{"id":182,"date":"2016-06-16T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/specials\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2019-11-18T17:48:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T12:18:55","slug":"dr-pillai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/specials\/about-us\/dr-pillai","title":{"rendered":"About Dr. Pillai"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nPillai Center Mission<\/h1>\n
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\nDr. Pillai’s mission is to alleviate the pain and suffering of the human race through
\nhis educational and humanitarian programs. The Pillai Center for MindScience is
\nan educational institution geared toward enhancing human intelligence and positively
\ntransforming every aspect of life. The Pillai Center is Dr. Pillai’s teaching vehicle
\nthat offers MindScience courses in four primary areas: health, prosperity, relationship
\nand spiritual evolution.\n<\/p>\n

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\nBiography of Dr. Baskaran Pillai<\/p>\n

\nDr. Baskaran Pillai is an international teacher, spiritual leader, humanitarian
\nand scholar-mystic from Southern India. Through his educational and humanitarian
\ninitiatives, Dr. Pillai’s mission is to alleviate human pain and suffering in all
\nforms.\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe Pillai Center for MindScience is an educational institution geared toward enhancing
\nhuman intelligence and positively transforming every aspect of life. The Pillai
\nCenter offers courses on human development particularly in the areas of health,
\nprosperity, relationship and spiritual evolution.<\/p>\n

\nDr. Pillai is also the founder of related educational programs including Mind-Sound
\nTechnology, which develops sound-based media and education programs for youth, and
\nAstroved.com Pvt Ltd, which focuses on the propagation of the Vedic sciences.<\/p>\n

\nAs founder of the non-profit Tripura Foundation, Dr. Pillai is committed to abolishing
\nextreme poverty. For over 20 years, Tripura’s programs have been designed to eradicate
\nhunger, educate children, and empower women & girls. Tripura’s current “HoPETown
\nInitiative” provides sustainable, environmentally-friendly housing for the poorest
\nof the poor, replacing slum dwellings with beautiful homes. Tripura Foundation also
\nsponsors Girlstown and Boystown residential facilities for impoverished children,
\ndelivers feeding programs, and offers other relief programs for the impoverished,
\nmentally ill and destitute around the world.\n<\/p>\n

\nDr. Pillai has been a speaker for the United Nations Conference of World Religions
\nand the World Knowledge Forum, and has hosted forums on Religion and Science. His
\nscholarly background includes Masters degrees in English Literature and Comparative
\nLiterature from Madurai University and a PhD in Religious Studies from the University
\nof Pittsburgh where he was both a teaching fellow in the Department of Religious
\nStudies and Coordinator of Indian Studies program for the Department of International
\nStudies.\n<\/p>\n

\nHe is the author of several books including Life Changing Sounds: Tools from the
\nOther Side, Miracles of the Avatar,<\/em> and One Minute Guide to Prosperity and
\nEnlightenment,<\/em> and the DVD program The Grace Light.<\/em> He was
\nalso editor of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism for the India Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n

\nCurrently living in the United States with his wife Vasantha, Dr. Pillai spends
\nmuch of his time in India and travels extensively around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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