excellent. You only need to improve the audio quality by investing in a professional microphone.

[@sauron2000000]

Chanakya dehumanised them😢

[@goblinslayer3957]

One should not judge Ancient People from the Perspecive of Modern day Logic.

[@HarishankarPM]

Cry about it.

[@sauron2000000]

@@HarishankarPM Done.

[@goblinslayer3957]

I rememeber reading how Chandra Gupta Maurya was always guarded by a bunch of Elite Female Bodyguards who were also his wives. They were trained in Spycraft and Warfare since childhood. Such was the great attention to Defense and Matters of State, by our Ancestors.

[@anandiyer7997]

Pedantic 😏