Shashi Tharoor, Mihir Swarup Sharma |

#Tharoorisms: Shashi Tharoor & Mihir Swarup Sharma
Shashi Tharoor, a third-term Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, is the bestselling author of 20 fiction and non-fiction books. He is a former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Minister of State for Human Resource Development and for External Affairs in the Government of India. He has won numerous awards, including the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Crossword Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2019, Dr. Tharoor was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book An Era of Darkness. He chairs Parliament’s Standing Committee on Information Technology.
Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award (2019), Commonwealth Writers Prize (1991)
Bestselling/ popular Books: The Great Indian Novel, An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
Mihir S. Sharma is Senior Fellow and Head, Economy and Growth Programme, at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. He is the author of Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy and in 2019 co-edited What the Economy Needs Now.
#Tharoorisms
Prolific writer and popular politician Shashi Tharoor has a predilection for long words and telling phrases. His unerring sense of humour lightens up the serious oeuvre of his work which includes a powerful indictment of colonialism, a philosophical appreciation of the Hindu religion and hard-hitting political critiques. In conversation with Mihir Swarup Sharma, he speaks of the personal and the political and the beliefs and ideas that have anchored him in his public life and literary career.
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[@gautamniroj]

Very eloquent and learned man. It's always very soothing to hear him, even when one may not agree with his views completely. A rising politician from south Asia .we need more, learned and rational politician like him in the center for the peace and prosperity of South Asia. #respect from #Nepal.

[@shubhammeena5177]

*India

[@aryanraj9655]

Such an eloquent person... Always please to hear him

[@balasubramaniannatarajan1090]

Is there anyone in India or elsewhere to match Sashi tharoors fluency in English language. It is astonishing.in Indian politics there is no one who could match him.all his speeces in Lol Sabha are outstanding. A fit candidate certainly for Indian Prime Minister and Congress party should promote him and project him for prime ministership without any ego.

[@lalitharavindran]

I would rather see Mr. Tharoor as PM than the current chowkidar. I’m with you on Sabarimala Sir.

[@APJ89MYS]

PM? You know he going to Jail for his wife Murder?

[@ahuman2613]

@@APJ89MYS Just like modi gone for2002 gujarat genocide.

[@exceptions4222]

Want to see him as a pm at some point of time. The view he has is really astonishing. .... The issues that are going on are really headache.....

[@stephenparker4083]

Tharoor clearly understands that there is no way to dismiss our life with each other as a community as "just politics." We have no choice but to deal with politics in working out how to live together.

[@ashithajayarajan4373]

I wanted to hear his views for all those tricky questions asked in the beginning... love u sir... it's my dream to see u as our PM one day...

[@manonair9076]

proud of trivandrum

[@jithendranambiar7699]

He is from palakkad no real linkage to trivandrum- product of 200 years of sambandam where high quality brahmin semen found it way to nair womb

[@ashithajayarajan4373]

Proud of India..

[@kaynin1089]

Thiruvananthapuram

[@rahulranaprataprajput4743]

I find the words ecstatic cognisance

[@fatmakazim4341]

he is a wonderful leader india shud b proud of him

[@ull893]

With all respect to you Sir, Dr. Sashi Taroor that if there is no Congress possible without Rahul and Sonia ( The Gandhi Family ), Congress is done completely. They are the last nails on the coffin of Congress party. Moreover, just because Congress workers bow down to The Gandhi Family, rest of the Indian population care nothing for them. We want able people like you to lead the country. If Sonia and Rahul do not quit themselves, very soon Congress party would be in such a state that they won't have enough seats in the Parliament, to be taken seriously. Blame totally falls on Rahul and Sonia, for not quitting voluntarily, knowing people's wishes. Thank you Dr. Sashi. I can understand your plight in this regard, being caught in between devil and the sea.

[@kaynin1089]

Let’s appreciate his elequence and still hear at what he is saying and judge on what we here. Let’s not forget to critique when needed.

[@Alhilohe6336]

Broad mind.... Great people

[@lalitharavindran]

Mihir Sharma is doing a fabulous job asking thoughtful and appropriate questions especially if one were to compare this session with the panel discussion Srinivasan Jain moderated with Shashi and Pavan.

[@RAJESHKM68A]

North indians don't know how Keralites and south indians generally attached emotionally to sabarimala. as they don't nothing about south indian culture , they know better knowledge of culture about pakistan as it is more geographically nearer to them , than far away south india.

[@nambardarumeshgurjar519]

Muslims are shantidut but what happened in barmer riots who started it?? Who BURNED shops

[@expertbihari]

I want to be President in Congress Party, then PM will it be possible in future as i am small farmer toiling hard for my survival with degnity. Answer Shashi Tharoor Ji india is for indians, all posts be it PM or CM, should not open for Common People, not like dynstasty had

[@danmathew4069]

Deepak Prakash modi chutiyaa h

[@expertbihari]

@@danmathew4069 yes Dan I am the world famous Chutiya..Now u be relax..you abuse my parents also..dont care..u stay glaringly happy

[@danmathew4069]

Burari Gaao pooda pooriiiiiiimoneyyyt ninte panchavarnakunnaa thayyolii vedichii ammayude monee

[@danmathew4069]

Burari Gaao ninte andii modi thayyolik kodukeda kundan pooraa

[@NavinC921]

@51.05 look at left-up side of the corner, Mr. Modi has wore cap and listening him in different get up😜

[@jithinprimz2972]

Bla Bla....he is born and raised in England What a surprise he could speak his mother language of English fluently. Honestly I have always felt his malayalam has no slang what so ever! quite artifical and sound more like me speaking hindi a person who dreadfully swolled it and not acquired naturally...

[@ashoke111]

Shashi is calling 10/15 defeat narrow.... I can imagine how congress is going to power in 2019 ...

[@danmathew4069]

He has the knowledge and talent unlike gandu modii a machiavellainist