Jaico has launched Chanakya in You , a book by Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai.
Chanakya
in you
Chanakya in You is the
charming, lighthearted and yet profound tale of a man inspired by his
grandfather to seek the wisdom of the Arthashastra. Like many of us in our
youth, the young man has no idea what he wants to do with his life. He lives
aimlessly from one day to the next - his is only passion is studying the
Arthashastra. When he decides to pursue this passion in all seriousness, it
proves to be the turning point of his life! Journey with this modern-day
disciple of Chanakya’s age-old wisdom as he applies the Arthashastra principles
in every aspect of his life, becoming the richest man in the world and
inspiring a whole nation to take up study of Sanskrit and ancient Indian
literature for business success. Interestingly, this book does not have a single
character with a name. The story is about you and your journey through life.
While you flip through the pages, you may well find yourself walking the hero's
path to bring out the Chanakya inside you. The book can be read by a parent and
a young adult, by a business tycoon or an academic scholar with equal ease.
It’s a book for the people, a book that makes you think. With short chapters
and easy-to-read language, you cannot put down the book till you discover the
-- Chanakya in You !!
Available at - Crosswords across India.
ABOUT | The Author - Mr.Radhakrishnan Pillai
Radhakrishnan Pillai, formally
educated in management and consultancy, has an MA in Sanskrit and is a
certified explorer of the magic of Chanakya and the Arthashastra. For his
contributions in this field, he was honoured with the Sardar Patel
International award in 2009. As the Director of SPM Foundation and a part
of the University of Mumbai team, he uses the knowledge gained from his
adventures to design various leadership programs. He is the founder of a
spiritual tourism venture, Atma Darshan, and is also the Founder-Director of
the Chanakya Institute of Public Leadership (www.ciplmumbai.in), a
leadership academy which trains political leaders and aspirants. After the runaway
success of his first book Corporate Chanakya, followed by a second bestseller
Chanakya’s 7 Secrets of Leadership, Radhakrishnan Pillai brings Chanakya to
life in his business fiction Chanakya in You.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 (Mumbai Mirror) 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 World congress of Philosophy
in Athens, Greece, Academy of Management (AOM) in San Antonio, Texas, USA,
Indian philosophical congress (IPC) and chaired session at Afro-Asian
Philosophical congress (AAPA), taught in Germany (Heidelberg and Cologne
universities), Dubai, Muscat, Singapore, Indonesia, UK (Oxford, Cambridge).
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 has created waves in
corporate world since its release. 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 200 organisations like Indian Army, Navy, Air force, Indian police,
various NGOs, private, public sector and government organisations including
Indian oil, HPCL, BPCL, L&T etc. 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 has been honoured with the LOKMAT National Education
Leadership Award as the Best Professor in Philosophy.
He is rated among the top 50 management thinkers from India by
the global organisation thinkers 50.
