Our Authors

R.P. MOHANTY is Chairperson and Dean of I.T.M. Group of Institutions, Mumbai. He has 40 years of work experience (30 years in academics, both in India and abroad plus 10 years in industry in top management position of The ACC Ltd., Mumbai as Corporate Head of HR). He has been a visiting professor to many international institutes and universities. He is a fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and Institution of Industrial Engineers (India). He has received Sir Visvesvaraya award for his outstanding contribution in the field of Engineering & Management. He is also a recipient of Lilian Gilbreth award for his profound contribution in the field of Industrial Engineering & Productivity Movement in Indian industries.

R.R. LAKHE is currently Director of Shreyas Quality Ltd., a consulting firm providing services to many clients across the country. He is also a member of many professional associations such as Institution of Engineering, ISTD, ISTE, IIIE, IIPE, IAPQR and IES.

Raaj Grover was the production-in-charge of the prestigious Ajanta Arts in Mumbai, which was owned by Sunil Dutt. Grover was an integral part of the Dutt family. During his days in the film industry, he also dabbled in filmmaking. A poet at heart, he is known for his witty take on life and his joie de vivre. He currently lives in the USA.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE was a Bengali polymath. As a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright, he reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As author of Gitanjali and its “profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse”, being the first non-European to win the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, Tagore was perhaps the most important literary figure of Bengali literature.

Rachel Goldsmith Turow, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, research scientist, mindfulness teacher, and an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University and at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters. Rachel's work originally focused on the ways that people experience stress and trauma. Over the years, Rachel noted that many of the strategies that help people recover from trauma can also build emotional resilience more generally. Rachel's current work emphasizes techniques that decrease self-criticism, cultivate self-encouragement, and enhance participation in meaningful goals and activities. Rachel currently teaches three "science and practice" courses at Seattle University: Mindfulness Skills, Developing Compassion, and Building Resilience. In each course, students practice new mental skills and other behaviors while also learning about scientific research studies related to each technique. She has also led mindfulness, compassion, and resilience workshops nationally for audiences ranging from high school teachers to active military personnel.

RACHNA CHHACHHI is a certified cancer nutrition coach and holds a PhD in holistic nutrition. She is best-known for her work with cancer and autoimmune patients. She has been writing on health for 20 years for mainstream Indian newspapers and magazines and has been extensively interviewed in media.

Radhakrishnan Pillai is the bestselling author of Corporate Chanakya, Chanakya’s 7 Secrets of Leadership, Chanakya in You, Katha Chanakya and Thus Spoke Chanakya. He has a Master’s degree in Sanskrit and has done his PhD in Kautilya’s Arthashastra. A renowned management consultant and speaker, he is the Deputy Director of the Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies (CIILS) at the University of Mumbai. He tweets using the handle @rchanakyapillai and is also active on other major social media platforms.

RADHANATH SWAMI was born in Chicago in 1950. In his teens, he set out to wander the world on a spiritual quest where he eventually discovered the yoga path of devotion. He presently travels in Asia, Europe and America teaching devotional wisdom, but can often be found with his community in Mumbai. For more info, visit www.radhanathswami.com.

Rafael Badziag is a global entrepreneur, bestselling author, TED speaker and angel investor. He is a valued expert in psychology of entrepreneurship, specializing in self-made billionaires.

RAHUL SAINI is the bestselling author of two hugely popular novels Those Small Lil Things and Just Like in the Movies. Formerly an architect, he has a keen interest in fine arts and filmmaking. He is a high-spirited young man who loves to spend time with his family and friends.a

Rahul Singh has covered defence and military affairs at the Hindustan Times for over a decade in a career spanning eighteen years. Apart from extensive and deep reporting from the world of the Indian military, including several newsbreaks that have set the national news agenda over the years, Singh has reported from conflict zones including Kashmir, the North-east and war-torn Congo.

A Founder & Director of ZEAL, RAJAN has established a respected Indian training/self development organization. With over 15,000 hours of personal investment in training, Rajan has touched the lives of over 20,000 people from various spectrums, helping them to realize their potential.

Rajat Pillai is a Mumbai-based software technology architect whose first book Chandragupta was a national bestseller. It was translated into regional languages and the movie rights were acquired by a global production house. He has ventured into different genres with novels like Dead Woman Writing and Yoddha, which have garnered critical acclaim from national media.

RAJESH JAIN is a serial tech entrepreneur based in Mumbai. After completing education from IIT-Bombay and Columbia University, his first entrepreneurial success came with IndiaWorld, India’s first Internet portal, which he sold for Rs 499 crore in 1999. His second success is Netcore, a global marketing technology SaaS company. Both were proficorns, built without external capital. He writes daily at rajeshjain.com.

RAM PRATAP has doctorates in management and physics and has served in the University of Mumbai as a professor and head of the department of physics. Subsequently, he was the director of Planning and Development Division, IGNOU, New Delhi. He has also been a visiting professor of management at several institutions. He is presently a corporate consultant for training, strategic change and quality management.

RAMANUJ MAJUMDAR, PhD, is Professor of Marketing at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), Kolkata since 1977. During his academic career in IIMC, he has offered with distinction a number of marketing courses in PGP, MDP and in-company programmes. Professor Majumdar has undertaken numerous consultancy projects in the area of marketing for many blue chip companies and public sector undertakings in India. He has delivered talks in many leading international business schools and has published four books.

RANDY LISK is the founder of Lisk Associates, a business consultancy firm. He is a trusted advisor, consultant and coach.

Randy Pausch is a professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. From 19881997, he taught at the University of Virginia. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher, and has worked with Adobe, Google, Electronic Arts (EA), and Walt Disney Imagineering, and pioneered the Alice project. He lives in Virginia with his wife and three children.

RAVI GUPTA has over 30 years of experience in the corporate world. A certified behavioural-science trainer and author of the bestseller All You Want to Know About Investing, he has written extensively on management and self-help topics. An MBA(Finance), a fellow of the Insurance Institute of India and an associate of IIBF, Ravi is presently an AGM with the State Bank of India.

RAVI RAVINDRA, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he served for many years as a professor in comparative religion, philosophy and physics. He is the author of numerous books including Science and the Sacred, The Wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and The Pilgrim Soul.

RAY H. HULL, P h D, has over 25 years of experience in training people for public speaking, speech clarity, voice enhancement, professional image/style and etiquette. He has a PhD in Neurosciences of Communication from the University of Denver.

Raymond H. Hull, PhD, has over 25 years of experience in training people for public speaking, speech clarity, voice enhancement, professional image/style and etiquette. He has a doctarate in Neurosciences of Communication from University of Denver.

Rebecca Livermore is a bestselling author, blogger, and the owner of Professional Content Creation, a company focused on helping business owners use content to market their businesses. She has worked as a freelance writer since 1993 and has served as a content manager for top bloggers such as Michael Hyatt, Amy Porterfield, and Marcus Sheridan. Her passion is helping others create content more strategically so that they get the results they desire through their content marketing efforts.

RHETT ALLAIN is an Associate Professor of Physics at Southeastem Louisiana University and the popular Dot Physics blogger at Wired Science Blogs. He has a knack for explaining things in a way that is both entertaining and educational. He is also the author of the National Geographic book Angry Birds Furious Forces: The Physics at Play in the World’s Most Popular Game and of Just Enough Physics.

During his life, Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was considered one of the foremost experts in happiness and stress reduction in the United States and around the world and was a frequent featured guest on such shows as Oprah, The Today Show, The View, NNC, CNN, Fox, PBS and over 2000 other shows.Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff continued to be a publishing phenomenon with over 20 titles in the brand franchise, two of which were co-authored and authored with his beloved wife, Kris. He died of a pulmonary embolism in December 2006, at the age of forty-five. The words “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” have become a part of American Culture thanks to Richard Carlson’s book that became a runaway best-seller and made publishing history as the #1 best-selling book in the United States for two consecutive years. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller list and is still considered one of the fastest selling books of all time and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

RICHARD E. SIMMONS III received his B.A. from the University of the South (Sewanee) in Economics in 1976. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has been the CEO of the reputed insurance firm Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton. In December 2000, Simmons founded the Centre for Executive Leadership, a not-for-profit, faith-based ministry. He is also a teacher and a counselor to men’s groups across the country.

RICHARD L. HARRIS, PhD, is professor emeritus of global studies at California State University, Monterey Bay, USA. He is the author of numerous books and articles on politics, economics, and revolutionary change in Latin America and the Caribbean.

RICHARD M. ROTHMAN is the Founder & MD of OpenMind Opportunity Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., the world’s first and only opportunity consultancy, based in Mumbai. He is one of the world’s leading experts on Business Opportunities. Richard’s clients have included famous Indian brands such as Zee TV, Onida, Metro Shoes, Hiranandani Group, Stardust Magazine, Officer’s Choice Whiskey, Aptech, K. Raheja Constructions, and Asian Heart Institute. Prior to starting his consultancy, Richard served as Trade Commissioner of the United States of America in Italy, Indonesia, and India. Over a span of 32 years, Richard has expanded business opportunities for hundreds of companies operating in 67 sectors. His experience spans 41 countries on four continents.

RICHARD STERN was born in New York City. He received his MA in English Literature from Harvard University. He is the author of many bestsellers such as A Sistermony, Mastering Phobias and One Person and Another.

RICK LEWIS translates a lifetime of training in performance technique into the business realm, now using his knowledge to drive results for professionals. Author of 7 Rules You Were Born to Break, he shares his insights on “Intelligent Misbehavior” with hundreds of Fortune 500 and other companies.

RISHI PIPARAIYA has held senior leadership positions in wealth management, strategy, sales, and marketing with leading global financial services organisations. He achieved financial freedom by age 40 and left his corporate job to pursue his passions. He is now a bestselling author, world traveller, and angel investor.

RISHI VOHRA relocated back to Mumbai after completing a Green MBA from San Francisco State University and a Masters Diploma in Environmental Law, prior to which he had an extensive career in the Indian Entertainment Industry. His debut novel Once Upon the Tracks of Mumbai was a bestseller and awarded a special mention at the Hollywood Book Festival. He writes for delWine and is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). Visit him at www.rishivohra.com

ROBERT A. FIACCO is a speaker and coach with over 30 years of experience building successful sales teams. He is also an internationally read blogger whose sense of humour and inspirational approach to life is infectious. He brings those attributes to his writing and his work.

ROBERT H. SCHULLER is founder and senior minister of the famed Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. His telecast, The Hour of Power, is one of the most widely viewed programs in television history. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Turning Hurts into Halos.

ROBERT L. PICCIONI has a BS in physics from Caltech and a PhD in high energy physics from Stanford University. He was a faculty member at Harvard University and did research at both the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and the Fermi National Accelerator Lab. He is a public speaker, educator and expert on cosmology and Einstein’s theories.

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON is one of the most famous popular authors of modern times – he is ranked the 25th most translated author in the world, ahead of Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde.

Robert Petterson, a speaker and author, has carried on the time-honored tradition of storytelling, weaving unique, life-changing and inspirational stories into all of his personal interactions with people.

ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI is an investor, businessman, self-help author, motivational speaker, financial activist and financial commentator. Kiyosaki is the bestselling author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of motivational books, having written over 15 books, with combined sales of over 26 million copies.

ROBERTA BAXTER is a children’s author with a degree in chemistry.

ROBIN SHARMA is a humanitarian who has devoted his life to helping people express their highest natural gifts. He is widely regarded as one of the top leadership and personal-mastery experts in the world. His clients include NASA, Microsoft, NIKE, Unilever, GE, FedEx, HP, Starbucks, Oracle, Yale University, PwC, IBM Watson and the Young Presidents’ Organization. His #1 international bestsellers, such as The 5 AM Club, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, The Greatness Guide and Who Will Cry When You Die?, have sold millions of copies in over ninety-two languages, making him one of the most widely read authors on the planet.

ROCHELLE CALVERT, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified mindfulness teacher, and somatic experiencing practitioner. Rochelle is the founder and clinical director of New Mindful Life, which offers mindfulness, nature-based and somatic experiencing therapies.

ROGER BRUNS is an independent scholar and prolific author of biographies of Billy Graham, Jesse Jackson, and many other major figures.

RON FRY is the founder and president of Career Press, an internationally known independent publisher of trade nonfiction books. He is known for the improvement of public education, playing an active role in strengthening personal education programs.

RON PRICE is the president and founder of Price Associates, a global leadership performance firm. He is a noted expert on how human behavior translates to company culture, individual and business performances.

ROSE HERCEG is an entrepreneur, strategist and author of two books, The Seven Myths and Seven Realities of Generation X and Ideas Generation.

ROSE ROSETREE is the founder of Rosetree Energy Spirituality (RES). She has helped thousands as a teacher and healer, harnessing the power of deeper perception. Her books have sold more than 350,000 copies and she is the first writer to explain how each major chakra contains 50 different databanks.

RUKSHANA EISA has been a leading fashion model, an onboard leader with international airlines and an etiquette and grooming professional since the past 17 years. Her expertise in the field of etiquette training has seen her coach professionals, corporates, brides-to-be, youth on the cusp of a career and a wide array of management and hospitality executives. Given her vast experience, she has been the official grooming leader for participants of the Miss India pageants. She has also groomed Rohit Khandelwal, who made India proud by winning the prestigious Mister World 2016 title. With her exposure to travel and the fine arts, she continues to be the voice of a new generation looking for poise and purpose. She lives in Mumbai with her architect husband Mustafa and daughter Zara.

RUSTY SHELTON is a senior marketing strategist and publisher at Advantage|ForbesBooks. He is also the founder and CEO of Zilker Media and co-founder of Catch Engine, the country’s leading quiz marketing software platform.

RYAN GOTTFREDSON is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. He is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF).

A spiritual leader, contemporary visionary and founder of Happy Science, Ryuho Okawa has devoted his life to the Truth and ways to happiness. Born in 1956 in Japan, Okawa studied law in Tokyo and then international finance in New York. In 1986, he renounced his business career at a major Japanese trading house and established Happy Science. In 1987, he established the IRH Press Co. Ltd. Since then, Okawa has published over 2,700 books including bestselling titles such as The Laws of the Sun, The Golden Laws and The Laws of Eternity."