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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).
    The Indian womens cricket coach Ramesh Powar Wednesday conceded to having a \strained\ relationship with senior player Mithali Raj but insisted that her contentious dropping from the World T20 semifinal was based solely on cricketing logic, a Board official has claimed. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Why do we insult sports stars?

    Powar has finally broken his silence in a 10-page report to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

    3 Dec 2018 1:01 AM IST

    Mithali RajOpinion
    Why do we mess around with our sports stars?

    Cricket fans have the right to know why Mithali was treated so shabbily.

    1 Dec 2018 7:23 AM IST

    An elderly Sikh couple was having a really challenging time filling in forms that ask detailed questions about the content of your bags. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    Litfest & more: Musings from an Aussie outpost

    The Australian economy being as robust as it is, has led to a work ethic that is admirable.

    17 Nov 2018 7:52 AM IST

    The 182-metre structure, christened the Statue of Unity, has been built facing the Narmada Dam near Vadodara in Gujarat. (Photo: www.statueofunity.in)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Why are we so obsessed with statues?

    Suddenly, Sardar Patel's legacy is being appropriated by the ruling party, quite forgetting that the Sardar belongs to...

    3 Nov 2018 1:41 AM IST

    M.J. Akbar (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Zamana of male entitlement, privilege is over

    There are many other serial offenders in the media and they will have to face enquiries.

    20 Oct 2018 1:36 AM IST

    Tanushree Dutta has said she is yet to receive a legal notice from Nana Patekars lawyer over the allegations.Opinion
    #MeToo may want to change to #YouToo?

    The attitude of Tanushree's Bollywood colleagues is something that was expected. Nobody is all that surprised.

    6 Oct 2018 7:48 AM IST

    Anarchy is being spread in the state in the name of Hindu Yuva Vahini, Mayawati said. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    From Mayawati's mansions to Delhi's sewers

    This is called “progress”, Mayawati style. Future home minister sahiba has her own home perfectly sorted!

    22 Sept 2018 5:13 AM IST

    Two women walk past a poster of slain journalist Gauri Lankesh during the Freedom of Expression Meet, organised on the occasion of the first death anniversary of Gauri in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: The illiberal streak' in our society is growing

    Here in India, citizens are turning away tiredly from the daily outrage over who is an urban Naxal and who a Maoist .

    8 Sept 2018 7:27 AM IST

    An aerial view of the floods in Aluva after heavy rains, in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: So much to learn from God's own country'

    Kerala proved to the watching world what it is capable of during disasters like floods on such an intense scale.

    25 Aug 2018 7:54 AM IST

    For those of you who are still trying to figure it out Nivedita, a Hindu, was married to Imtiazur Rahman. The couple belonged to Kolkata. This was in 1998. She did not convert to Islam. He did not call himself a Hindu. (Representational image)Opinion
    Of faith and its rules', even in death

    Nivedita was a schoolteacher and her husband is an assistant commissioner, directorate of commercial taxes, West Bengal.

    11 Aug 2018 6:19 AM IST

    Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran KhanOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Pak gets a playboy', we have our Pappu'

    Imran Khan has made the right noises about India in his first speech after the win.

    28 July 2018 7:58 AM IST

    \Yes, of course, we are obsessed by light complexions and the fair and lovely fixation has always had the nation firmly in its hold.\ Representational image (Photo: pixabay)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Why I am proud to be a woman of colour

    -"Pakistanis and Indians are loosely called people of colour'. Got it. Proud of my colour.-"

    30 Jun 2018 8:15 AM IST

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