Resources Development Dr. Shashi
Tharoor will take questions from
netizens around the globe on the
future of higher education in India via
a Google+ hangout on Thursday
evening.
In addition to being the Minister of
State for Human Resources
Development, Dr. Tharoor is an
elected member of the Indian
Parliament from the
Thiruvananthapuram constituency in
Kerala and a former Minister of State
for External Affairs. He is amongst the
most high profile adopters of social
media in Indian political circles and a
said to be a true believer in the power
of the Internet.
Higher education is one of the principal
drivers of the economic growth of a
country and Dr. Tharoor will be
addressing questions on challenges in
higher education like faculty shortage,
low number of accredited institutions
and more. Dr Tharoor's Google+
Hangout will be moderated by NDTV
journalist Sonia Singh.
The hangout will commence on
Thursday, May 9th, at 7 p.m. (IST)
and users from any part of the world
can tune in by visiting the Google+
India page or by subscribing to
YouTube channel InConversation. You
can participate in this hangout by
posting your questions for Dr. Tharoor
on the event's Google+ page. You can
also post your questions for the
hangout on the NDTV website.
Since its launch in July 2011, the
Google+ community has grown rapidly
with more than 500 million users
worldwide. Google+ Hangouts allow up
to 10 people participating at a point of
time to join the hangout. You can later
share the hangout on YouTube or live
stream it using Hangouts on Air.
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