Shashi Tharoor on The Colbert Report

16 Feb 2007

Shashi does a nice job. It takes him a couple of moments to settle down, but then he throws out a couple of zingers. Ah, Shashi, it would have been good to have you as the Secretary General!

And, no, I don’t know Shashi… but I still choose to refer to him by his first name. I find him sexier if I call him Shashi.

And Stephen, keep up the India focus - we like, we like!

_{Video via: SAJA}

February 16, 2007 | Filed Under General, India

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Niranjana 02/16/2007 08:24 PM 1 point
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I missed this one; thanks for posting!
The whole Shashi Tharoor = man's name is real funny, esp. because I've always thought of Shashi as a woman's name. Like Shashi Deshpande... Now you can't go wrong with a good manly name like Stephen :-)

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Shripriya 02/18/2007 02:56 AM 1 point
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Yeah, I didn't know any Shashi-men in India. But I also know of a woman named Trevor! So, it just goes to show... er... something...

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satish Yesterday 08:08 AM 1 point
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I thought Shashi held his own with Colbert. He was smart, witty, and quick on the take without being pedantic which he is prone to sometimes. I won't be surprised if he becomes a Minister of State.

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Kalpesh Modi 02/23/2007 04:14 PM 1 point
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There is Shashi Kapoor the bollywood film actor. He is a guy.

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Shripriya 02/23/2007 05:45 PM 1 point
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@ Satish - yes, it will be interesting to see what he does.

@ Kalpesh - THAT is a brilliant point! The thing is that I think everyone thinks of him as "Shashi Kapoor" i.e. the whole name and no one thinks of him as just Shashi and that's why the association is not obvious. But still, great point :)

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Samtosh 03/29/2008 09:22 PM 1 point
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May be its the other way round. Why do women in India have man names. I found it amusing that Dharmendra's first wife's name is Prakash.
Niranjana sounds manly to me ;)

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