Spirit of Chanakya

These days I am watching the serial Chanakya by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi. I am sure my friends would have heard of it. It speaks of the efforts of a teacher named Vishnugupta against the invading forces of Greeks led by Alexander. This is highly relevant in the current Indian political scenario where politicians are routinely sacrificing national interest for petty rewards, just as kings were fighting for supremacy over one another when the nation faced external danger. National interest has taken backseat as witnessed in misguided compassion towards Bangladeshi immigrants and terrorists. Same can be seen in political shelter being provided to student leaders with criminal backgrounds. National focus seems to have been lost.

One can also call Gandhi as a much milder and less fierce incarnation of Chanakya. He also united the nation as an unit. The forces which Gandhi fought against and malaises that led the nation to subjugation have not been defeated. We need an organization or a process that can effectively mobilize the society to positively counter such internal and external threats. More later ....