CM Samrat Choudhary shares Chanakya quote on true family
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Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday, October 26, shared a passage attributed to BJP National President Nitin Nabin invoking the ancient philosopher Acharya Chanakya's definition of a 'true family' — one built not of blood, but of values: truth as mother, knowledge as father, dharma as brother, compassion as friend, peace as life's companion, and forgiveness as offspring.
The post quotes Nabin as saying: 'सत्य माता होती है, ज्ञान पिता, धर्म भाई, दया मित्र, शांति जीवन-संगिनी और क्षमा संतान; यही सच्चा परिवार है' — 'Truth is the mother, knowledge the father, dharma the brother, compassion the friend, peace the life-companion, and forgiveness the child; this is the true family.' Choudhary added his own conviction: that carrying this purpose forward means giving back to society — steadily removing its shortcomings, promoting its good traditions, and breathing new life into its values.
Chanakya's ethics in BJP's public messaging
Acharya Chanakya, the ancient Indian strategist and author of the Arthashastra, has long been a touchstone for BJP leaders reaching for a classical vocabulary of ethics and statecraft. The party periodically draws on thinkers like Chanakya to frame social responsibility not as a political programme but as a civilisational duty — a framing that resonates with its core support base.
By amplifying the BJP national president's words through his own handle, Choudhary signals alignment with the party's broader emphasis on cultural values, positioning Bihar's leadership within that tradition of service and social reform. The message is directed squarely at party workers and supporters: the work of society-building is continuous, quiet, and rooted in inherited wisdom.