Member of Parliament
for Thiruvananthapuram
By Osama Jalali
New Delhi
May 20, 2012
The centuries-old institution called school is a place everybody remembers who ever had an opportunity to attend it. The moment you hear the word ‘school' it comes along with a bagful of memories of times full of happiness.
“Whispers in the Classroom, Voices in the Field
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP has welcomed the announcement of the decision to locate the second consulate of the United Arab Emirates in the country at Thiruvananthapuram. He has thanked the Government of India and the Foreign Minister for the same.
When the proposal to open a consulate of the UAE was
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Shashi Tharoor, MP, has welcomed the move to set up the second consulate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the country at Thiruvananthapuram.
In a press release here on Friday, Mr. Tharoor said the consulate in Thiruvananthapuram would be a source of relief to more than half a million Keralites
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The French election results (and the chaos in Greece, which has been plunged into a second election because no government could emerge from last month's ballot) prompt some reconsideration of India's relations with Europe.
The European Union (EU) is India's second largest trading partner, with 68 billion euros of commerce in
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Drawing attention to the serious situation prevailing in the state capital following the accumulation of garbage over the past four months ever since the Vilappilsala waste treatment plant was shut down, Shashi Tharoor MP made a special mention in the zero hour in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The worsening condition of capital city, following the accumulation of garbage, was brought to the notice of the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. MP Shashi Tharoor mentioned the issue and urged the Centre to intervene in this matter to protect the health of city residents.
Tharoor pointed out that Thiruvananthapuram has
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New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday backed India's decision to cut imports of Iranian crude oil by 11 percent to 15.5 million tonnes in 2012/13.
However, Tharoor urged the Government to understand the petrol and energy requirements of the country before taking a final decision.
"On
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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for this opportunity for a first-term Member of Parliament to have a word on this extremely important occasion.
Mr. Chairman, as we reflect on the 60th anniversary of this august House and this Parliament, it is time to think a little bit about the democracy
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[An interview from 2008 with Nadine Kreisberger of the Indian Express]
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is a diplomat, author and journalist. He was the former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is now the chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures.
What does spirituality mean to you?
It is the acknowledgment of forces larger than
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP made a Special Mention in the Lok Sabha today . Drawing the attention of the House to the serious situation prevailing in the city due to the accumulation of garbage over the past 4 months ever since the Vilappilsala Waste Treatment Plant was shut down, Dr.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shashi Tharoor MP, has made a suggestion to hold the sittings of both the Houses of Parliament outside New Delhi. Tharoor’s suggestion, which is bound to make a drastic change in the grassroots-level perception on the functioning of Parliament, was made in a letter addressed to the Lok Sabha
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Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to consider the possibility of holding a five-day sitting of both the Houses of Parliament outside New Delhi, preferably in Bangalore.
In a letter to Ms. Kumar, the former UN diplomat turned parliamentarian said a decision in this regard
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Thiruvananthapuram: MP Shashi Tharoor has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to consider the possibility of holding a five-day sitting of both the Houses of Parliament outside New Delhi, preferably in Bangalore.
In a letter to Kumar, the former UN diplomat turned parliamentarian said a decision in this regard might be
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The recent flurry of activity involving Bangladesh — US secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s and Indian finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s visits there last weekend, and the trip to Delhi of Bangladesh’s impressive foreign minister Dipu Moni — have drawn attention once again to one of the most important relationships in
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP has made a suggestion for the holding of sittings of the Houses of Parliament outside New Delhi. Dr. Tharoor’s suggestion, one which can have positive and far-reaching implications on the public’s perceptions about the functioning of Parliament, was made in a letter addressed by him to
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30/04/2012
(Matters under Rule 377)
DR. SHASHI THAROOR (THIRUVANANTHAPURAM): The number of starvation deaths reported in the country in the past few years is nil. Nevertheless, regional media frequently reports starvation deaths. The Government should ensure that starvation deaths are recorded as they are and not as deaths due to other
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NEW DELHI – One of my favorite photographs shows a Hindu sadhu right out of central casting – naked body, long matted hair and beard, ash-smeared forehead, rudraksha-mala around his neck, the works – chatting away on a mobile phone. The contrast says so much about the land of paradoxes
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DEAR Farida, I find myself writing, even though I know she will never read this. Dear Farida, I have just seen your daughter, and she is marvellous. You would have been so proud.
Farida Pedder was a joyous gazelle of a woman, an actress, model and dancer, long and lithe, with
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DR. SHASHI THAROOR (THIRUVANANTHAPURAM):
Mr. Chairman, I think it is vital for us to understand the role of commerce and industry in charting India’s economic destiny. The fact is that we all know our overwhelming objective as a country is to pull our people out of poverty, to help India
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In a couple of days, the voters of France will elect their President, and if opinion polls are to be believed, they will pick a new Head of State: the Socialist challenger, Francois Hollande, who won more votes than the incumbent, Nicholas Sarkozy, in the first round, is expected to
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Shashi Tharoor, MP, has introduced a private member's bill in Parliament to enact legislation to provide for establishment of permanent Benches of the High Courts in State capitals where the principal seat or a permanent Bench of the High Court concerned is situated at a place other than the State
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Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram has taken a fresh initiative to break the almost 50-year-old deadlock on the issue of reinstating a bench of the Kerala High Court Thiruvananthapuram.
Tharoor introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday seeking to enact legislation by the apex legislative
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Press Release
27th April 2012
Office of Dr. Tharoor,
Pulimoodu, Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP has taken a fresh initiative to break the almost 50 year-old deadlock over the issue of reinstating a bench of the Kerala High Court at the capital, Thiruvananthapuram. In what can be termed as a novel attempt to
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The link can be found here.
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CHENNAI: Twining the development path of India with China was immature, said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, addressing a gathering at KIT Thomas Memorial Lecture here on Thursday. “China is not in the same race as we are . Hence there is not a difference of degree but of kind between
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Chennai: Unless the China-Indian frontier is satisfactorily demarcated and the dispute ended, bilateral relations are likely to remain mildly frosty, said Shashi Tharoor, former Union Minister of State for External Affairs.
Delivering the KIT Thomas Memorial Oration on ‘India and China: Competition, Co-operation or Conflict?' at Sishya on Thursday, he said,
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13/03/2012:
Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion moved by my friend, and hon. colleague, Dr. Girija Vyas that the Address be presented to the President in the following terms - that the Members of the Lok Sabha assembled in the Session are deeply grateful to the President
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By KP Sai Kiran,
The New Indian Express
Monday, February 10, 2010
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(TRANSLATED)
Thiruvananthapuram: Out of Rs. 300 lakhs allowed under his MPLADS funds, Rajya Sabha
MP, MP Acthuthan spent only 18.15%. Out of Rs. 450 lakhs allowed for another Rajya Sabha MP T.N Seema during 2010-11 only 25.78% was spent.
This information was revealed by theDistrict Planning Officer at the meeting held to review
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The recent brouhaha over defence issues has brought welcome attention to the state of our armed services.
Just a couple of years ago, in 2010, India's National Security Annual Review unnecessarily averred that India was now the world's fifth most powerful country, outranking traditional powers such as the UK, France and
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shashi Tharoor MP inaugurated the Vishu celebrations at the government-run Old Age for Women at Poojappura. The celebration was organised by Karma Socio-Cultural Organisation.
Karma president K Mahadevan presided over the function. The 42 inmates were given ‘Vishu kaineetam,’ medicines and other gifts. Karma also donated a water purifier, a
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The role of NGOs in protecting the destitute has become increasingly important, Shashi Tharoor, MP, has said. He was speaking at ‘Vishu Sangamam' organised by Karma Socio-Cultural Organisation at the government day-care centre for the aged/ old age home for women, Poojappura, on Monday.
He said the present facilities provided by
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The ties between India and Russia, which have set a model for nations, will continue successfully in the 21st century also, Shashi Tharoor MP said on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a seminar on ‘Indo-Russian Ties in the 21st Century’ organised by the Russian Cultural Centre and the V K
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By Shashi Tharoor
India and Pakistan are enjoying one of the better periods in their turbulent relationship. Recent months have witnessed no terrorist incidents, no escalating rhetoric, and no diplomatic flashpoints. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari just made a successful, if brief, personal visit to India (mainly to visit a famous
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By Manu Dash
Paradoxical as it may sound; communal riot is not an uncommon happening in a secular and multireligious country like India. Unrest arising out of periodic clashes between the major and the minor sects poses a threat to the interwoven fabric of secular society. Riot has always proved
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Developing and preserving good governance is essential for the country and it must become the passion of future governments, according to Congress MP and former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor.
"Good governance transcends all administrative frontiers. It requires politicians of all parties to recognise the importance of working
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Shashi Tharoor, MP, has thanked Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P Joshi for taking steps to issue notification under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956, for starting land acquisition and other works for four-laning of the Kazhakuttam-Kaliyikavila NH 47 bypass.
In a statement here, Dr. Tharoor said
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP has thanked Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri C.P Joshi for the expeditious action taken by his Ministry to have the crucial notification under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 for starting the land acquisition process and other works for the
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The Proust Questionnaire is a fortnightly feature which derives its name from the French writer Marcel Proust, whose personality-revealing responses to these questions went on to popularise this form of celebrity confession. This questionnaire was administered by Nita Sathyendran
What is your idea of happiness?
Happiness is a state of well-being that
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP has informed that the mandatory statutory notification under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 for acquisition of land for the construction of the long-awaited Kazhakuttam-Kaliyikavila four-lane NH-47 bypass has been published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) on 22nd March, 2012.
With the publication
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By Angshukanta Chakraborty
For Shashi Tharoor, Indian diplomacy is much like the "lovemaking of elephants", which is accompanied with a lot of bellowing and other sound effects, but no one can be sure of the consequences for at least the next two years.
The former Union minister of state for external affairs
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By Angshukanta Chakraborty
For Shashi Tharoor, Indian diplomacy is much like the 'lovemaking of elephants', which is accompanied with a lot of bellowing and other sound effects, but no one can be sure of the consequences for at least the next two years.
The former Union minister of state for external affairs
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By Ipshita Mitra
It was the seventh day at the Spring Fever 2012 and the literary mood was in full swing. The session of the evening titled 'The Great Indian Story' was presided by three eminent figures - author and public intellectual Gurcharan Das, writer and academic Amit Chaudhuri and the
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By P. Krishna Kumar
New Delhi
Considering the potential of the tourism and hospitality industry to generate employment and contribute to the overall economic growth, Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament and former Minister of State for External Affairs has urged upon the industry stakeholders to work towards strengthening the industry. He said
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By Samhita Chakraborty
Before delivering a talk on India in the 21st century, organised by Round Table India in association with The Telegraph on February 25, Shashi Tharoor (in picture) got talking with Metro on Calcutta, censorship and more. Excerpts.
You have an old connection with Calcutta. Do you like coming back
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP has hailed the proposals contained in the Kerala Budget, 2012-13 presented today by Shri K.M Mani as forward looking and in the best interests of the State’s overall progress for the future.
He congratulated the Finance Minister, the Chief Minister and the State Government for coming up
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13th March 2012
Tharoor said [in Parliament that] NRIs were sending home more remittances than ever before, indicating they trusted the UPA's economic management. He said innovations made by Indians were the maximum in the world and now the term 'Indovations' has been coined to acknowledge the feat. He credited the
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Shashi Tharoor's article in the Hindustan Times Brunch Magazine on using Twitter as a means of mass communication by politicians:
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People in Uttar Pradesh did not vote for Congress as they knew Rahul Gandhi would not stay there to become the Chief Minister, party leader and former Union minister Shashi Tharoor said today.
In his analysis of the results of the UP polls where the party fared poorly, Tharoor made a
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KOTTAYAM: Shashi Tharoor MP on Sunday visited the late NSS leader P K Narayana Panicker’s house in Changanassery and offered condolences to bereaved family members. Tharoor returned after attending the ‘sanjayanam’ ritual. The former Union minister also met NSS General Secretary G Sukumaran Nair. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Revenue Minister
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By Ishan Mahajan
It’s late afternoon, and I sit here typing away at my keyboard after having attended a marathon marketing session on how successful brands differentiate themselves. In another hour, I will have the opportunity to listen to an individual who has done just that. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, I have
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As part of the Galle Literary Festival, I had the opportunity to speak with Shashi Tharoor, whose writing I’ve immensely enjoyed read since my University days in India. As the festival’s website notes,
Shashi Tharoor is the prize-winning author of twelve books, both fiction and non-fiction, including
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I have been a fan of Shashi Tharoor’s on-stage charisma since the first time I heard him in-person at PAN IIT conference in December 2006 and he explained (using his wonderful oratory skills) how if US was a melting pot, India was a thali!! Since then I have read the
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It couldn't have been a more perfect evening as celebrities from all walks of life - be it film, fashion, music, politics and art - gathered at the Tollygunge Club for Celebrating Kolkata, an awards ceremony jointly initiated by Sanjay Budhia, designer Jyotee Khaitan and Renu Roy.
Achievers in diverse categories
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Tharoor launches book in Kolkata
India Blooms News Service
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): Writer and Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said India should focus on food security and employment for all as he launched author Aniruddha Bose's novel "The Vision" in Kolkata.
The novel is the English translation of Aniruddha's Bengali book
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By Shashi Tharoor:
The recent kerfuffle over British aid to India is now off the news pages, which may be a good time to look at the broader context.
During an earlier elimination round for India’s multi-billion dollar multi-role combat aircraft deal, the Americans and the Russians were miffed that we
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By Hema Rawat
Focusing on the changing trends in school education, the National Progressive Schools’ Conference (NPSC), an umbrella body of private-unaided schools, organised its 39th annual conference on Friday. The theme of the event was ‘Effective Learning Communities — Exploring New Vistas’.
Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, who was the chief
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Dr Shashi Tharoor has worn many a colorful hat during the course of his political career, from a United Nations peace-keeper, a refugee worker, a human rights activist, an award-winning author, an excellent orator and a former minister of state for external affairs. However, the premier brains of the country
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India Thursday once again relied on the diplomacy skills of former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor to impress upon the African continent to forge science and technology (S&T) partnerships with it.
At the India-Africa S&T Ministers Conference and Tech Expo here, Tharoor, who as minister was responsible for
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Way back in 1974, as a teenage collegian, I spent a summer holiday at the tea estate of a classmate's father near Jorhat in Assam.
One of the first things I discovered during that idyllic escape was that I had to re-set my watch to 'tea time', an imaginary clock
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New Delhi : India Thursday once again relied on the diplomacy skills of former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor to impress upon the African continent to forge science and technology (S&T) partnerships with it.
At the India-Africa S&T Ministers Conference and Tech Expo here, Tharoor, who as minister
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The topic, "India Super Poor or Super Power" saw Tharoor do some plain talking on India's global aspirations while underlining the fact that a large chunk of the India's population did not get three square meals a day, had no roof to sleep under and were unable to educate their
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“Impressed by the road infrastructure in Hyderabad. The drive from the airport to town rivals New Delhi,” was the first tweet Shashi Tharoor broadcast as soon as he landed in Hyderabad.
The Lok Sabha MP was in town on Tuesday for an event organised by FICCI ladies organisation. Tharoor who is
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This is an astonishing book. It is astonishing on several levels: as a worm’s-eye view of the “undercity” of one of the world’s largest metropolises; as an intensely reported, deeply felt account of the lives, hopes and fears of people traditionally excluded from literate narratives; as a story that truly
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor has written to Union minister for information and broadcasting Ambika Soni asking her to reconsider the decision taken by the board of directors of the National Film Development Corporation's (NFDC) to shut down its branch office here.
He reminded Soni that in 2009,
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Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor has demanded opening of a zonal office of the Central Public Works Department here.
According to Tharoor, he has taken up the matter with the Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, making a strong case for Thiruvananthapuram to be chosen as location for
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Mumbai: Describing Indian Ocean Rim Countries' Association for Regional Co-operation (IOR-ARC) as India's brainchild, former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, Shashi Tharoor, MP, said the need of the hour is to energise and revive this semi-dormant organisation.
Speaking on 'Exploring India-US Co-operation: Safeguarding prosperity in the Indian Ocean', Tharoor, a
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KOCHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was not 'sufficiently and vigorously prosecuted' as both Pakistani Government and Judiciary had taken the line of 'least resistance'.
"..I think he has not been sufficiently and vigorously prosecuted and the
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Seen in the picture are:
PWD Minister VK Ibrahimkunju
MA Vahid MLA
Johnson Joseph opposition Leader TVPM Corporation&
Shashi Tharoor with MP& CM of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy
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Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, MP, on Wednesday expressed grief at the passing away of veteran diplomat and writer AK Damodaran.
"I express my profound condolences at the loss of Damodaran, one of India's finest diplomats, who passed away after a long and distinguished life yesterday," Tharoor, a former UN Under
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Whether in Guwahati or Galle, and no matter how many years might pass, it looks like former United Nations bureaucrat-turned-Indian-politician Shashi Tharoor will be best remembered for the “cattle class” remark made on twitter.
At the Galle Literary Festival, where Tharoor was one of the largest crowd-pullers this year, the question
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor is in between a sessions with Tom Stoppard and Nayantara Sahgal when I finally catch up with him in the library at Amangalla in Galle Fort. As his 1.2 million followers on twitter already know, he’s in Galle for GLF. His resume on the site is also
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It’s been more than a week since my wife and I returned from a five-day visit to Pakistan, but images and impressions of the trip are still vivid in the memory. Rather than attempt a comprehensive analysis of relations with that country — which should probably wait my next book!
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Expressing serious concern over the crisis in the city ever since the stoppage of garbage collection from December 21, Shashi Tharoor MP has called for the immediatereopening of the Vilappilsala garbage plant in order to restore the status quo, with a conviction and plan to address larger issues and
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Writer, orator,diplomat,politician- Can you ever bracket him? On that lucky day, when we got the chance of our lives, we chose to interview Shashi Tharoor, the writer.
Sir, you’ve had a glittering career full of professional achievements – and hope it continues. But what do you think is your
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Former minister Shashi Tharoor had lost a few fans when he quit the Union Council but his fan base has grown, making him a huge hit even in Pakistan. Despite his blunt speak on Pakistan, Mr Shashi was received with warmth. “Has been having a good trip2Pak! The people are
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PUNE: Former Union minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor has said that youngsters, especially students, have a vital role to play in the process of nation building. "The youth should not hesitate from joining this process as they have several role models before them to emulate," he said.
Tharoor
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Press Trust Of India
Islamabad, January 05, 2012
The civil-military imbalance in Islamabad is a key factor impeding India-Pakistan relations despite a large constituency for peace in both countries, former Indian minister Shashi Tharoor said in Islamabad on Thursday. The dominant role played by the security establishment in shaping
Pakistan’s foreign policy and
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Moayyed Jafri
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
LAHORE: Aman ki Asha is playing a key role in making progress through Indo-Pak people-to-people and sector-to-sector interactions, which can genuinely change the climate and the environment in which apparently intractable problems can be resolved.
These views were shared by an Indian parliamentarian and former undersecretary-general
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LAHORE: There is an abiding desire for peace among the people of India and Pakistan, parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor said here today as he underlined the need to boost direct bilateral trade for mutual benefits.
Tharoor, who began a four-day visit to Pakistan today, said here that if you go to the
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Listing his major achievements in the last two years as member of Lok Sabha in a 'half-term report,' Shashi Tharoor today said he was not disappointed with his work, but had learnt lessons in politics and got rid of illusions.
The diplomat-turned MP, who was elected from Thiruvanathapuram constituency, told
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MP’S HALF-TERM REPORT
OF PROGRESS
Thiruvananthapuram Constituency
May 2009 - December 2011
INITIATIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Roads
• Successful in reviving the long dormant Kovalam – Kaliyikkavila National Highway (NH-47) Bypass work. Land acquisition formalities to be completed soon, bringing succour to thousands of families. Entire Kazhakuttam-Kaliyikavila stretch to be made a 4-lane road.
• Successful
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (ANI): Calling the simmering row between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the century-old Mullaperiyar Dam an essentially 'human' issue, Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has urged stakeholders to resolve the dispute at the earliest.
Expressing concern on the ongoing deadlock between both states, Tharoor appealed to locals as well
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Security Council Reform: Past, Present, and Future
Ethics & International Affairs, Volume 25.4 (Winter 2011)
December 15, 2011
Even though it has been more than a year since I left the service of the United Nations, the one question people have not stopped asking me here in India is when our country, with
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New Delhi: Advocating Presidential system, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that there are 'serious disadvantages' in Parliamentary democracy. According to Tharoor, time has come to revive the debate on adopting the 'Presidential system'.
In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on November 28 Tharoor had expressed his opinion on Presidential system.
"I believe
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Pending bills, disrupted sessions, no legislation. Maybe it’s time for Parliament to go, says Shashi Tharoor
THE RECENT political shenanigans in New Delhi, notably the repeated paralysis of Parliament by slogan-shouting members violating (with impunity) every canon of legislative propriety, have confirmed once again what some of us have been
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December 13 2011,
By Shobha Warrier
Shashi Tharoor was just back from Delhi after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with all the other members of Parliament from Kerala, on the Mullaperiyar dam issue. Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier caught him in Thiruvananthapuram for an exclusive interview.
As a Member of Parliament from Kerala, how
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The 43 km portion of the NH-47 Thiruvananthapuram bypass between Kazhakuttam on the northern outskirts of the city to Karode on the Kerala/Tamil Nadu border has been a long-pending major road project of Thiruvanathapuram district. The project which has significant implications for smoothening the flow of road traffic from the
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The new shipyard and major port proposed by the Union Ministry of Shipping on the west coast of the country should be set up at Poovar in the capital district as it has significant advantages over other locations being considered, Shashi Tharoor, MP, has said.
The construction and development of a
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Confined to bed as an asthmatic child, Shashi Tharoor considered books his oxygen.
"Books were the salvation. I read voraciously," the Indian politician said. "When I rapidly exhausted the books available to me, I wrote. Writing caught up with my very existence. It gave me a way of escaping my
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Today we bow our heads to commemorate a time of terror and death in a city that throbs with life and hope.
There is a savage irony to the fact that the horror in Mumbai began with terrorists docking near the Gateway of India. The magnificent arch, built in 1911
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New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has banned the screening of the movie 'Dam 999' with immediate effect. The movie is based on the controversy surrounding the Mullaperiyar dam.
Writer and Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor opposed the ban and said, "I have not seen the film but a dam cannot be
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By PMA Rashid,
November 22, 2011
SHARJAH: Expatriates are ambassadors of Indian ideals abroad. However, the UAE’s Indian Diaspora has to pursue their ideals within a realistic framework, says noted writer-politician and former UN Under-Secretary General Dr Shashi Tharoor.
Interacting with a packed audience at the “Meet the Author” programme of the 30th
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By Jason Staines
It’s difficult to sneeze these days without striking yet another literature festival somewhere in the region, so there can be a certain trepidation involved in attending yet another one. Living in the literary capital of New Delhi, the diet of such book-related functions can veer towards the bland
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Muaz Shabandri,
22 November 2011
SHARJAH — With a successful career in the United Nations behind him, Shashi Tharoor’s brush with Indian politics has seen him take up the role of a Member of Parliament, representing the Trivandrum constituency in Kerala.
Tharoor who has authored several books, mostly non-fiction, in his career spanning
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NEW DELHI – The recent Indian-Italian bilateral dialogue, held in Milan on November 7, at a time when Italy was reeling from the euro crisis and Silvio Berlusconi’s impending political demise, offered a fraught reminder of the potential, and the limits, of India’s relationship with the European Union.
India has
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor issues a legal notice to the Sunday Indian for insinuating that he has 'Black Money' hidden in Swiss Banks.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
India's nominee for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, Shashi Tharoor has revealed a four-point plan to tackle the problems the international body is facing. He said that the biggest hurdle faced by the UN is that it has to deal with a large number
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