ndia 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 lows of independent India through the prism of history, his own experiences and those of numerous others he has met?from young people in sleepy UP villages to chiefs of software companies in Bangalore. Defining and exploring the new mindset of the nation, India Unbound is the perfect introduction to contemporary India.Gurcharan Das is a well-known author, commentator and public intellectual. His books include the much acclaimed The Difficulty of Being Good and the international bestseller India Unbound. He writes a regular column for a number of Indian newspapers and occasional guest columns for the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs and Newsweek. He graduated from Harvard University and was CEO of Procter & Gamble before taking early retirement to become a full-time writer. He lives in Delhi. ‘