Goa Khabar : Gurcharan Das, noted corporate guru and author will be speaking at the International Centre Goa (ICG) on Saturday, January 24 at 6pm. Das will be speaking on the topic: “Have we learned the wrong lessons from history?” as part of the ICG Public Lectures series. This event is open and free to the public.
Das’ talk will delve on how India, despite a vibrant trading past, which made it one of the world’s richest countries, has not yet realised its full potential. According to Das, India’s past success had been based on keeping its economy open. After Independence, Das points out that the new India, closed its doors, believing wrongly that trade had impoverished her. “This mistaken lesson from history has dogged the nation, preventing it from realizing its potential. Today, India has failed to create an industrial revolution and is plagued with a serious unemployment problem,” Das said.
Das is a distinguished author, commentator and former chief executive officer of Procter & Gamble India. An alumnus of the Harvard University, Das is one of India’s most celebrated authors and thinkers, best known for two iconic, bestsellers: “The Difficulty of Being Good” and “India Unbound”, which have shaped public discourse on India’s economic and social transformation. His newspaper columns are among the most widely read in India. He is also the general editor for Penguin’s 17-volume, “Story of Indian
Business” series on which this lecture is based.
Those wishing to attend the lecture are requested to RSVP +91 92844 75746.
