# Sunanda Pushkar

_Indo Canadian businessperson_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Sunanda Pushkar was an Indian-born Canadian businesswoman. She was a sales director in the Dubai-based TECOM Investments, and a co-owner of the India-based Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), a cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League. Pushkar was the wife of former International diplomat serving under the UN and politician Shashi Tharoor.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 27 June 1962 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sopore ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P19))
- **Died:** 17 January 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P570))
- **Place of death:** New Delhi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P20))
- **Citizenship:** India; Canada ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P106))
- **Education:** University of Kashmir ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P69))
- **Spouse:** Shashi Tharoor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P26))
- **X (Twitter):** sptvrock ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Sunanda Pushkar born?**  
Sunanda Pushkar was born on 27 June 1962 in Sopore.

**Where did Sunanda Pushkar study?**  
Sunanda Pushkar was educated at University of Kashmir.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sunanda Pushkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunanda_Pushkar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सुनन्दा पुष्कर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7638829](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638829) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Sunanda Pushkar". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sunanda-pushkar. Retrieved 12 November 2026.