Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai
Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai is a Ph.D. from the University of Mumbai, and has done extensive research on
"Kautilya's Arthashastra" from Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), Kerala under the guidance of
Dr Gangadharan Nair (Dean of Adi Shankara Sanskrit University). He is also an MA in Sanskrit. On the
popular side, Dr.Pillai is known for his internationally best-selling book Corporate Chanakya and
other books in the Chanakya series.
With nearly 25 years of experience, Dr Pillai is a leadership speaker, trainer, and personal mentor,
who trains leaders and aspirants from various fields including corporates, politics, academics and
public services. He is a certified management consultant from the International Institute of
Management Consultants. Dr Pillai is the Director at SPM Foundation and Founder Director of Atma
Darshan Pvt Ltd (a Spiritual Tourism Company) & Chanakya Aanvikshiki Pvt Ltd (a Leadership Training &
Mentoring Institute). He has been recently appointed as the Deputy Director of Chanakya International
Institute of Leadership Studies (CIILS), as autonomous Institute based in the University of Mumbai,
Kalina Campus.
He has written nearly 200 articles and papers for various magazines, newspapers and journals. He has
given a Tedx talk on How to Become Richie Rich. He has also hosted a radio show "Ask Chanakya" on
Moksha Channel of Worldspace satellite radio.
He is a visiting faculty in prestigious institutes in India and abroad including the IIT, IIM, Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) among others. He has been a trainer and strategy consultant to over 500
organisations like Indian Army, Navy, Air force, Indian police, various NGOs, private, public sector
and government organisations.
He has been awarded the prestigious Sardar Patel International award 2009 and Aavishkar Chanakya
Innovation Research Award 2013 for his research and contribution in field of management & Industrial
development. Recently, he was honoured with the LOKMAT National Education Leadership Award as the Best
Professor in Philosophy. He is rated among the top 30 Indian management Thinkers globally by
Thinkers50.com.
Dr Pillai is the best-selling author of 10 books. His first book 'Corporate Chanakya' has been on the
"best-seller" list since its launch in 2010 and used as a text book in various Business schools in
India and abroad. The book has the unique distinction of being made into an audio book, world's first
management film on Chanakya's teachings - 'Chanakya speaks' and translated into 10 regional languages.
His second book 'Chanakya's 7 Secrets of Leadership' along with Mr. D. Sivanandhan (ex-DGPMaharashtra
Police) has created waves in corporate world since its release. His third best seller book 'Chanakya
in You' got him various awards, including the India's most popular "Crossword Raymond book of the year
award", 2016. His fourth book 'Katha Chanakya' was the first book to be launched internationally in
New York, USA in November 2016. The fifth and sixth books 'Chanakya in Daily Life' & 'Aanvikshiki -
Inside Chanakya's Mind' has been appreciated all around in media and has been on the focus list of
almost all the publishing retailers. His seventh book Chatur Chanakya is his first children's book and
is making waves across India already. His eighth book Thus Spoke Chanakya is freshly out on the market
but has made its way on the bestseller list already. His ninth ook, ‘Chanakya and the Art of getting
Rich’ has gained popularity amongst the business community. His tenth book, ‘How to Write a Book and
Make it a Bestseller’ is his only non-Chanakya book and talks about how he consistently made all his
books bestsellers.