Shashi Tharoor

Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament

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Shashi Tharoor

Biography

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician and a former diplomat who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala since 2009. He successfully got reelected in the 2019 general elections too. He is one of the strong opposition voices and is highly active on Social Media. He is also a successful literary figure, who has authored about 20 books like The Battle of Belonging (2020) and others. He has been honored with many awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book, An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India. Shashi Tharoor is famous for his eloquent speeches & choice of English phrases. For instance, his speech decrying British Colonialism, delivered at the Oxford Union in 2015, had gone viral amassing over 6 million+ views, while simultaneously being praised as ground-breaking in various educational institutions in India. His Having authored 4 books, he is a regular speaker at lit fests. To invite him as the keynote speaker for events and conferences, Call +919810735754