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Ranchi, Nov 26: Department of International Relations, Political Science and Public Administration, Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ), Ranchi organized a special lecture on “Adarsh Raja, Rajarshi according to Kautilya and the concept of Rajarshi in Bhagavad Gita”. This lecture was organized to make students and teachers aware of the constitution and history.
Dr Alok Kumar Gupta, HOD, Department of Political Science and Public Administration and Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences welcomed the keynote speaker, Prof. A.P. Jamkhedkar and introduced everyone to the subject. He said that there was democracy in ancient times also and it was included in the great culture of our country rather than just being in front of it. India still has this culture and democracy is alive in this modern times and flourishing on 75 years of independence.
Professor Jamkhedkar talked about the concept of Rajarshi in which the king and Ashwamedh used to come. He explained the concept of kingship and Vedic sacrifices through Vajpayee and Rajasuya. He also explained about Buddhism and Jainism and their legends and myths and the idea of Chakravarti during that era. He also discussed the concept of an ideal king in Kautilya’s Arthashastra.
He emphasized on how law, order and foreign policy was run during that period and how the king was trained to run his administration and welfare of the citizens. He told that it has been written in Kautilya’s Arthashastra that the king is full of knowledge and his main religion is to run the worldly life of the subjects smoothly. An ideal king is a benefactor. He concluded his lecture by saying that the idea of Rajarshi was seen even in modern times in the work of Tilak and the trusteeship of Mahatma Gandhi.
The speaker beautifully enumerated the idea and concept of the ideal king or Rajarshi by focusing on the ancient Indian text and provided a deep and comprehensive understanding of the role of the king in ancient times.
All the teachers and students of the department were present on this occasion. After this, the lecture ended with a vote of thanks given by Dr Subhash Kumar Baitha, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations.
