Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Introduction :
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is 68 years old Loksabha MP, elected from Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala state as a member of Indian National Congress Party. Dr. Shashi Tharoor was born to Shri Chandran Tharoor & Smt. Lily Tharoor and is married to Smt. Sunanda P. Tharoor. He/She has 2 son(s)
Background information of Dr. Shashi Tharoor:
Shashi Tharoor was a top official in United Nations secratariat, and was backed by India when he contested for the post of the UN Secretary General. Known Indian literary figure in English. Joined INC during last Lok Sabha polls.
He is currently serving as Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
More information
| Under-Secretary-General, Communications and Public Information, U.N., 2001-2007 |
| Executive Assistant, Secretary General, U.N.,1997-2000 |
| Special Asst.,USA/UN for peacekeeping, 1989-1996 |
| Deputy Chief, Secretariat, UNCHR, 1985-89 |
| Head, Singapore Office, UNHCR, 1981-84 |
| and Public Information Officer, UNHCR, 1978-81 |
| served (i)Board of Overseers, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the board of trustees of the Aspen Institute |
| (ii) Advisory Boards of the Indo-American Arts Council, the American India Foundation, the World Policy Journal, the Virtue foundation and the human rights organization `Breakthrough` |
| appointed an International Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 2008-11 |
| Fellow, New York Institute of the Humanities and the Patron of the Dubai Modern School |
| Awards (i) the Pride of India Award, the Zakir Husain Memorial Foundation, Nagpur |
| and (ii)The Hakim Khan Sur Award for National Integration, presented by Maharana of Udaipur |
| Member, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum |
Basic Details
| Party Name | Indian National Congress |
| Assets ( In Rupees) | More than 23 Crore(s) |
| Background | Inducted |
| Profession | Diplomat,International Civil Servant,Writer |
| Education | Post Graduate |
Contact Details
| Permanent Address | Apt. Gj, Condor Marigold,Bhakthy Vilasam RD.Vazhuthacaud, ,Thirvananthapuram - 695 014,Kerala |
| Delhi Address | 97, Lodhi Estate,New Delhi - 110 003 |
| Mobile | 09013180980,09995633633, |
| Phone | 011-24644035,011-24644383,0471 2315500 |
| Fax | 011-24654158,0471-2324666 |
| Email address |
Positions held
| 2009 | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha |
| 23 May 2009 - 18 Apr. 2010 | Union Minister of State, External Affairs |
| 30 Apr. 2010 | Member, Committee on External Affairs |
| 4 May 2010 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |
Books Published
| Non Fictions (i) Shadows Across The Playing Field: 60 Years Of India-Pakistan Cricket(2009) with Shaharyar Khan |
| (ii) India: From Midnight to the Millennium(1997) |
| (iii) Reasons of State(1981), A study of Indian foreign Policy making |
| (iv) Nehru: The Invention of India (2003), a biography of India"s first Prime Minister |
| a collection of literary essays |
| (v) Bookless in Baghdad(2005), an essay collection |
| (vi) The Elephant, The Tiger and the Cellphone: Reflections on India in the 21st Century(2007) |
| Fictions: (vii) The Great Indian Novel (1989)(viii) Riot(2001) |
| (ix) Show Business (1992) which received a front page accolade in the "New York Times" Book Review and has since been made into a motion picture, "Bollywood" |
| and (x) The Five-Dollar Smile (1990) a collection of short stories |
| Illustrated books (i)India (2008), a photo book in collaboration with photographer Ferrante Ferranti |
| and (ii)Kerala: God" Own Country(2002), with text by Shashi Tharoor and paintings by the renowned M.F. Husain |
| also translated in French, German, Italian, Malayalam, Marathi, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Spanish |
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