Abstract :
Purpose: Personal disciplines, ethical decision-making, strategic governance and service-focused leadership are valuable insights derived from classical texts like the Bhagavad Gita, Arthashastra, and the Upanishads, which are relevant to date. This study therefore focuses on integrating and relating contemporary leadership with ancient wisdom through literature.
Methodology: Secondary qualitative data are collected to perform thematic analysis on the recurring patterns identified in existing literature.
Results: Leadership research has moved beyond technical competence to become increasingly aware of the broader dimensions such as ethical decision-making, emotional intelligence and stakeholder responsibility. Contemporary leadership theories like transformational, transactional, servant and ethical leadership have been dominating management literature, although these theories have concepts derived from ancient Indian philosophies.
Conclusion: In future studies, it is expected that this link between ancient Indian wisdom and contemporary leadership is investigated with empirical evidence.

Keywords : Ancient Indian wisdom, Arthashastra, Bhagavad Gita, contemporary leadership, ethics, Servant, sustainability, transactional, transformational, Upanishad.