Chanakya : The biggest guru-mantra of manpower

Chanakya was a famous scholar and (approximately 376 BC - 283 BC) the general secretary of Chandragupta Maurya. He is also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta. Being the son of his father Shri Chanak, he was called Chanakya. Vishnugupta was a great scholar of diplomacy, economics, politics and 'devious' of his great knowledge, he was called 'Kautilya' because of his creative work like good use, public welfare and building a united India. He was a true Brahmin by birth and a guru of Emperor Chandragupta.He was the first child of his parents. Mother died after birth. From birth, she had wondrous knowledge and wisdom. Its unique scholarship, which is lighting up the entire Jambu island like the sun's light, was the teacher of Taxila University, he mainly trained the Bhil and Kirat princes. The book named Arthashastra written by him is a great book on politics, economics, agriculture, social policy etc.

Chanakya's name has come up in Vishnupuran, Bhagwat and Kathasaritsagar etc., but his story is equally found in Buddhist texts too. Chanakya was a resident of Taxila (a town which was near Rawalpindi). The events of his life have a special relation with the attainment of Maurya Chandragupta. He was a renowned scholar of that time, no doubt about it. It is said that Chanakya used to live in a small hut away from the royal magnificence.

A 47-part TV serial, written and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, named after Chanakya, was originally aired from 8 September 1991.