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Three Plays: Larins Sahib; Mira; 9 Jakhoo Hill
The first of the three extraordinary plays written by Gurcharan Das in his twenties is Larins Sahib, a historical play set in the 1840s -- a confused period after the…
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A Fine Family
A Fine Family tells the story of several generations of a Punjabi family. Bauji a successful lawyer is forced to flee India by the violence and instability unleashed by…
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India Unbound: from Independence to the Global Information
India Unbound is the riveting story of a nation’s rise from poverty to prosperity and the clash of ideas that occurred along the way. Gurcharan Das examines the highs and…
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The Elephant Paradigm: India Wrestles with Change
The Elephant Paradigm: India Wrestles with Change is, quite simply, about an ancient civilization's reawakening to the spirit and potential of its youth. Following up on…
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The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
Why should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings--splashed across today's headlines--that have not only…
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India Grows at Night - A Liberal Case for a Strong State
Indians wryly admit that ‘India grows at night’. But that is only half the saying, the full expression is: ‘India grows at night… when the government sleeps’, suggesting…
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Kama: The Riddle of Desire (paperback)
A RIVETING ACCOUNT OF LOVE AND DESIRE 'This is an exquisite book, at once tender and profane, like desire itself' Shashi Tharoor 'With this book and others, Das has…
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Another Sort of Freedom
Another Sort of Freedom is a funny, moving and honest memoir of a man's struggle to break free from expectations. Gurcharan Das was born in Lyallpur, Punjab,…
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The Dilemma of an Indian Liberal
‘I became a liberal because I believed in the virtues of openness, mutual respect, and a concern for others. Liberalism offered me an ethically responsible order of…
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Gurcharan Das on the 3 Aims of Life
This box set comprises the complete trilogy on life's goals by bestselling author and thought leader Gurcharan Das: India Unbound, on artha, material well-being The…
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Gurcharan Das Box Set
This set of books has these stories :The riveting tale of a nations rise from poverty to prosperity, and the clash of ideas that occurred along the way, The story of an…