Shashi Tharoor on India’s education and employment ecosystem | THE WEEK Education Conclave

The Week July 30, 2025
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Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, speaking at THE WEEK’s Education Conclave in New Delhi, delivered a sharp critique of India’s education and employment ecosystem, while urging a broader mindset shift to empower Gen Z. The discussion, moderated by Riyad Mathew, Chief Associate Editor and Director, THE WEEK, traversed issues ranging from parental pressures on career choices to the lingering problem of brain drain and the role of English in shaping aspirations. #ShashiTharoor #EducationConclave2025 #InspiringIndia Subscribe to THE WEEK Magzter: http://mgztr.co/TheWeekIndia Explore our website: https://www.theweek.in/ Interact with us on our social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWeekMag Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWeekLive Telegram: https://t.me/theweekmagazine Single issue purchase link https://subscribe.manoramaonline.com/content/subscription/subscriptionorderdetails.subscription.TW.html Subscription link https://subscribe.manoramaonline.com/content/subscription/promotional/theweek.html?acc_code=TW-Ekm TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK MAGAZINE, PLEASE CONTACT US Regional Offices Contact Numbers Delhi- 011 23354920, 23354921 Mumbai- 022 – 24900844, 62965900 Kolkata- 9656843600 Chennai- 044 66918530/31/32 Bangalore- 080 – 22247735/36 Hyderabad- 040-23322970 / 09849390776 Sub regional offices Contact Numbers Coimbatore- 2241911 Patna- 8210738538 Lucknow- 9873437363 Chandigarh- 9417310727 Bhopal- 0755 2988036 Jaipur- 94616 28972 Pune- 9881477305 Ahmedabad- 9898231881 Toll Free number 1800- 1035-981

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