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Shashi Tharoor
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- Born 09 March 1956
- Age 68
- Birth Place London
- Profession Writer, Politician, Diplomat
- Political Party Indian National Congress<small>(2008-present)</small>
- In Office Union Minister Of State For Human Resource Development 28 October 2012 - 26 May 2014, Union Minister Of State For External Affairs 28 May 2009 - 18 April 2010, United Nations Under-Secretary-General For Communications And Public Information 1 June 2002 - 9 February 2007, Chairman Of Standing Committee On Communications And Information Technology 13 September 2019 - 12 September 2022, Chairman Of Standing Committee On Chemicals & Fertilizers 13 September 2022 - 12 September 2024, Founder-Chairman Of The All India Professionals Congress 1 August 2017 - 15 November 2023
- Residence New Delhi
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Shashi Tharoor BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 08 Feb 2025
Shashi Tharoor has carved a niche for himself in the Indian political arena with his intellectual prowess and eloquence. Born on March 9, 1956, in London, United Kingdom, Tharoor's multifaceted career spans academia, diplomacy, and politics, earning him a reputation as a distinguished statesman and ...
Shashi Tharoor PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Tilottama Mukherji (1981, divorced), Christa Giles (2007; 2010), Sunanda Pushkar (2010; died 2014), |
| Education | University of Delhi (BA), Tufts University (MA, MALD, PhD) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Shashi Tharoor
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | 23 May 2009 - 18 April 2014 |
| Member of the 16th Lok Sabha | May 2014 - Present |
| Member of the 17th Lok Sabha | June 2019 - June 2024 |
| Member of the 18th Lok Sabha | June 2024 - Present |
SHASHI THAROOR NEWS
Shashi Tharoor stunned by 16-year-old AI 'tech whiz', shares about encounter that left him 'illuminated'
January 07, 2026 4:45 pm
During the interaction, Shashi Thaoor and the teenager discussed the importance of developing artificial intelligence systems that go beyond national boundaries.
Shashi Tharoor: ‘Bangladesh is not Pakistan ... it doesn’t send terrorists ... dropping Mustafizur Rahman from IPL absolutely appalling’
January 05, 2026 5:09 pm
“Why is it that sports and cricket alone have to bear the burden of social media outrage? … That player has never said anything against India or the Hindu minority in Bangladesh ... Who are we victimising here?” asks Congress MP who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs
Shashi Tharoor writes: India's test in 2026 will be to remain, in a world of fissures, a bridge
January 01, 2026 7:56 am
The phenomenon of interdependence without trust continues. India has shown that the path forward is not to retreat from the world, but to engage with a clear vision that prioritises national interest without abandoning global responsibility
Shashi Tharoor writes to Railway Minister over omission of Thiruvananthapuram from vision 2030 upgrades
December 27, 2025 8:49 pm
On Friday, the Ministry of Railways announced the plan to double the capacity of major cities to originate new trains from existing levels over the next five years.
Amid Christmas vandalism across India, Shashi Tharoor questions silence of 'responsible leadership'
December 26, 2025 7:02 am
Tharoor, sharing a news report on vandalisms during Christmas celebrations, invoked an instance from the Mahabharata, where Duryodhana’s brother spoke up against the disrobing of Panchali.
Shashi Tharoor: 'Unruly elements running amok in Bangladesh ... Md Yunus can't just wring his hands ... needs to take decisive steps'
December 28, 2025 11:25 am
"A mere false accusation led to the lynching of a poor Hindu ... I would urge the interim government to take matters more firmly in its hand. I hope our government is also conveying the same message,” says Tharoor, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs
Parliamentary panel urged Centre to stabilise relation with Bangladesh as violence escalates: Shashi Tharoor
December 20, 2025 9:09 am
The Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, has urged the Centre to stabilise India-Bangladesh ties amid the violent protests in the neighbouring country.
Set up unit to counter anti-India narratives: House panel to MEA
December 19, 2025 4:56 am
Recently, a group of radical Islamists, under the banner of “July Oikya”, organised a protest march near the Indian High Commission, pressing several demands, including the return of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Shashi Tharoor writes: The marital rape exception in criminal law is a colonial relic. It needs to go
December 18, 2025 8:24 am
Resistance often stems from a deeply ingrained, old-fashioned patriarchal attitude — the notion that a woman’s identity, especially within the confines of marriage, is secondary to that of her husband and the sanctity of the family unit
Shashi Tharoor criticises Centre's G RAM G Bill, lists 3 key reasons
December 16, 2025 10:46 pm
Tharoor also spoke on the financial and bureaucratic restructuring for rural employment proposed in the bill, and its overall viability, while highlighting that it undermined the federal spirit of the original scheme.
SHASHI THAROOR PHOTOS
Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress votes to elect next president
October 17, 2022 2:24 pm
Kharge vs Tharoor in pics: Congress presidential poll campaign intensifies
October 07, 2022 2:05 pm
Congress president poll: It's Mallikarjun Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor, nominations filed
September 30, 2022 7:10 pm
Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor Friday framed the contest between him and party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge as a choice between “change” represented by him and continuation of status quo and business as usual by Kharge. (Express)
In Pictures: As Congress presidential polls inch closer, Tharoor, Gehlot begin groundwork
September 22, 2022 1:15 pm
Pranab Mukherjee offers prayers at Padmanabhaswamy temple
July 19, 2014 4:42 pm
Pranab Mukherjee offered prayers at Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
Shashi Tharoor immerses Sunanda Pushkar's ashes in Ganga in Haridwar
January 21, 2014 6:44 pm
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SHASHI THAROOR VIDEOS
Shashi Tharoor faces heat over remarks on Ram temple
June 22, 2020 6:13 pm
Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Monday faced severe criticism after he said that no "good Hindu" would want a Ram temple built at a spot after demolishing somebody else's place of worship.
Idea Exchange With Shashi Tharoor
June 22, 2020 7:17 pm
Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor's Delhi Home Burgled: Here's What Happened
June 22, 2020 7:18 pm
Sunanda Pushkar died due to anti-anxiety drug overdose: Swamy
January 22, 2016 12:13 pm
Kochi, Jan 22 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday stated that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's died “due to poison”. He added that she died due to an overdose of anti-anxiety drug, Alprax, which if given in high dose, causes heart failure. He further said that Tharoor statement to the police was contradictory, which shows that he is hiding something, and now he has become the prime suspect in the investigation.
Tharoor should be taken into custody for questioning: Swamy
January 16, 2016 8:18 am
Jaipur, Jan 16 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) report found presence of heart-arrest injectable poison Lidocaine in wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar’s body. He added that the Delhi police had categorically asserted that the cause of Pushkar’s death was not natural, and police should immediately take Tharoor into custody for questioning.
Sunanda Pushkar’s death was a sudden unnatural death: AIIMS
January 16, 2016 8:17 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Dr. Sudhir Gupta, head of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) forensic department, on Saturday alleged that medical report reveals that death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was a sudden unnatural death and this had been said from the very beginning by the medical board. He added that the report was under consideration and the matter would be investigated accordingly.
Evidences indicate Sunanda Pushkar's death was unnatural: Bassi
January 15, 2016 10:44 am
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Friday said that as far as evidences were concerned until now, Sunanda Pushkar's, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, death was unnatural. He added that the Delhi police have received medical board’s advice on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) lab report on viscera samples of Sunanda Pushkar to identify the cause of her death. Pushkar, 52, was found dead in a room in a south Delhi Hotel on January 17, 2014.
Marine 'not returning' to India violation of solemn undertaking by Italy: Tharoor
January 13, 2016 9:33 am
Trivandrum /Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Condemning the Italian Government's stand that the marine accused of killing Indian fishermen off the Kerala Coast would not return to India, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the matter and said that the people must be able to trust the sovereign word of a sovereign government.Reiterating similar views, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wedneday said that the government should take a note of this issue.
Marine 'not returning' to India violation of solemn undertaking by Italy: Tharoor
January 13, 2016 9:33 am
Trivandrum /Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Condemning the Italian Government's stand that the marine accused of killing Indian fishermen off the Kerala Coast would not return to India, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the matter and said that the people must be able to trust the sovereign word of a sovereign government.Reiterating similar views, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wedneday said that the government should take a note of this issue.
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