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.