Citing Chanakya Niti, the President said the bond of
Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya was inseparable.
According to the State-owned Sunday Observer last week, 'Purawesi Balaya' Convenor Gamini Viyangoda and Professor
Chandragupta Thenuwara had lodged separate complaints with police headquarters demanding an investigation into media reports that cited irregularities in the alleged grant of dual citizenship to Rajapaksa in 2005; his electioneering that year in Sri Lanka as an American citizen; and his presence on the 2005 electoral rolls despite being a dual citizen.
The complex also contains the Iron Pillar of Delhi, which was constructed by a "King Chandra" (probably
Chandragupta II).
It is said that daal was served as a special dish at
Chandragupta Maurya's wedding in 303BC.
The practice continues from the times of
Chandragupta Mauriya to the British times.
Among the greatest of Jain rulers of the sub-continent was
Chandragupta Maurya (321-297 BC) who after seeing a lot of killings left his throne and went into the forests with Jain monks.
Chandragupta Maurya retired as a Jain monk, Bindusara joined the Ajivikas, Asoka propagated the Buddhist teaching of compassion.
And yet, come to think of it, the wisest statesmen throughout history - from Asoka of
Chandragupta India and the noble kings of Israel, to the righteous caliphs of Islam, up to Abraham Lincoln, William Gladstone and Nelson Mandela - have been inspired by love.
B.R Chopra was planning a film called Chanakya
Chandragupta and had cast Dilip Kumar as Chanakya and Dharmendra as
Chandragupta.
When India looks in the mirror, it sees Machiavelli's prince and Kautilya or Chanakya's
Chandragupta Maurya.
Some famous advisers who were successful in helping their leaders achieve their aims, viz (1) Chanakhya was a master strategist and a shrewd politician who helped
Chandragupta of the Maurya dynasty run his empire.