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Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor has no publicly confirmed current partner. Past relationships on record include Tilottama Mukherji, Christa Giles and Sunanda Pushkar.

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Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician and author, a Congress Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram and a former United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

This page records the sourced public timeline below. A missing date means the reviewed public sources did not establish a reliable day-level date; it is not inferred.

Who has Shashi Tharoor dated?

  1. 1981 — present

    Tilottama Mukherji

    divorced · Confirmed

    Shashi Tharoor married his college sweetheart, academic Tilottama Mukherji, in 1981. They have twin sons, the journalist Ishaan and the writer Kanishk, and later divorced.

  2. 2007 — 2010

    Christa Giles

    divorced · Confirmed

    Shashi Tharoor married Canadian diplomat Christa Giles, who worked at the United Nations, in 2007. The marriage ended in divorce.

  3. Aug 22, 2010 — Jan 17, 2014

    Sunanda Pushkar

    married · Confirmed

    Shashi Tharoor married Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar at his ancestral home in Palakkad on 22 August 2010. The marriage ended with her death in New Delhi on 17 January 2014.

What is Shashi Tharoor's zodiac sign?

NameZodiac signNationality
Shashi TharoorThis page Pisces Indian
Sunanda PushkarFormer wife Cancer Canadian
Christa GilesFormer wife — —
Tilottama MukherjiFormer wife — —

Zodiac signs are Western sun signs worked out from public birth dates; nationality is from Wikidata. A dash means the information is not public. Rumoured links are not included.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shashi Tharoor dating?

Shashi Tharoor has no publicly confirmed current partner.

Who has Shashi Tharoor dated?

Shashi Tharoor's sourced relationship history: Tilottama Mukherji (divorced, 1981–present); Christa Giles (divorced, 2007–2010); Sunanda Pushkar (married, 2010–2014).

How many times has Shashi Tharoor been married?

Shashi Tharoor has 3 recorded marriages: Tilottama Mukherji (1981–present), Christa Giles (2007–2010) and Sunanda Pushkar (2010–2014).

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