16 July 2012 :: Dhanraj Pillay was born on 16th of July 1968, in PUNE. He is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team. Also he is a member of the adhoc committee of Indian Hockey Federation
Dhanraj Pillay was born as the fourth son of Tamil parents Nagalingam Pillay and Andalamma at Khadki in Maharashtra.
He is fluent in Marathi, Tamil (his mother tongue), Hindi and English.