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{{Short description|Director-General - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)}} | |||
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| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>Honorary Citizenship of Singapore | ||
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Tarun Das has dedicated his career to advancing the Indian industry. He served [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]] from 1967 to 2004 as its director general and from 2004 to 2009 as its chief mentor.<ref name="Executive profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.tarundas.com/profile | title=Profile of Tarun Das | publisher=Tarun Das | date=2020 | access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref> | |||
Currently, he is the chairman for Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://silf.in/board-of-trustees/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=S-ILF |language=en-US}}</ref> (S-ILF); chairman of advisory board, JCB India; and member of the international advisory board, Chubb Insurance (USA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarun Das |url=https://www.tarundas.com/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Tarun Das |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Das' name | He is founding trustee of the Ananta Centre (AC) and the Ananta Aspen Centre (AAC)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trustees |url=https://anantaaspencentre.in/trustees/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=ANANTA ASPEN CENTRE |language=en-US}}</ref> and director, Singapore India Partnership Foundation (SIPF).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore-India Partnership Foundation |url=https://sipf.org.sg/board.htm |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=sipf.org.sg}}</ref> He is a life trustee at the Aspen Institute, USA and the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees – IEG |url=https://iegindia.org/board-of-trustees/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarun Das |url=https://www.tarundas.com/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Tarun Das |language=en}}</ref> He is India chair of the Trilateral Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership, Members & Fellows |url=https://www.trilateral.org/about/members-fellows/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=The Trilateral Commission |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
Das, who did his college education at the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[Manchester University]], is a recipient of [[honoris causa]] degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the [[University of Warwick]].<ref name="Executive profile" /> He has chaired the ''U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue'' and the ''U.S.-India -Japan Strategic Dialogue'' and has served many corporate houses such as [[Haldia Petrochemicals]], [[Associated Cement Companies]], [[John Keells Holdings]], Asian Hotels and Properties, [[Bajaj Group|Bajaj Auto Finance]] and [[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]].<ref name="Aspen Institute India">{{cite web | url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/about/global-partners/aspen-institute-india | title=Aspen Institute India | publisher=Aspen Institute India | date=2016 | access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2025, Tarun Das was conferred Honorary Citizenship by the Republic of Singapore, recognizing his significant contributions to strengthening the economic partnership between India and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/indian-industrialist-tarun-das-receives-honorary-singapore-citizenship|title=Indian industrialist Tarun Das receives Honorary Singapore Citizenship|last=Begum|first=Shabana|date=2025-01-15|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2025-01-16}}</ref> | |||
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.<ref name="Indian Industry has to cope with several factors">{{cite web |date=20 July 2006 |title=Indian Industry has to cope with several factors |url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/07/19/indian-industry-has-to-cope-with-several-factors-tarun-das-1153383573.html |access-date=14 June 2016 |publisher=One India}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Das2015">{{cite book|first=Tarun|last=Das|title=Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NqH9jgEACAAJ|year=2015|isbn=978-93-5212-346-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/info/conferment/index.html|title=Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] | * [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Tarun Das | |
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 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 | Industrialist Corporate executive |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Honorary Citizenship of Singapore |
| Website | Website |
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 of the Ananta Centre (AC) and the 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 University of Calcutta and Manchester University, is a recipient of honoris causa degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Warwick.[1] He has chaired the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and the U.S.-India -Japan Strategic Dialogue and has served many corporate houses such as Haldia Petrochemicals, Associated Cement Companies, John Keells Holdings, Asian Hotels and Properties, Bajaj Auto Finance and 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] In January 2025, Tarun Das was conferred Honorary Citizenship by the Republic of Singapore, recognizing his significant contributions to strengthening the economic partnership between India and Singapore.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13][14]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of Tarun Das". Tarun Das. 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "Board of Trustees". S-ILF. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Tarun Das". Tarun Das. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Trustees". ANANTA ASPEN CENTRE. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Singapore-India Partnership Foundation". sipf.org.sg. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Board of Trustees – IEG". Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Tarun Das". Tarun Das. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Leadership, Members & Fellows". The Trilateral Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Aspen Institute India". Aspen Institute India. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Begum, Shabana (15 January 2025). "Indian industrialist Tarun Das receives Honorary Singapore Citizenship". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Indian Industry has to cope with several factors". One India. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ Das, Tarun (2015). Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII. ISBN 978-93-5212-346-9.
- ↑ "Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals".
External links[edit | edit source]
- Das, Tarun (2015). Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII. ISBN 978-93-5212-346-9.
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