Congratulations to Ambassador Thettalil Sreenivasan on the publication of his anthology, Applied Diplomacy: Through The Prism of Diplomacy. The book is edited by Dr. Diya S. Iyer, and the noted economist Jagdish Bhagwati has written the foreword. Ambassador Sreenivasan is a brilliant writer, one of the most astute and knowledgeable commentators on world affairs. The new book is a collection of his columns, ably selected by Dr. Iyer. Shes also contributed a wonderful introduction thats much more than a conventional door-opener: Dr. Iyer has carefully gone through hundreds of Ambassador Sreenivasans columns and come up with a thesis postulating the role of mythology in how the author perceives diplomacy and its consequences. She suggests that Lord Hanuman be made a mascot of the Indian Foreign Service. Early reviews of Applied Diplomacy are glowing. Book critics have especially lauded Dr. Iyers imaginative introduction. The publisher is Wisdom Tree, which is headed by the very able Shobit Arya. Ambassador Sreenivasans Twitter handle: @Sreeniv Divya S. Iyers Twitter handle: @DivyaiyerS Here is Ambassador Sreenivasans biography, as culled from his Web site: Ambassador Sreenivasan is the Vice-Chairman and Executive Head of the Kerala State Higher Education Council with the rank of Vice-Chancellor. The Council has the mandate to advise the Government of Kerala on all matters pertaining to the Universities and other institutions of higher learning in Kerala. A former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Vienna and Governor for India of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna and Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia (2000-2004), T.P. Sreenivasan served in the Indian Foreign Service for 37 years. His previous postings were as Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Washington, (1997-2000) High Commissioner of India to Kenya and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in Nairobi, (1995-1997) Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, New York. (1992-1995), and Ambassador to Fiji and eight other South Pacific Island States (1986-1989). He has also served in New Delhi, Tokyo, Thimphu, New York and Yangon. He rose to the highest level in the Indian Foreign Service in 2001 and retired in 2004. In addition to English and Malayalam, Ambassador Sreenivasan speaks Japanese and Russian. Ambassador Sreenivasan is married to Lekha Sreenivasan who is an Indian classical dancer and painter. She is the founder chairperson of Karuna Charities International. The couple has two children; one of them, Sreenath Sreenivasan is the Chief Digital Officer of Columbia University New York and Professor of New Media at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, New York, and the other, Sreekanth Sreenivasan is in the private sector in Dubai.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 07:33:11 +0000