INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AUTHOR GURCHARAN DAS SPEAKSAT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION MAY 30^th EVENT 

On May 30^th, the American India Foundation’s New England Chapter, in partnership with the Boston University India Initiatives, will host ‘An Evening with Gurcharan Das’. The event will feature remarks from internationally renowned author and public intellectual figure Gurcharan Das.  

 Mr. Das will discuss India’s recent economic slowdown and why he believes it’s a sign that the country needs stronger government reform. He will refer to his new critically acclaimed book, â€˜India Grows at Night: A Liberal Case for a Strong State’. This book has received praise from prominent media outlets such as The New York Times and The Financial Times. During the last part of the event, Mr. Das will take questions from the audience and engage in a larger discussion about India’s economic future.

"I am excited to be a part of the AIF event next month in Boston,” says Mr. Das. “I look forward to speaking about private success and public failure in India." Mr. Das has had an illustrious career in the private sector as well as a bestselling author. He was the former CEO of Procter & Gamble India and has authored internationally recognized books such as ‘India Unbound’ and ‘The Difficult of Being Good’.  He is a frequent commentator for CNN, BBC, and PBS.

This will mark the first event of the year for the American India Foundation’s New England Chapter. The chapter has experienced significant growth in membership and fundraising since its inception, raising more than $1 million in its last fundraising gala to go towards AIF’s programs in India.

"At the chapter level, AIF holds events like this to engage a broader audience in the socio-economic issues facing India today and inspire them to get involved in bringing about change,” says Nirmala Garimella, who leads the American India Foundation’s New England Chapter.

Event Moderator: Raj Sharma – Board Member & Trustee, American India Foundation

Date: Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Time: 6:30pm -8.30pm
Venue: BU School of Law

Barrister’s Hall on ground floor

765 Commonwealth Ave

Boston, MA 02215

http://www.bu.edu/maps/?id=239

Cost: Free (RSVP required)

To register or for more information on this event, click here.[m1]  

About the American India Foundation:

The American India Foundation is committed to catalyzing social and economic change in India and building a lasting bridge between the United States and India through high-impact interventions in education, livelihoods, public health, and leadership development. Working closely with local communities, AIF partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact.  Founded in 2001 at the initiative of President Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of more than 1.7 million of India’s poor and aims to reach 5 million by 2018. Learn more at www.AIF.org