Reading, Tharoor believes, goes a long way in nurturing love for words. In an interview with indianexpress.com, he spoke about his love for words and pondered over ways it can be nurtured. Can you share the relationship you both shared and how you inculcated the love for words from him? My enthusiasm for life and appetite for learning are inherited from him; so is my workaholism — and my love for words. I don’t think I have used words in the wrong context, but surely I have made statements that have frequently been either taken out of context or deliberately misinterpreted.

Source: Indian Express August 26, 2020 05:48 UTC