Leadership Series Talk "Chanakya Ideas on Management & Leadership"

Mr. Radhakrishnan Pillai from the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy is the founder-director of Chanakya Institute of Public Leadership (CIPL). He has done extensive research on “Kautilya’s Arthashastra”, the well known book on management written in 4th BC from Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), Kerala under the guidance of Dr Gangadharan Nair. He later proceeded to do his MA in Sanskrit and a PhD. in the subject.

With nearly 20 years of combined working and business experience he is 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.

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, a film ‘Chanakya speaks’ and translated into 10 regional languages. He is a visiting faculty in prestigious institutes in India and abroad. 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 the field of management & Industrial development.