Gurcharan Das

Author and public intellectual, Gurcharan Das is best known for a trilogy based on the classical Indian ideal of the goals of life. He studied philosophy at Harvard University and was CEO of Procter & Gamble India before he became a full-time writer. He writes a regular column for the Times of India, five Indian language papers, and contributes to international newspapers.

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gurcharan: Gurcharan Das is an author and thought leader best known for a much-acclaimed trilogy based on the classical Indian goals of the ideal life. India Unbound was on artha, 'material well-being'—the Guardian called it 'a quiet earthquake' – it is available in 19 languages and filmed by the BBC. The second, The Difficulty of Being Good, on dharma or 'moral well-being', is a contemporary meditation on the epic, Mahabharata. Kama: The Riddle of Desire is on the third goal, examining how to cherish desire in order to live a rich, flourishing life. He studied philosophy at Harvard University and was CEO of Procter & Gamble India before he took early retirement at 50 to become a full-time writer. He writes a regular column for the Times of India and five Indian language papers, and contributes to many international papers. His other books include India Grows at Night: A liberal case for a strong state, which was on the FT's best books for 2013; a novel, A Fine Family; a book of essays, The Elephant Paradigm, and an anthology, Three Plays. He is editing for Penguin a 15 volume history series, The Story of Indian Business. He lives in Delhi.

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Land agitators forget even a farmer’s son needs a job

दिल्ली चुनाव को भूल जाएं मोदी

एक त्रासदी का मानवीय पहलू

AAP staged PM must heed a Mughal prince

हिंदुत्व नहीं, नौकरियां लाएं मोदी

Dharma vs desire, therein hangs a morality tale

संस्कृत पर अधूरी बहस

धारावी से प्रेरणा लेकर शहर बनाएं

Sanskrit, taught well, can be as rewarding as economics

मुक्त बाजार का मंत्र

Can our best salesman sell us the free market?

स्वच्छता की नींव पर राष्ट्र निर्माण

An idiot-proof and swachh guide to nationalism

The $74m Mars mission benefits India every bit as much as clean water

लव जेहाद नहीं, मॉडर्न मिशन जरूरी

मजबूत नेतृत्व का असर

Cautious optimism is the verdict on Modi’s 100 days

उम्मीद जगाने वाले 10 कदम

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