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Mudra rakshasaGroup 1
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THE NARRATIVE
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• Chanakya & Nipunaka – his spies in the city
• Rakshasa‟s ring & Sakatadasa‟s letter
• Chandanadasa, and his attempt to hide Rakshasa‟s family
• Chadanandasa resistance & his arrest
ACT I
• Rakshasa plotting to overthrow Chandragupta
• Foiling of all of Rakshasa‟s plans due to Chanakya‟s
vigilance
• Sakatadasa‟s rescue & subsequent meeting with Rakshasa
• Siddharthaka‟s reward & employment by Rakshasa
ACT II
• Chanakya‟s sham quarrel with Chandragupta
• Chankya‟s estrangement with ChanakyaACT III
•Rakshasa‟s pleasure at the estrangement
• Malayaketu & Bhagurayana‟s arrival at Rakshasa‟s camp
• Bhag.‟s attempts to create a suspicion in Malayaketu‟s mind
regarding Rakshasa‟s sincerity
• Rakshasa‟s advise to lead an expedition against Pataliputra
ACT IV
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• Jivasiddhi‟s attempt to poison Malayaketu‟s mind; his
success in suggesting Rakshasa employed poison-maid
against Malaya‟s father
• Siddharthaka‟s attempt to flee; an attempt to suggest that
Rakshasa was in secret communication with Chandragupta
• Rakshasa convicted of killing Mala‟s father
• Mala‟s order to kill five kings under him
ACT V
• Mala‟s failed expedition & capture by Bhagurayana
• Rakshasa‟s Pataliputra trip to save his friend ChandanadasaACT VI
• Rakshasa‟s arrival at Chandanadasa‟s execution
• Rakshasa‟s meeting with Chanakya
• Chanakya‟s offer to hand the Chief Minister‟s post to
Rakshasa
• Rakshasa‟s acceptance & all ends happily
ACT VII
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THE CENTRAL THEME
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• The play belongs to the imperial Gupta age.
• Maurayan Kings attempt to win over the Chief Minister of
deposed Nanda Regime
• Two masterminds, Chankya & Rakshasa are pitted against
each other
• Chanakya uses subtle, elaborate & amoral techniques
• There is absolutely no sentiment of love in the play
• The play covers a year‟s time.
• It is a historical or political drama, and represents a curious
state of public morals, in which fraud and assassination are the
simple means by which inconvenient obligations are acquitted,
and troublesome friends or open enemies removed.
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RELEVANCE OF THE THEME IN
MODERN TIMES
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• The Independence
Struggle
• Allying with Rogue
Nations
• Reservations
•
Triple Bottomline
• Independent India
• Protecting National
Interests
• Upliftment of the
socially downtrodden
•Profits
MEANS Ends
We contend that debate between relative importance of Means
versus Ends, is highly contextual; the reality is Grey instead of
being Black or White
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COMPARISON WITH A
MYTHOLOGICAL PERSONALITY
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Chanakya Krishna
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• Leadership styles
– Chanakya‟s leadership style can be seen as“Telling/Directing” while Krishna‟s leadership stylecan be considered as “Participating/Supporting”
• King-Makers –
Just as Chanakya provided counsel to Chandragupta,Krishna played a pivotal role in installing Yudhishtir asa king
– Negotiated for Pandavas to have 5 villages to rule(after talks for half the kingdom failed)
• Overthrew a despot – Krishna ended the tyrannical reign of Kansa over
Mathura whereas Chanakya ended the rule of Nandaover Magadha
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• Believed ‘Ends justify the means’
– Chanakya laid to rest in a single day hundred kings in order
to save the lives of thousands of soldiers and countrymen.All the hundred kings were got poisoned in a single day
– Krishna‟s questionable actions (e.g- suggesting to Bhima to
hit Duryodhan below the navel, patently illegal in mace
combat)
• Contrasting relationships with their protégés
– Krishna‟s relationship with Arjuna more affectionate than
Chanakya‟s with Chandragupta – Chanakya more secretive and rarely showed emotion
• “The biggest guru-mantra is:Never share your secrets
with anybody. It will destroy you.”
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COMPARISON OF THE CHIEF
PROTAGONIST WITH A BUSINESS
LEADER
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Comparison with Dhirubhai Ambani
• Founder of the "The Reliance Industries", India's largest
private sector company.
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Chanakya Dhirubhai Ambani
Father‟s death inspires him Leaves Patliputra for Taxilla to
come back and get justice
Led a mini revolution against
Greek rule in India Displayed tremendous
negotiation skill in transforming
kingdoms of Paurava and
Taxilla into his side
Displayed pride when he
decided to overthrow the
Nandas rule
Inspired by father‟s lack of interest and belief
Left his job and came back to
start his own business
Tussle with Wadia – strengthened his resolve
Displayed negotiation skill by
establishing business at a
large scale in spite of the
license raj
Displayed pride in face of all
business and political
rivalries and continued to
work with passion
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Chanakya & Dhirubhai Ambani
Both were visionary leaders
Both were willing to work around the system, modify it to
achieve goals
Believed in „Ends justify means‟
Worked towards creating a long lasting legacy
Both had good judgment about people
Both were king makers
Planned and executed schemes on large scale