Litfest: India’s Literature/Literary Festival in Chennai by The Hindu

Gaur Gopal Das

Gaur Gopal Das is an electrical engineer, having studied at the College of Engineering, Pune. After a brief stint with Hewlett Packard, he decided to upgrade his career to be a life coach. Ever since, he has been speaking at various prestigious academic institutions and corporate firms in India and abroad for over two decades, and even at the United Nations and the British Parliament. He has spoken at many charity events to raise funds for social initiatives in education and rural development. His motivational videos are viral, having reached around one billion views. He is known as the urban online monk, with over 17 million followers across all social media platforms. His debut book Life’s Amazing Secrets, (2018, Penguin), is an Indian national bestseller having sold half a million copies. His second book Energise Your Mind (Penguin) was published in January 2023. He has been the recipient of several awards including the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival award, Lokmat’s most stylish international life coach award, an Honorary Doctorate by KIIT university, and many more. Based on the timeless wisdom coming down from ages, his talks make the audience think deeper and find simple solutions to difficult problems.