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Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian former international diplomat, politician, writer and public intellectual who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He was formerly Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and ran for the post of Secretary-General in 2006. He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology and All India Professionals Congress. He formerly served as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2014 to 2019). Born in London, UK, and raised in India, Tharoor worked across the world, graduating from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1975 and culminated his studies in 1978 with a doctorate in International Relations and Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. At the age of 22, he was the youngest person at the time to receive such an honour from the Fletcher School. From 1978 to 2007, Tharoor was a career official at the United Nations, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information in 2001. He announced his retirement after finishing second in the 2006 selection for U.N. Secretary-General to Ban Ki-moon. In 2009, Tharoor began his political career by joining the Indian National Congress and successfully represented the party from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala by winning in the Lok Sabha elections and becoming a member of parliament. During the Congress-led UPA Government rule (2004?2014), Tharoor served as Minister of State for External Affairs[4] (2009?2010) and Minister of Human Resource Development (2012?2014). Tharoor has authored 23 works of fiction and non-fiction since 1981, which are centred on India and its history, culture, film, politics, society, foreign policy, and more related themes.[5][6] In 2019, Shashi Tharoor received the Sahitya Academy Award for his book An Era of Darkness, about the British Raj, in a non-fiction category in English language.[7][8] He is also the author of hundreds of columns and articles in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, and The Times of India. He was a contributing editor for Newsweek International for two years. From 2010 to 2012, he wrote a column in The Asian Age, Deccan Chronicle and, for most of 2012, until his appointment as Minister, a column in Mail Today; he also writes an internationally syndicated monthly column for Project Syndicate. He also wrote regular columns for The Indian Express (1991?93 and 1996?2001), The Hindu (2001?2008), and The Times of India (2007?2009).
Books Published: 32 Books
Published Books
Our Living Constitution - A Concise Introduction & Commentary
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A Wonderland Of Words : Around The Word in 101 Essays
Shashi Tharoor
Rs. 999
Rs. 699
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Inglorious Empire : What The British Did To India
Shashi Tharoor
Rs. 499
Rs. 349
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The Great Indian Novel
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Rs. 799
Rs. 559
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Ambedkar : A Life
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Rs. 699
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The Battle Of Belonging : On Nationalism, Patriotism, And What It Means To Be Indian
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Rs. 799
Rs. 559
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The New World Disorder And The Indian Imperative
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Rs. 799
Rs. 559
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The New World Disorder And The Indian Imperative
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Rs. 799
Rs. 719
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Pride prejudice & Punditry The Essential
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Rs. 699
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Tharoorosaurus
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The Battle Of Belonging : On Nationalism, Patriotism, And What It Means To Be Indian
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Rs. 799
Rs. 559
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Nehru : The Invention Of India
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Rs. 550
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Abar Mahabharat
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India Shastra : Reflections On The Nation In Our Time
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The Paradoxical Prime Minister Narendra Modi And His India
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Why I Am A Hindu
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Rs. 899
Rs. 809
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The Hindu Way : An Introduction To Hinduism
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India : The Future is Now
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India Shastra: Reflections on The Nation in Our Time
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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
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Rs. 899
Rs. 809
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