Vijay Eswaran

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About Vijay Eswaran

Vijay Eswaran is a motivational speaker and acclaimed writer. He is also the Group MD and CEO of the QI Ltd, an international conglomerate with more than half a billion annual revenue. This lens tells the rags-to-riches story of Mr. Eswaran and his tireless journey in inspiring others through his books and speaking tours.

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Entrepreneur, Writer, Speaker

Dato Eswaran with football superstar RonaldinhoVijay Eswaran, a Malaysian citizen of Indian Origin, was born on October 7 1960. Vijay Eswaran had his higher education in UK and the USA, and worked for top rung companies like IBM in the US, Europe, Australia and Canada, before returning to Asia in the early 90s.

Mr. Eswaran co-founded QI Ltd in September 1998, that entered the relatively new medium of e-commerce back then. Today, the QI group is an international conglomerate with businesses that include holidays, resorts, wellness products, luxury products, telecommunication services, a TV station in UK and partnerships with international organisations such as FIFA, International Olympic Committee, the United Nations- FAO and many more. QI Ltd also has significant investments in several public listed companies, in India and Sri Lanka.

Mr. Eswaran was conferred with the title of Knight Commander of The Most of The Crown of Pahang, Honorary Distinguished Order Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by His Royal Highness The Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia in 2006 for his contribution to the economic growth of the State of Pahang. This investiture carries the title Dato', which is a roughly equivalent to the Knighthood in UK.

A respected motivational speaker, Vijay Eswaran lectures around on a variety of subjects - from spirituality to business. He has spoken at top universities, management and business leadership forums like the Commonwealth Business Forum of the CHOGM 2007 in Uganda.

Mr. Eswaran has recently written a book entitled In the Sphere of Silence, that encapsulates the core of the philosophy he lives his life by. A highly acclaimed book worldwide, it has been translated into German, Dutch, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese and Farsi.

Related: Vijay Eswaran In The Sphere Of Silence

Besides building a multinational corporation, Vijay Eswaran has also established the RYTHM Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the QI group that is involved in philanthropic activities around the world. In Malaysia he has established the Vijayaratnam Foundation in his Father's honour that helps provide scholarships to needy but deserving students.

Related: Vijay Eswaran Rhythm House

In June 2011, Mr. Eswaran was featured in Forbes Asia's annual list of leading philanthropists in Asia - a recognition of his extensive contribution back to society.

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    larrylim Jun 16, 2011 @ 12:07 am | delete
    Vijay is one of the best motivational speaker I've ever seen. He's able to move the crowd, yet his talks are often about spiritual well-being and not making money.

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