by

BHADARGE SANTOSH PRALHAD

DURGESH PAL SINGH
HARIHARAN R.
MANOJ MEENA
PRADEEP KUMAR
RAVI SHEKHAR
"To save a family, abandon a man;
to save the village, abandon a family;
to save the country, abandon a village;
to save the soul, abandon the earth."
 Contents
1.Introduction
2.Family Background
3.Character Analysis
4.Role in Mahabharata
5.Vidurneeti
6.Principles of Vidurneeti
7.Modern management based on Vidurneeti
8.Vidurneeti in personal life
 Mahatma Vidur
 Mythological character from Dwaparyuga

 Born in Kuru Dynasty of Hastinapur

 Incarnation of god of death, Yama Dharma Raja

 Half – Brother of Dhitrastra and Pandu

 Prime Minister of Hastinapur Kingdom

 Oldest Management Guru

Family Background
 SANTANU

GANGA SATYAVATI

VED
VEDVYASA
VYASA
BHISMA (PARASHAR
(PARASHAR
RISHI)
RISHI)

VICHITRAVIRYA CHITRANGADA

AMBA AMBIKA

DHRITARASTRA PANDU VIDUR

VIDUR
Character Analysis
 Qualities of Vidur

 Pious

 Polite

 Patriot

 Prudent

 Practical

 Perceptive
 Essence from character
 Good understanding of Right and Wrong

 Presented truth without Hesitation

 Advised king without any Fear

 Always remained Unbiased

 Never crossed Limits

 Never supported War

Role Played
 Vidur: Complete dedication
 Prime Minister

 Brother

 Uncle

 Citizen

 Devotee
 Mahabharata

 Helped Bhisma to decide the king of Hastinapur

 Cautioned Dhitrastra about Duryodhana

 Tried to supress the ambition of Duryodhana

 Guided Yudhisthir as future leader

 Helped Kunti in crisis situation

 Helped Dhitrastra in deciding the prince of Hastinapur

 Helped Pandavas to escape from Lakshagraha

 Opposed the dice play and Draupadi Humiliation in court

 Relentlessly endeavoured to avoid war

 Preached Dhitrastra in form of Vidurneeti

 Resigned from the post of Prime Minister before war

Vidura-neeti
 What?
3rd chapter of Udyoga Parva of Mahabaratha

Vidura-niti, or Vidura's Statecraft, narrated in

the form of a dialogue between Vidura and
King Dritrashtra

The precursor in some ways to Chanakyaneeti

 Why?
Ethics, morality and tactical policy

Followed and implemented by anyone

Managing of enterprises, ethical interpretation

of opportunities and managing of resources.
Vidurneeti and Modern
Management
 Division of labour

Assign job based on potential of labour

Adopt different strategies with different people

Overall decision making and supervision must

remain with oneself
Parity of Authority & Responsibility
Authority and responsibility must co exist

Authority without responsibility- Irresponsible

behavior

Responsibility without authority-

Ineffectiveness
 Unity of control & command

 Single Person to lead

 Avoids Confusion, Misunderstanding &

Chaos
 Ideal policy maker

 Examines pros & cons and then acts

 Honest with balanced Judgment and Foresight

 Power of right judgment

 Understands things in the right sense

 Not blinded by emotions or biased

 Lead by example

 Has sound knowledge of varied subjects &

capability of prudent decision-making

 can do efficient and effective work

Proper communication through
right channel at the right time.

A successful manager should speak likable,

comfortable words at the right time to the right
audience.
 If he does that he commands respect from people
around. He can get things done in a jiffy.

 This will bring harmony among people in the

organization, thus paving the way for ever-lasting
success.
 Never underestimate anyone
A good leader will not undermine the capability or
underestimate the ability of anyone.

There is every chance that even a small competitor

can bring down the market leader or big business.
 Also he would be considered a smart manager If
he does not fight or challenge those who are
bigger than him in every sense.

 The one who challenges and succeeds during the

challenge at the right time is called valiant.
 Foresight for every action is essential

Manager has to have a proper foresight before doing any

task/ action.

Once he is convinced that the action is beneficial to his

organization, he need to work till the objective is achieved.
 The person should have the right focus on the
benefit that was to be derived and work towards the
attainment of the same.

 Manager needs to find out that with whose

support/help this intended action could be achieved
in a successful way, else the task will be either
incomplete or spoilt.
 VIDURNEETI
IN
PERSONAL LIFE
 Conduct of a Wise Man

 A wise man understands the values

of all things – Animate or
Inanimate

 Takes Responsibility
 Conduct of a Wise Man

Learns from others

Actively listens

Minds his own business

A wise man is never result oriented

 Conduct of a Wise Man

• Never adopts short cuts

• Effectively communicates with peers

• Willing to learn from anybody

• Always humble
 Word of advice
A wise man never seeks advice from four types
of people. They are –

Persons with partial knowledge

Persons who deliberately delay work
Inherently lazy people
Flatterers
 Duty of Wise Man
The duty of a wise man is to protect people
especially of the following four types

Old relatives
Good friends in need
Poor people
Widowed childless sister
Choosing right project and
right job

A wise man should identify tasks

which require minimum resources
and effort that will give maximum
benefits and implemented swiftly.
Managing important Projects
 The aspects with which they are related
 Costs and benefits( in the long-term)
 Resources available
 Strengths possessed
 The major impediments and then take a decision

Once decided swiftly implement.

Impulsive decision should not be
taken.
Essential Qualities for Wise
rulers
 Self-awareness and Self-control
 Lofty Ideals
 Clarity of Goals
 Industriousness
 Ethical Conduct
Conduct of Wise ruler for
happiness
 Quickly understands and classifies people in to Three
categories –Exceptionally competent, above average, Ordinary
 Allocate work as follows:
1. First category: Work of strategic
importance
2. Second category: Work of Moderate
complexity
3. Others: Routine work
 Conclusion
 Vidur remained undeviated from the path of truth throughout
his life.
 He carried out his duties selflessly with full dedication and
loyalty.
 The great war of Mahabharata could have been averted if
Dhitrastra could have considered his advices.
 Vidur was a master manager and his ideas of management
still holds good.
 Vidurneeti tells us how to carry out managerial activities
day to day life.
 He lays a great deal of stress on importance of correct
decision making.
 He brings out the qualities and practices of wise man and
wise leader.
 Vidur put forth the character of a person to be superior
among any other aspect in whatever situation it may be.
 Even krishna respected vidura for his proficiency of
knowledge in all spheres.
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Thank You