Friday, January 1, 2010

the tweet politician


alrite dis post s about a politician who took indian politics to a new level.In a country where most politicians are uneducated with criminal records to their credit, he sets the standards with his prolific writing and unique ways to reach to his voters..yes, you got that rite its SHASHI THAROOR

quick background check on the man:

Shashi Tharoor is prolific writer and UN Diplomat. Shashi has been with the UN since 1978 when he joined the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva. Shashi Tharoor served the UN in various capacities before assuming the office of the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information of the United Nations in 2001. In this capacity, he is responsible for the communication strategy, enhancing the image and effectiveness of the UN. In 2003, the Secretary-General appointed him United Nations Coordinator for Multilingualism.

As a journalist, Tharoor has written many articles, short stories, literary reviews and commentaries. He is the winner of several journalism and literary awards, including Commonwealth Writers' prize. He was named the Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic forum in Davos. Mr. Tharoor is also the author of several books, including 'Reasons of State' (1982), 'The Great Indian Novel (1989)', 'The Five-Dollar Smile & Other Stories' (1990), 'Show Business' (1992) 'India: From Midnight to the Millennium' (1997), 'Riot. A Love Story'(2001) and 'Nehru, the Invention of India'.