It was not just the maharajas who had to suffer: every Indi… - Shashi Tharoor

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It was not just the maharajas who had to suffer: every Indian schoolchild must lament the influence of the British dress code on Indians — especially the tie as a permanent noose around the necks of millions of schoolchildren, in India’s sweltering heat, even today.

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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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