Shashi Tharoor
Born: 01-01-1956
Shashi Tharoor is an acclaimed Indian author, diplomat, and politician known for his eloquent writing and insightful commentary on history and politics. A former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Tharoor has penned numerous bestselling books, including "Inglorious Empire" and "The Great Indian Novel." With a career spanning diplomacy and literature, he is a prominent voice in debates on India's heritage and global affairs.
Book summaries for books written by Shashi Tharoor
Quotes
I was a man in love with a woman who was not my wife, and the love was returned.
The law is a game, a word game; it is a game of hide and seek.
The art of politics is to be ignoble and to appear noble.
The truth is an insult; the truth is a challenge.
History is not what happened; history is what historians tell us happened.
The only thing permanent in life is change.
A woman's beauty is not in her features, but in her heart.
Fate was the name men gave to their own failings.
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
The law is a ass, a idiot.
The poor are invisible; it is as if they have no existence.
A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, nothing else.