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Irreverent, provocative, opinionated... Shobhaa De has been challenging status quo for four decades... and is at her best when she punctures inflated egoes. You can reach her at: @ShobhaaDe(Instagram) and @DeShobhaa(Twitter).
    Victims of Covid-19 being cremated at Dwarka cremation ground in New Delhi, Friday, April 30, 2021. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Can blatant lies save India from Covid-19?

    The people of India are the country's real strength, while its biggest tragedy are its politicians

    1 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

    Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Kal Ho Na Ho: Inept govt messes up war on Covid

    Dealing with Covid is a lot easier than dealing with our callous netas

    17 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

    When Didi needs funds, she doesnt waste a moment on these fine people she goes straight to those who have the requisite lolly the Marwaris of Kolkata. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Will Didi's dadagiri' or BJP's dhanda' win Bong hearts?

    Didi can appease, appease, appease all she wants and say namaz in public five times a day to win over a big and...

    3 April 2021 7:41 AM IST

    If you have taken the shot before anybody else in your circle -- your bhav goes up instantly! (Representational Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | I've vaxxed Have you? Jab' as a status symbol

    Meanwhile, Bollywood is all a-flutter dealing with the income tax raids on handpicked filmwallahs

    6 March 2021 4:58 AM IST

    The court in this remarkable verdict has emphasised that there is no time bar for speaking out. A woman is entitled to do so decades later, if she so chooses. (PTI file photo/Ravi Choudhary)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Women walk taller But what if Ramani had lost?

    Priya and Rebecca must know what this victory and acquittal signifies for women -- it is like the biggest validation of...

    20 Feb 2021 7:06 AM IST

    If VVIP Bharatwaasis did not step up publicly and lecture us on our duty as citizens, their bag of sarkari goodies would be snatched away. (Photo:AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Yeh Rihanna-Wihanna, Greta-Vreta kaun hai?

    Who is Rihanna to us? Had her tweet been ignored, we would not have attracted even more global scrutiny

    6 Feb 2021 12:38 AM IST

    A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a Hospital in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the worlds largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Vaccine hai to hum hai: Get ready for the vaxxie!

    Come on Bollywood… pull out a few cool -'vaxxie-' looks. Airport looks are so 2020!

    23 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

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    Shobhaa De | Little cheer at Xmas time, hope for a healthier 2021

    As the lucky survivors of this deadly scourge, let us raise a glass to a better, healthier, saner future!

    26 Dec 2020 12:59 PM IST

    In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. (Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | V is for valour, victory… But V is also for vaccine!

    Questions about decisions that will affect the heath and well-being of our planet will be decided by politicians!

    12 Dec 2020 8:58 AM IST

    Are we pinning unrealistic hopes on the vaccine saving humanity? (Representational Image:AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | High hopes over vaccine: Are we being unrealistic?

    Here’s my prediction for what it is worth: our great PM will be the first, high-profile citizen to take the vaccine

    28 Nov 2020 5:19 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump. (AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | How to be a good loser… Don needs crash course

    It is said true character gets revealed not when you win big but when you lose even bigger

    13 Nov 2020 10:14 PM IST

    Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav addresses during the second leg of campaign for Bihar assembly polls, in Samastipur district, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Battle for Bihar: Super flop or a blockbuster?

    It’s time for “Battle cry Bihar”! And this stellar star cast can take the pants off just about any actor from...

    31 Oct 2020 9:48 AM IST

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