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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).
    Indrani Mukherjea (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Murder mysteries, sob stories hook people

    Bollywood which used to be a big leveller and unifier two decades ago, is no longer that magnet.

    18 Nov 2017 12:53 AM IST

    Donald TrumpOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Halloween over... but the skeletons refuse to go

    Agreed, some of these highly critical reports may be biased.

    4 Nov 2017 1:18 AM IST

    At least 22 people were killed in a stampede on foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road Railway station on Friday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: This is not what I voted for in 2014

    Piyush Goyal is known for his dynamic style of functioning.

    7 Oct 2017 12:47 AM IST

    I was personally appalled by the so called national media that they found the story of a 43-year-old Chief Minister having a conflict with his 77-year-old uncle and 70-year-old father in Uttar Pradesh more newsworthy than Bengaluru mob molestation: Arnab GoswamiOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Truth in media - The nation does care

    Arnab had antagonised far too many people and tried to destroy innumerable lives.

    23 Sept 2017 1:47 AM IST

    If youre a private patient, youll probably want to smile as you go through the scanner.Opinion
    Oh, come on! How private is private?

    Personal freedoms and personal rights are given enormous importance in more developed countries.

    27 Aug 2017 1:23 AM IST

    Congress leader Ahmed Patel (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Battle for a seat - A monstrous symbol?

    Ahmed Patel's reputation as a super-efficient manager was at stake in the sensitive Ahmedabad imbroglio.

    12 Aug 2017 12:51 AM IST

    Nitish Kumar, 66, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar on Friday, returning to the National Democratic Alliance after four years. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Nitish gets Modi's jadoo ki jhappi

    Modi's sweep is almost total.

    29 July 2017 12:31 AM IST

    Amartya Sen was honoured with Bharat Ratna in 1999.Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Stop muzzling the argumentative Indian

    Mr Sen did however remark that the CBFC's actions were a reflection of the overall mood in the country.

    15 July 2017 1:00 AM IST

    President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hug while making statements in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Modi spoke up too little, too late

    The recent lynchings has been rightly described as licence to kill'.

    1 July 2017 1:07 AM IST

    The CBSE board has thousands of schools in India and abroad under its ambit.Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Let's make our education more humane

    Something is definitely going on in classrooms across India that requires a closer examination.

    3 Jun 2017 12:32 AM IST

    The body of a worker from Nizamabad district, who died in a road accident in Bahrain, was brought back to Hyderabad on Thursday with the help of the Telangana Jagruthi.Opinion
    Nation's rage: Why are Indians so angry?

    When our soldiers are mutilated and murdered, national outrage overwhelms one billion patriots who start baying for the...

    20 May 2017 2:12 AM IST

    Egyptian Eman Ahmed, 36, who was the heaviest woman in the world at 500-plus kg until a few months ago. (Photo: Shripad Naik)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Treat patients with dignity, please

    Here's hoping Emaan and Shaimaa are treated with more dignity and respect in Abu Dhabi.

    6 May 2017 4:20 AM IST

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