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9 unusual facts about Chanakya


Chanakya

Chanakya's Chant by Ashwin Sanghi is a fictional account of Chanakya's life as a political strategist in ancient India.

The song "Make My" by The Roots from their 2011 album undun features a quote attributed to Chanakya: "A man is born alone and dies alone; he experiences the good and the bad and the consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme Abode"

Chanakya's contribution to the cultural heritage of Bharat (in Kannada) by Shatavadhani Ganesh with the title Bharatada Samskrutige Chanakyana Kodugegalu.

One of the earliest Sanskrit literatures to identify Chanakya with Vishnugupta explicitly was Vishnu Sharma's Panchatantra in the 3rd century BC.

Chandraprakash Dwivedi

Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an Indian film director and script writer, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic Chanakya in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya.

Durdhara

According to a legend mentioned in Jain texts, her husband Chandragupta's Guru and advisor Chanakya used to feed the emperor with small doses of poison to build his immunity against possible poisoning attempts by enemies.

Ninaithale

The film is directed by Viswas Sundar who is also the producer for the films Adhu and Chanakya.

Ramayyan Dalawa

They were intimate friends(like Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya), so much that after the death of Ramayyan the Maharajah went into depression and started losing health himself till he died in 1758.

Vishnugupta

Chanakya (350-283 BC), aka Vishnugupta, Indian advisor and prime minister to Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta


Chanakya National Law University

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) is an autonomous law school located in Patna, Bihar, India.

Success Sutras for the 21st Century: A Trilogy of Wisdom

Success Sutras for the 21st Century: A Trilogy of Wisdom, written by Pavan Choudary is a set of three self-help books based on the teachings and philosophies Chanakya, Confucius and Kabir.


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