Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Shri Chandran Tharoor
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Lily Tharoor
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Date of Birth
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09.03.1956
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Place of Birth
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London (England)
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Marital Status
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Widower
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Date of Marriage
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22 Aug 2010
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sunanda P. Tharoor
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Hons), M.A., M.A.L.D, Ph.D., D.Litt (Honorary), Dr. Honoris Causa
Educated at St Stephen`s College, Delhi University, New Delhi and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, U.S.A.
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Profession
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Diplomat
Writer, International Civil Servant
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Permanent Address |
Apt. Gj, Condor Marigold,
Bhakthy Vilasam RD.Vazhuthacaud,
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Thiruvananthapuram-695014
Kerala
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(0471) 2324555,
Fax. (0471) 2324666
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Present Address |
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97, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 24644035, 24657372 (R), 23384073, 23386163 (O), 9971020499 (M)
Fax: (011) 24654158 (R), 23387771 (O)
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Position Held |
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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23 May 2009 – 18 Apr. 2010
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Union Minister of State, External Affairs
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30 Apr. 2010
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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4 May 2010
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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28 Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Book Published
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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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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Winner (i) A Commonwealth Writers Prize, 1991 and other literary and Journalistic awards; and (ii) A Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, 2004; Named Global Leader of Tomorrow at World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland, 1998; awarded (i) Robert B. Stewart Prize for the Best Student, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; (ii)an honorary D.Litt.,University of Puget Sound; and (iii) Doctorate Honoris Causa, University of Bucharest, Romania; first Editor, Fletcher Forum of International Affairs, Fletcher
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Columnist and Writer, Indian and International Publications; served as (i) Contributing Editor and Occasional columnist, Newsweek International; and (ii) Public Speaker on Indian and Global Issues for two years
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Special Interests
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International Affairs, Literature, Cricket, Theatre, The United Nations, Human Rights; and served The United Nations for 29 year career(1978-2007)
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Cricket, reading, writing, theatre, movies and media
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Sports and Clubs
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Chairman, (i)City Cricketers, Thiruvananthapuram; (ii) India International Centre; and (iii) Kerala International Centre; and Captained, Ministry of External Affairs Cricket team, 2009-10
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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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
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Reference: Loksabha