Gaur Gopal Das

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His Grace Gaur Gopal Das
Gaur Gopal Das at an Event in 2017
Personal
Born	(1973-12-24) 24 December 1973 (age 50) Vambori, Maharashtra, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Lineage	Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya
Sect	Vaishnavism (Gaudiya Vaishnavism)
Notable work(s)	Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life The Way of the Monk: The Four Steps to Peace, Purpose and Lasting Happiness
Alma mater	Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Pune College of Engineering, Pune
Other names	Gaur Gopal Prabhu
Organization
Temple	ISKCON
Philosophy	Achintya Bheda Abheda
Religious career
Teacher	Radhanath Swami
Period in office	1996–present
Initiation	Diksha: 1996
Post	Brahmachari
Website	https://gaurgopaldas.com/

Gaur Gopal Das (IAST: Gaura-Gopāla dāsa) is an Indian Hindu monk, lifestyle coach, motivational speaker and former electrical engineer. He is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).^[1]

Gaur Gopal Das was born in Vambori town in Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India. He has a diploma in electrical engineering from Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Pune and a degree from College of Engineering, Pune.^[2]

He worked as an electrical engineer at Hewlett Packard for a brief period, before leaving the company in 1996 to become a monk.^[3]

After a few years, he left his job and joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as a monk, where he was given the name "Gaur Gopal Das".^[4][5] He has remained there for twenty-two years, learning ancient philosophy and contemporary psychology, to become a life coach.^[6]

Ever since then he has been speaking at various academic institutions and corporate firms in India and abroad for over 2 decades and has even spoken at the United Nations and thrice at British parliament. He has also spoken at many charity events to raise funds for social initiatives in the field of education and rural development.^[7]

In 2018, he published the book Life's Amazing Secrets,^[8] and received an honorary doctorate by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT).^[9] He collectively has over 17mn followers across social media.^[10]

• Das, Gaur Gopal (1 January 2003). Revival^[11]
• Das, Gaur Gopal (8 October 2018). Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-268-3.
• Das, Gaur Gopal (6 February 2020). The Way of the Monk: The Four Steps to Peace, Purpose and Lasting Happiness. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-1-84604-625-4.
• Das, Gaur Gopal (17 January 2023). Energize Your Mind: A Monk's Guide to Mindful Living. Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 978-1-7282-6539-1.

In February 2023, Gaur Gopal Das received Asia's prestigious "Golden Book Awards" for his work - "Energize Your Mind: A Monk's Guide to Mindful Living".^[12][13]

• Gaur Gopal Das at Penguin India