"Good intentions are useless without common sense "
—India Grows at Night
"Sleeping in the park is civilisation. First, you need a noisy city. Second, a green, calm spot in a great park "
—India Unbound
There are many essays by Gurcharan Das, which have appeared over the years in anthologies edited by other authors. There are also forewords and introductions to books written by other authors. Given below is a selection. The reader is encouraged to search on the Internet for a specific item if not found here.
"Good intentions are useless without common sense "
—India Grows at Night"Sleeping in the park is civilisation. First, you need a noisy city. Second, a green, calm spot in a great park "
—India UnboundThere are many essays by Gurcharan Das, which have appeared over the years in anthologies edited by other authors. There are also forewords and introductions to books written by other authors. Given below is a selection. The reader is encouraged to search on the Internet for a specific item if not found here.
Interviews/Press Reports
Once upon a time in India...
27 August, 2021spirituality is about forgetting myself in one way or another
27 August, 2021Beside bookstand
27 August, 2021‘Kama’: A unique blend of theory and fiction asks what desire is and provides no definitive answer
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06 November, 2018Arranged marriages are a compromise between kama optimists and kama pessimists, writes Gurcharan Das
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05 October, 2018Gurcharan Das explores the pleasure principle in his new book on desire
livemint
24 September, 2018Insights with Gurcharan Das
Future India
13 September, 2018Modi didn’t sell reforms… We still reform by stealth, India grows at night when govt sleeps: Gurcharan Das
05 September, 2018Cheerleader for India's reforms
16 August, 2008the elephant in the room
04 July, 2008India is poised at a key moment
04 July, 2008English has the power to become the language of the world
06 July, 2006The difficulty of being good
06 July, 2006Managers need to hone their curiosity
24 April, 2006Managers need to hone their curiosity
24 April, 2006Writer unbound
24 April, 2006A peep into the recent past
10 April, 2006India, poor still, shows confidence of an emerging power. Economic changes fuel hope
13 February, 2006India burying its sectarian past
27 May, 2005India and China are poised to share defining moment
10 April, 2005In conversation
03 March, 2005Mr India speaks
01 March, 2005Good managers have no ego-Gurcharan Das
20 October, 2004Focus on the reforms of governance
26 May, 2004IT to aid India - China beat Europe in growth -Guru
07 August, 2003Once upon a time in India...
27 August, 2021spirituality is about forgetting myself in one way or another
27 August, 2021Beside bookstand
27 August, 2021‘Kama’: A unique blend of theory and fiction asks what desire is and provides no definitive answer
Scroll.in
06 November, 2018Arranged marriages are a compromise between kama optimists and kama pessimists, writes Gurcharan Das
Scroll.in
05 October, 2018Gurcharan Das explores the pleasure principle in his new book on desire
livemint
24 September, 2018Insights with Gurcharan Das
Future India
13 September, 2018Modi didn’t sell reforms… We still reform by stealth, India grows at night when govt sleeps: Gurcharan Das
05 September, 2018Cheerleader for India's reforms
16 August, 2008the elephant in the room
04 July, 2008India is poised at a key moment
04 July, 2008English has the power to become the language of the world
06 July, 2006The difficulty of being good
06 July, 2006Managers need to hone their curiosity
24 April, 2006Managers need to hone their curiosity
24 April, 2006Writer unbound
24 April, 2006A peep into the recent past
10 April, 2006India, poor still, shows confidence of an emerging power. Economic changes fuel hope
13 February, 2006India burying its sectarian past
27 May, 2005India and China are poised to share defining moment
10 April, 2005In conversation
03 March, 2005Mr India speaks
01 March, 2005Good managers have no ego-Gurcharan Das
20 October, 2004Focus on the reforms of governance
26 May, 2004IT to aid India - China beat Europe in growth -Guru
07 August, 2003