Tharoor, Shashi (24 October 2004). "No great sheiks". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014 . Retrieved 10 July 2013. When Penguin approached Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan with a request to pen a biography on her mother, she was hesitant. Undoubtedly, her well-travelled mother has lived a remarkable life motivating her children (Shashi Tharoor, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan and Smita Tharoor) to think out of the box and reach their maximum potential, but ‘would we like to put all that in a book’ she wondered. This book is neither a biography nor a self-help book. It is a collection of distinct perspectives on incidents and experiences from Lily Tharoor's life. A reminiscence built from personal memories; it is a story about a strong matriarch. Every chapter in this book begins with an anecdote from Lily Tharoor that lays the groundwork for the reader to read and comprehend the chapter. Am touched by your thoughtfulness': Shashi Tharoor thanks PM Modi for birthday wishes in Malayalam". www.freepressjournal.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021 . Retrieved 29 March 2021. In March 2017, Tharoor called for the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata to be converted into a museum on the effects of British colonial rule in India. Tharoor wrote in an Al Jazeera article that the British "conquered one of the richest countries in the world (27 per cent of global gross domestic product in 1700) and reduced it to, after over two centuries of looting and exploitation, one of the poorest, most diseased and most illiterate countries on Earth by the time they left in 1947. ...Nor is there any memorial to the massacres of the Raj, from Delhi in 1857 to Amritsar in 1919, the deaths of 35 million Indians in totally unnecessary famines caused by British [policies]". [46]

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The California-based author is also a poet, translator, editor and has been a former non-profit development professional spending two decades as an advocate and fundraiser for persons with disabilities. A celebrated voice-over talent, she received the National Award for best narration / voice over for the film Rhapsody of Rains: Monsoons of Kerala at the 68 th National Film Awards ceremony by President Droupadi Murmu in 2022. Coming out of comfort zone Shobha asserts that when she writes for children, she wants to ensure that there is a learning component in the book as well. “For instance, the picture book on Raja Ravi Varma that was published in 2021 is more than just a short biography of the artist. The story is framed from the perspective of a young narrator and there are two narrative threads in the book. Children read about Raja Ravi Varma and are introduced to his masterpieces. They also have an opportunity to question their own artistic style, aspirations and view of the world.” Shashi Tharoor at a march parade with NSUI President Hibi Eden and other Congress workers in Ernakulam, Kerala.UN Under Secy General Shashi Tharoor resigns". Rediff. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 16 January 2016. The author modestly says that the book is “neither a biography nor simply a self-help text with culled dictums for living” but rather “an individual reflection on moments”. About The Author: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is a California-based children's author, professional voice talent, poet, and translator located in California. In both India and the United States, her voice has been used in documentaries, educational and journalistic projects, and audio books. She has so far published five children's books with various Indian publishing houses.

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In May 2017, the Delhi police added Shashi Tharoor's name in the suspicious accuse in the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Tharoor's first wife was Tilottama Mukherji, a half- Bengali and half- Kashmiri academic, [83] and the granddaughter of politician Kailash Nath Katju. [84] Tharoor and Mukherji had been college sweethearts and were married in 1981. [85] After their marriage, Tilottama took her husband's last name and began teaching English at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic university and also worked as a freelance writer. [86] Their twin sons, [87] Kanishk and Ishaan, were born prematurely in 1984 at the KK Hospital in Singapore. [88] [89] Ishaan is a former senior editor at Time magazine, and now writes on foreign affairs for The Washington Post. [90] Kanishk is a former editor at Open Democracy and is the author of the highly praised short story collection Swimmer Among The Stars. [91] [92] Tilottama is currently a professor of humanities at New York University. [93] Zachariah, Preeti (19 April 2015). "The Shastra of Writing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020 . Retrieved 19 February 2020. Public Service and Education, S – T". Tufts Alumni. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016 . Retrieved 16 January 2016. Thomas Blom Hansen, Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay (Princeton University Press, 2001). ↩In August 2022, he was honoured with the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur) for his writing and speeches. The Legion of Honour is France's highest civilian honour.

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In 1989, he was appointed as the special assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, the unit that later became the Peacekeeping Operations wing in New York. Chandran Tharoor (1929–1993) – Genealogy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 . Retrieved 18 April 2021. In 1975, Tharoor graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, where he had been president of the student union and also founded the St. Stephen's Quiz Club. [14] Within the same year, Tharoor went to the United States to obtain an M.A. in International Relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in Medford. After obtaining his M.A. in 1976, Tharoor further obtained his Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy in 1977 and his Ph.D. in International Relations and Affairs in 1978. [15] While he was pursuing his doctorate, Tharoor was awarded the Robert B. Stewart Prize for best student and was also the first editor of the Fletcher Forum of International Affairs. [16] At the age of 22, he was the youngest person to receive a doctorate in the history of the Fletcher School. [17] Diplomatic career [ edit ] Beginning [ edit ] Shashi Tharoor abetted Sunanda Pushkar's suicide, says chargesheet". The Times of India. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 10 March 2021.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-announces-reconstituted-working-committee-shashi-tharoor-sachin-pilot-new-additions/article67215877.ece The Hindu, 20.08.2023 As Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor became the first elected representative in India to issue annual reports on his work as MP, including furnishing accounts of his MPLADS expenditure. In 2012 he published a half-term report followed in 2014 by a full-term report. In 2016, while speaking at JNU on nationalism, Tharoor compared Kanhaiya, a student charged with sedition, with Bhagat Singh, an Indian independence fighter. This comparison generated a great controversy, even the party distanced itself from Tharoor's views. Dr Shashi Tharoor receives the Fifth IILM Distinguished Global Thinker Award, 2010". India PR Wire. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012 . Retrieved 9 March 2010.