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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…