রাষ্ট্র পরিকল্পনায় জনপদ নিবেশ : প্রসঙ্গ কৌটিল্যের ‘অর্থশাস্ত্র’ এবং ঘনরাম চক্রবর্তীর ‘ধর্মমঙ্গল’ কাব্য/ Janapad-Nibesh under political planning : Context Kautilya’s ‘Arthasastra’ and Ghanaram Chakrabarty’s ‘Dharmamangal’ kabya

Abstract

‘Janapad-Nibesh’ is one of policy under political planning. In this section human-being is adopted as assets. As a assets of province. It would not be an exaggeration to say that, the appropriate use of human resources can propel a country or state to the pinnacle of progress. Therefore, wise kings or statesmen always seek to invest in high-quality human resources. Around the 4^th Century BCE, the illustrious Kautilya— an eminent professor at Takshashila University and the Chief Advisor of the Mauryan Empire— first gave the clarity on ‘Janapad-Nibesh’. In the “Second Adhikarana” of his treatise ‘Arthashastra’, he had set highly preciousness thought and philosophy on this policy.

‘Janapad-Nibesh’ policy is a political chapter, which is a particularly educative matter. Professor Kautilya incorporated the strategy of ‘Janapad-Nibesh’ into the study of politics. In the literature of Mediaeval Bengal, We once again caught a glimpses of such political consciousness. The ‘Dharmamangal’ kabya was composed in the ‘Rarh-region’ of Bengal during the 18^th Century. The prominent characters of this kabya were---Ichaighosh, Lausen, Mahamad and the king of Gaur-Empire. A remarkable resemblance was observed between the ideas of pandit Kautilya and the characters of this Rarh-region’s kabya, regarding on ‘Janapad-Nibesh’. Although it may seem irrelevant at first, but a deep analysis compels us to rethink. There was a difference on time and wisdom, but similarities had found in political thought.