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Tharoor

Tharoor is an Indian surname. It is most widely recognized through Shashi Tharoor (born 1956), an Indian author, diplomat, and politician whose career has spanned the United Nations and Indian politics.

Shashi Tharoor served as Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Diplomacy at the United Nations from 2001

Other individuals bearing the surname Tharoor exist in India and among the diaspora. The name is primarily

to
2007.
He
later
entered
Indian
politics
and
has
been
a
Member
of
Parliament
in
the
Lok
Sabha
representing
Thiruvananthapuram
since
2009,
as
a
member
of
the
Indian
National
Congress.
Tharoor
is
a
prolific
writer
and
public
intellectual,
with
books
on
history,
politics,
and
culture
and
numerous
essays
and
opinion
pieces
for
newspapers
and
magazines.
linked
in
public
discourse
to
Shashi
Tharoor
due
to
his
international
profile.