Gaur Gopal Das

Gaur Gopal Das (IAST: Gaura-Gopāla dāsa; born 24 December 1973) is an Indian monk, motivational speaker, and former electrical engineer. He is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).^[1]

Gaur Gopal Das
Gaur Gopal Das at an Event in 2017
Personal life
Born	(1973-12-24) 24 December 1973 (age 51) Vambori, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
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
Religious life
Religion	Hinduism
Temple	ISKCON
Philosophy	Achintya Bheda Abheda
Lineage	Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya
Sect	Vaishnavism (Gaudiya Vaishnavism)
Initiation	Diksha: 1996
Religious career
Teacher	Radhanath Swami
Post	Brahmachari
Period in office	1996–present

Early life and education

Gaur Gopal Das was born into a middle-class Marwari Jain family in Vambori, a town in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra, India.^[2] He has a diploma in electrical engineering from Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Pune and a degree from College of Engineering, Pune.^[3]

Career

He worked as an electrical engineer at Hewlett Packard for a brief period, before leaving the company in 1996 to become a monk,^[4] joining the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), where he was given the name "Gaur Gopal Das".^[5][6] He has remained there for twenty-two years, learning ancient philosophy and contemporary psychology, to become a life coach.^[7]

After completing his education at the ISKCON, he has been invited to a number of academic institutions and corporate firms in India and abroad in the span of two years. He has spoken at the United Nations once and three times at British parliament. He has also spoken at a number of charity events to raise funds for social initiatives in the field of education and rural development.^[8]

In 2018, he published the book Life's Amazing Secrets,^[9] and received an honorary doctorate by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT).^[10] He collectively has over 17 million followers across his social media accounts.^[11]

Published works

• Das, Gaur Gopal (1 January 2003). Revival^[12]
• 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.

Awards and recognitions

In February 2023, Gaur Gopal Das received Asia's "Golden Book Awards" for his work on "Energize Your Mind: A Monk's Guide to Mindful Living".^[13][14]