Shashi Tharoor
Indian politician
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| 2024 | Released 'A Wonderland of Words: Around The World In 101 Essays'. |
| 2024 | Re-elected to Parliament, defeating Rajeev Chandrashekar of the BJP by a decent margin in the Lok Sabha Elections. |
| September 26 2024 | Appointed as the Chairman of Committee on External Affairs. |
| August 20 2023 | Got elected to the AICC Working committee. |
| 2022 | Awarded Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur by France for his writings and speeches. |
| 2022 | Published biographical work 'Ambedkar: A Life'. |
| 2022 | Defeated by Mallikarjun Kharge in the election for Congress party president |
| 2021 | Released 'Pride, Prejudice and Punditry: The Essential Shashi Tharoor' and 'The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy'. |
| August 18 2021 | A court in Delhi discharged Tharoor from all charges related to his wife's death. |
| 2020 | Co-authored 'The New World Disorder And the Indian Imperative' with Samir Saran, examining international politics and India's global role. |
| 2019 | Appointed as the Chairman of Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology. |
| 2019 | Won Sahitya Akademi Award for his book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India'. |
| September 2019 | Published 'The Hindu Way: An Introduction', continuing his research into Hindu culture and ways of life. |
| April 2019 | Had an accident while praying during a Thulabharam ritual at a temple in Thiruvananthapuram. |
| 2018 | Vindicated by the Apex Court of India ruling in favor of amending Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, after his previous attempts to amend the section were voted out. |
| 2018 | Published two significant books: 'Why I Am A Hindu' and 'The Paradoxical Prime Minister', both of which became mega-bestsellers in India. |
| May 2018 | Charged with encouraging the suicide of his wife and marital cruelty under sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code. |
| 2017 | Released international edition of the book as 'Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India'. |
| March 2017 | Called for the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata to be converted into a museum on the effects of British colonial rule in India. |
| 2016 | Published 'An Era of Darkness' (UK title: 'Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India'), which became a bestseller with over 100,000 hardback reprints. |
| 2015 | Delivered a groundbreaking Oxford Union speech supporting the motion 'Britain owes reparations to her former colonies', which went viral with over 10 million views on online platforms. |
| 2014 | Nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of nine celebrities to spread awareness about cleanliness, hygiene, and sanitation for the Swachh Bharat Mission. |
| 2014 | Published a full-term report as Member of Parliament, continuing his transparency initiative in political representation. |
| October 2014 | Released a Silver Jubilee special edition of 'The Great Indian Novel' to mark the book's 25th anniversary, published by Viking Penguin India. |
| October 13 2014 | Dropped from the post of Congress spokesperson after praising statements of his party's opponent, Prime Minister Modi. |
| May 2014 | Tharoor won re-election from Thiruvananthapuram, defeating O. Rajagopal of the Bharatiya Janata Party by around 15,700 votes and became a member of the 16th Lok Sabha, sitting in Opposition. |
| January 17 2014 | Sunanda Pushkar died at The Leela Hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, under mysterious circumstances. |
| 2013 | Received First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular and Peace Award at Thiruvananthapuram and named PETA's 'Person of the Year'. |
| 2012 | Published 'Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century', exploring India's global role. |
| 2012 | Re-inducted into the Union Council of Ministers as minister of state for Human Resource Development by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |
| 2012 | Awarded Commander of the Order of Charles III by the King of Spain. |
| 2012 | Published a half-term report as Member of Parliament, becoming the first elected representative in India to issue annual accountability reports. |
| 2010 | Became the first Indian minister to visit Haiti after the devastating earthquake. |
| 2010 | Received several awards: Sarva Deshiya Prathibha Award from Pazhassiraja Charitable Trust, 'New Age Politician of the Year' Award at NDTV's Indian of the Year awards, Fifth IILM Distinguished Global Thinker Award in New Delhi, and Digital Person of the Year at Indian Digital Media Awards (IDMA). |
| 2010 | Tharoor consistently finished second to Ban Ki-moon of South Korea in four UN Security Council straw polls, ultimately being vetoed by the United States despite strong performance. |
| 2010 | The government of India nominated Tharoor for the UN Secretary-General position, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan supporting his candidacy to demonstrate India's global role. |
| August 22 2010 | Married Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar at his ancestral home in Elavanchery village in Kerala's Palakkad district, becoming her third husband. |
| April 2010 | Tharoor resigned from his position as Minister of State for External Affairs following allegations of misusing his office in an Indian Premier League cricket franchise deal. |
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