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(s) | Industrialist Corporate executive |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Honorary Citizenship of Singapore |
| Website | Website |
Tarun Das has dedicated his career to advancing the Indian industry. He servedCII 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 theUniversity of Calcutta andManchester University, is a recipient ofhonoris causa degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from theUniversity of Warwick.[1] He has chaired theU.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and theU.S.-India -Japan Strategic Dialogue and has served many corporate houses such asHaldia Petrochemicals,Associated Cement Companies,John Keells Holdings, Asian Hotels and Properties,Bajaj Auto Finance andNew Delhi Television as their director. A former member of the international advisory board ofCoca-Cola, he is a trustee of the Indian chapter of theAspen Institute.[9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of thePadma 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 onAdapting Indian industry to globalisation at the golden jubilee of theForum 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 theConfederation of Indian Industry.[13][14]
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