Ishaan Tharoor | |
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Born | [1] | 22 June 1984
Nationality | American [2] |
Alma mater | Yale University (BA) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | Bhumika Davé Tharoor |
Parents |
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Relatives | Kanishk Tharoor |
Ishaan Tharoor (born 1984) is an Indian-American journalist and son of former diplomat and politician Shashi Tharoor. [3] Tharoor is a former senior editor at Time magazine, and now writes on foreign affairs for The Washington Post . He is the author of the Today's WorldView newsletter and column. In 2021, he won the Arthur Ross Media Award in commentary from the American Academy of Diplomacy. He was previously based in Hong Kong and New York City. [4] [5] [6] He also served as an Georgetown University adjunct professor at their Walsh School of Foreign Service for 2 years. [7] [8] [9]
Tharoor, and his twin brother Kanishk, were born prematurely in 1984 at the KK Hospital in Singapore. [10] [11] [12] He was raised in Geneva, Switzerland, but currently lives in Washington DC. He got married to Bhumika Davé Tharoor in 2017 and has children. [13]