Gurcharan Das, P&G India's former CEO, Author & Scholar

Published: March 14, 2021, 5 a.m.

\u201cDharma is doing what must be done. Don\u2019t worry about credit - you\u2019ll be happier and your work better.\u201d

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Gurcharan Das is known as \u201cthe godfather of P&G India\u201d - the former chairman and managing director of Procter & Gamble India. He also served as VP managing director of worldwide strategic planning for P&G\u2019s Health & Beauty business. Schooled in the US, Gurcharan returned to join Richardson Vicks India - rising from a trainee to senior assignments in the US + Mexico, and becoming RV\u2019s India CEO - turning the company around from bankruptcy, and shepherding its acquisition and expansion by P&G. Now full-time scholar and writer, Gurcharan\u2019s published numerous novels, plays, and articles, and has spoken at Harvard, Berkely, and Oxford. His book \u201cThe Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma\u201d is taught at Harvard Business School and a worthy read (https://bit.ly/3qeKqRi). You\u2019ll enjoy hearing not just Gurchuran\u2019s tales of working in rising India, but also his unique global perspective on politics and race, and how the Indian concept of Dharma can apply to work - and the world.