“The British are the only people in history crass enough to have made revolutionaries out of Americans.”
A career diplomat with nearly three decades of experience at the highest levels of the UN, Dr Shashi Tharoor is a politician, writer and former diplomat described as “one of India's top public intellectuals.” He has served as Congress Party MP in India since 2009 and placed second in the 2006 campaign for UN Secretary-General. The then Ambassador John Bolton vetoed Dr Tharoor's candidacy in a secret vote, later revealing his instructions from Condoleezza Rice: "We don't want a strong Secretary-General."
He is the author of dozens of books that span politics, history, fiction, literary criticism, and more. His bestselling book Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India won critical acclaim for exposing the devastating effects of British rule in India and challenging the myth that British imperialism was driven by anything other than naked self-interest.
"Shashi Tharoor is the most charming and persuasive writer in India." — William Dalrymple