When we kill people, we feel compelled to pretend that it is for some higher cause. It is this pretence of virtue, I promise you, that will never be … - Shashi Tharoor

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When we kill people, we feel compelled to pretend that it is for some higher cause. It is this pretence of virtue, I promise you, that will never be forgiven by history.

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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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इसका दायरा इतना व्यापक था कि गुजरात के महान कवि, दार्शनिक और धर्मोपदेशक नरसी मेहता से लेकर मिथिला के विद्यापति और बंगाल के चैतन्य देव तक कितने ही महापुरुष इस महाधारा से जुड़ते रहे। (चैतन्य देव ने कीर्तनों और कृष्ण के भजनों के माध्यम से बंगाल में एक वैष्णव आन्दोलन ही शुरू कर दिया था।) महाराष्ट्र के सन्त ज्ञानेश्वर, सन्त तुकाराम, सन्त एकनाथ और सन्त नामदेव, कर्नाटक के बसवन्ना और तमिलनाडु के त्यागराज इत्यादि सभी इस आन्दोलन का हिस्सा बनकर अपनी-अपनी भूमिका निभाते रहे और भक्ति का सन्देश फैलाते रहे। कृष्णभक्त शंकर देव देश भर का

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