Tarun Das

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Tarun Das
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Tarun Das (right), at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on 29 March 2006.
Born
West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Industrialist
Corporate executive
AwardsPadma Bhushan
WebsiteWebsite

Tarun Das has dedicated his career to advancing the Indian industry. He served CII from 1967 to 2004 as its director general and from 2004 to 2009 as its chief mentor.[1]

Currently, he is the Chairman for Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation[2] (S-ILF); Chairman of Advisory Board, JCB India; and Member of the International Advisory Board, Chubb Insurance (USA)[3].

He is Founding Trustee, Ananta Centre (AC) and Ananta Aspen Centre (AAC)[4] and Director, Singapore India Partnership Foundation (SIPF)[5]. He is a Life Trustee at the Aspen Institute, USA and the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG)[6].

He is Co-Chair, US-India Strategic Dialogue, India-Japan Strategic Dialogue and Member, India-Singapore Strategic Dialogue, India-China Strategic Dialogue, India-US Climate Change and Energy Dialogue, India-UK Climate Change and Energy Dialogue[7]. He is India Chair of the Trilateral Commission[8].

Das, who did his college education at the

New Delhi Television as their director. A former member of the International Advisory Board of Coca-Cola, he is a trustee of the Indian chapter of the Aspen Institute.[9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian trade and industry.[10]

He has delivered several keynote addresses; his lecture on Adapting Indian industry to globalisation at the golden jubilee of the Forum for Free Entrepreneurs in Mumbai in 2006 is one such address.[11] He has published a book, Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII, which is an account of his years at the Confederation of Indian Industry.[12][13]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Profile of Tarun Das". Tarun Das. 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Board of Trustees". S-ILF. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Tarun Das". Tarun Das. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Trustees". ANANTA ASPEN CENTRE. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Singapore-India Partnership Foundation". sipf.org.sg. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Board of Trustees – IEG". Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Tarun Das". Tarun Das. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Leadership, Members & Fellows". The Trilateral Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Aspen Institute India". Aspen Institute India. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Indian Industry has to cope with several factors". One India. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  12. ISBN 978-93-5212-346-9
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  13. ^ "Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals".

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