Recently due to Lockdown, many of the
DD’s old television serials were re-telecasted on several DD channels. While Ramayan and Mahabharat got the maximum limelight, Chanakya was another big TV serial which was aired on DD. I watched
most of its episodes on ‘DD Retro’, which is a free to air television channel
and telecasts old TV serials. I noticed many things unique about Chanakya TV
series.
First of all, the language used was
so authentic. Most characters spoke in very good Hindi. People also addressed
each other in a different manner. “Arya” was a popular salutation. For example,
“Arya Bhagurayan”, or “Arya Sidharth”. “Arya” was a replacement of “Shri” which
we use today. But in popular culture, we do not even use any salutations. And
due to the influence of Western culture inside the corporate environment, we
are encouraged to even call seniors and elders by their “first names”.
Next, the names were so different.
“Bhagurayan”, “Abhinavgupt”, “Sidhartak”, “Rudradev”, “Sharangdev”, these names
looked so natural in it. It felt good hearing those names.
The songs and dances in the episodes
were also so unique. There was no repetition of any Bollywood style dance, or any
casual dance forms. We are talking about a period 375 years Before Christ. It
is really interesting to know that our ancestors were running such fine cities
and kingdoms during that era and there were big universities and Gurukula
system.
Now that the final episode is over, for
some time to come, images from the TV serial will keep coming in front of my
eyes. I shall miss watching Chanakya and listen to the characters. Chanakya will remain a literary delight,
even on television.
- Rahul Tiwary
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