Radhakrishnan Pillai

Radhakrishnan Pillai is the bestselling author of Corporate Chanakya which has sold over 3 lakh copies and has been translated into 10 regional languages. It is now used as a reference and text book in various management schools and universities across the globe. A well-known management speaker, trainer, author and consultant, he has written nearly 200 articles and papers for various magazines, newspapers, journals and periodicals including Times of India group as a weekly columnist. He has also hosted a radio show “Ask Chanakya’ on Moksha Channel of Worldspace satellite radio which has completed nearly 100 shows. He has represented India in various national and international conferences including the Academy of Management (AOM) in San Antonio, Texas, USA, presented papers at Oxford, Indian philosophical congress (IPC) and chaired session at Afro-Asian Philosophical congress (AAPA), taught in Germany, Dubai, Muscat, Singapore, Indonesia. He is a visiting faculty in prestigious institutes in India and aborad. He has been a trainer and strategy consultant to over 200 organisations like Indian Army, Navy, Airforce, Indian police, various NGOs, private, public sector and government organisations. He has been awarded the prestigious Sardar Patel International award 2009 for his research and contribution in field of management & Industrial development. The world’s first management film ‘Chanakya Speaks’ was inspired by the book and a training kit ‘Chanakya in You’ has been created based on it. Currently, he is the founder-director of Chanakya Institute of Public leadership (CIPL), Mumbai University.