Shashi Tharoor

Author, Politician, and Former International Civil Servant

Dr. Tharoor is an Indian politician, a top political keynote speaker, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. He previously served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information and as the Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs.

 

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  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    India

  • Shashi Tharoor Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    Please Inquire

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    India

Suggested Keynote Speaker Programs

An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India

The Elephant, The Tiger, and the Cellphone: India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power

About Keynote Speaker Shashi Tharoor

Dr. Tharoor is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.

He previously served as the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information and as the Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs.

Until 2007, he was a career official at the United Nations, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information in 2001.

He is also a prolific author, columnist, journalist and a human rights advocate. He has authored 16 bestselling works of fiction and non-fiction since 1981, all of which are centered on India and its history, culture, film, politics, society and foreign policy.

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