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Gurcharan Das (born 3 October 1943) is an Indian author, commentator and public intellectual. He is the author of ''The Difficulty of Being Good: On the subtle art of dharma'' which analyses the epic, ''Mahabharata''. His international best-seller, ''India Unbound'', is a narrative account of India from independence to the "global information age", and has been published in many languages and filmed by BBC. He is a regular columnist for six Indian newspapers in English, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi. He writes periodic pieces for the ''New York Times'', ''Wall Street Journal'', ''Financial Times'', ''Foreign Affairs'', and ''Newsweek''. Gurcharan Das graduated with honours from Harvard University in Philosophy. He later attended Harvard Business School (AMP), where he is featured in three case studies. He was CEO of Procter & Gamble India and later managing director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide (Strategic Planning). In 1995, he took early retirement to become a full-time writer. His other literary works include a novel, ''A Fine Family'', a book of essays, ''The Elephant Paradigm'', and anthology, ''Three English Plays''. == Early life == Gurcharan Das was born in Lyallpur, India (now Pakistan). His mildly autobiographical novel, ''A Fine Family'', sheds light on his early life. After the partition of India, Das's family migrated to India. His father was an engineer with the government and he spent his childhood in Shimla and Delhi. When staying in Delhi he studied in Modern School, he also went to a high school in Washington D.C. when his father was posted there in the mid-1950s. He attended Harvard University and graduated with honours in Philosophy. He wrote his thesis under John Rawls. Later he attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program, where he is featured in three case studies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gurcharan Das」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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