If India’s GDP went down because it ‘missed the bus’ of industrialization, it was because the British threw Indians under the wheels. - Shashi Tharoor

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If India’s GDP went down because it ‘missed the bus’ of industrialization, it was because the British threw Indians under the wheels.

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About Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor (Malayalam: ശശി തരൂര്‍; Born 9 March 1956 in London) is an Indian politician, author, journalist, and a former diplomat who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala since 2009. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology.

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Alternative Names: Tharoor Shashi
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