Noted public intellectual Gurcharan Das will speak on the topic: “Don’t just make a living, make a life” at the International Centre Goa (ICG) on August 22. He will be speaking between 1030am and 12noon at the Abolim hall of the ICG.
The event, which is open and free to the public, has been jointly organised by the Rajasthan-based organisation, Bika Utsav and the ICG.
Addressing a media conference in the city on Friday, Anil Gupta, founder, Bika Utsav said, “Gurcharan Das is one of India’s leading intellectuals, a respected author and a corporate guru. It will be a pleasure to listen to him.”
Yatin Kakodkar, president, ICG added, “We have invited students from leading educational institutions in Goa to listen to Mr Das. I am sure the Next Gen will benefit from his wisdom.”
Gurcharan Das is a bestselling author and public intellectual, known for a much-acclaimed trilogy on the classical Indian goals of life, ‘India Unbound’, ‘The Difficulty of Being Good’ and ‘Kama: The Riddle of Desire’.
His other books include ‘India Grows at Night: A Liberal Case for a Strong State’, 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, ‘The Story of Indian Business’.
A honours graduate in philosophy (Phi Beta Kappa) from the prestigious Harvard University, Das was CEO of Procter & Gamble India and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide (Strategic Planning) before he quit to become a full-time writer. He writes a regular column for the Times of India and five Indian language papers, and contributes to Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Foreign Affairs. He is a speaker to some of the world’s largest corporations.
