Shashi Tharoor served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and later as India's Minister of State for Human Resource Development. He is a prolific author whose works blend politics, history, and culture, earning him recognition as one of India's most articulate public intellectuals.
6 Books Recommended by Shashi Tharoor
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Extraordinary, magical reinvention of the Latin-American experience.
Extraordinary, magical reinvention of the Latin-American experience.
Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Cal Fussman, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Christopher Hitchens, Fred Wilson, Neil Strauss
The Discovery of India
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xA profound vision of what has made India and Nehru.
A profound vision of what has made India and Nehru.
Also recommended by: Noam Chomsky
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xA moving, evocative experience of East European history, informed by a rare insight into humanity.
A moving, evocative experience of East European history, informed by a rare insight into humanity.
Also recommended by: Tim Ferriss
Heavy Weather
recommended 2xOne of the funniest of Wodehouseβs well-crafted masterpieces.
One of the funniest of Wodehouseβs well-crafted masterpieces.
Swimmer Among the Stars Stories
recommended 2xA wonderful collection of stories that break conventions of time&space, evoking w/insight & compassion our old&new worlds.
A wonderful collection of stories that break conventions of time&space, evoking w/insight & compassion our old&new worlds.
