Good Innings: The Extraordinary, Ordinary Life of Lily Tharoor

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As are Lily’s personal reflections, which run like a leitmotif through the book. Though, in her own eyes, she remains a “simple woman born in a village in Kerala, not ‘convent-educated’”, Lily had the privilege of growing up with parents who were enlightened even by Malayali standards, and who valued, nurtured and encouraged her. The result was that, schooled also by the trials and tribulations of later life, including relatively early widowhood, she developed a rather strong personality. Her fierce independence apparently continues even now in her eighties – “sometimes to our frustration”, says the author. What shines out of the book is her “strong and constant restless drive to learn and achieve, so that she continues to demand the best and the most out of those she interacts with … (and) continues to push the next generation to think outside the box. Despite her current slow gait, her mind races with the spirit of enquiry; she forwards information and advice daily, and she continues to seek ‘the best out of life’.” 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 ]

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Nehru: The Invention of India. [128] Arcade Publishing (2003). New York. First edition. ISBN 9781559706971 [129]Shashi Tharoor and his ladies". m.abplive.in. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019 . Retrieved 5 July 2019. Gupte, Pranay (9 May 2006). "Shashi Tharoor: Inside Man". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 16 January 2016. Born in London, UK, and raised in India, Tharoor worked across the world, graduating from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1975 and culminated his studies in 1978 with a doctorate in International Relations and Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. At the age of 22, he was the youngest person at the time to receive such an honour from the Fletcher School. From 1978 to 2007, Tharoor was a career official at the United Nations, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information in 2001. He announced his retirement after finishing second in the 2006 selection for U.N. Secretary-General to Ban Ki-moon. [3] Haniffa, Aziz (10 May 2007). "Shashi Tharoor joins the corporate world". Rediff News. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008 . Retrieved 6 May 2008. Opinion: Tharoor Explains His Tweets on Ancient Indian Science". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 . Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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Tharoor and Tilottama were divorced at some point. In 2007, Tharoor married Christa Giles, a Canadian diplomat working at the United Nations. [94] This marriage was short-lived and childless. Tharoor next married Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar at his ancestral home in Elavanchery village in Kerala's Palakkad district on 22 August 2010. He became her third husband, and step-father to her son Shiv Menon, born of a previous marriage. On 17 January 2014, Pushkar (aged 51) died at The Leela Hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, under mysterious circumstances. [95] In May 2018, Tharoor was charged with encouraging the suicide of his wife and marital cruelty under sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code. [96] [97] On 18 August 2021, a court in Delhi discharged Tharoor from all the charges. [98] He was appointed a special assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, the unit that later became the Peacekeeping Operations Department in New York. In May 2017, the Delhi police added Shashi Tharoor's name in the suspicious accuse in the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.Five lessons we learned about India from Shashi Tharoor's Oxford speech". FirstPost. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015 . Retrieved 22 July 2015. Shashi Tharoor was removed from the post of Congress spokesperson on 13 October 2014 after he praised his party's opponent, Narendra Modi. a b Tharoor, Shashi (21 October 2016). "The inside Story of How I Lost the Race for the UN Secretary-General's Job in 2006". OPEN Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016 . Retrieved 9 July 2017. Talking about writing for children, she says she views her books as an opportunity to capture the attention of children who have several other ways to entertain themselves. “I’m mindful not to talk down to children and I try to frame my narratives in a way that engages readers.” Refusing to be pigeon-holed into writing for a specific age group, she says even her picture books which are usually marketed to a younger age group have aspects that will inform and entertain older children.

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In October 2022, he contested the Congress party’s presidential polls; however, he lost to his rival, Mallikarjun Kharge, by more than eight times votes. [1] BBC Shashi Tharoor". Old Campionite's Association. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016 . Retrieved 16 January 2016. Although there was significant support for Tharoor to contest as the Prime Minister candidate in 2019 General Elections, he has disowned, downplayed, and distanced himself from any such online campaigns run by his large number of followers. [47] [48] Ramesh, M. (8 February 2016). "I am very proud of being a Hindu". Business Line. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021 . Retrieved 29 October 2017.

Why Is PM Narendra Modi 'The Paradoxical Prime Minister'? | The Interview With Shashi Tharoor (Videotape). ET Now. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. 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.