HSF3401 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This Course is divided into 3 sections: Leadership, Management and Training. It is based on models and principles as enunciated by Chanakya in Kautilya’s Arthashastra. These models and principles were used in the ancient Indian tradition to lead and manage kingdoms.
Across the globe, leadership is a subject of serious discussion, study, and research. Universities now have centers of leadership. Chanakya, who lived in the 4th Century BCE, was a leadership guru, whose ideas are relevant for contemporary leaders facing the challenges of the 21st Century. His book, Kautilya’s Arthashastra contains 6000 sutras or aphorisms.
How can a text written 2300 years ago be relevant today? Timeless principles require to be interpreted and re-interpreted in every age. In his works on Chanakya, Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai has skillfully interpreted the ancient wisdom of Chanakya for contemporary leaders.
This Course is divided into 3 sections: Leadership, Management and Training. It is based on models and principles as enunciated by Chanakya in Kautilya’s Arthashastra. These models and principles were used in the ancient Indian tradition to lead and manage kingdoms.
The course will help you lead business corporations, non-profit organizations or any other form of community initiatives and develop your leadership qualities. It will guide you to succeed in your endeavors by reinterpreting ancient Indian wisdom in modern day contexts.
Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai is a Ph.D from the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy. He trains leaders and aspirants from various fields including Corporate, politics, academics, military etc. He has done an 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, the dean of Adi Shankara Sanskrit University.
