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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).
    Shobhaa De | Trump, The Anti-intellectual, vs Harvard: Who’s Winning?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Trump, The Anti-intellectual, vs Harvard: Who’s Winning?

    Shockwaves shook the academic world as panicky foreign students, some of them mid-course, wondered what awaited them now...

    28 May 2025 1:00 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | ‘Sindoor’ Was Modi’s Finest Hour: Next, Let’s Win Peace!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | ‘Sindoor’ Was Modi’s Finest Hour: Next, Let’s Win Peace!

    Indians and Pakistanis abroad share pain, as India shows strength and calm.

    16 May 2025 8:55 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Pahalgam: Amid ‘Revenge’ Talk, Many Questions AriseColumnists
    Shobhaa De | Pahalgam: Amid ‘Revenge’ Talk, Many Questions Arise

    As India plans its next move, calls grow for accountability, calm, and support for Kashmiris

    2 May 2025 8:55 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Woh Raabert Vadra Wali Chakkar… Ab Kya Hoga?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Woh Raabert Vadra Wali Chakkar… Ab Kya Hoga?

    All these becharas (like Sanjay Bhandari) living the fugitive life in Europe and England are safe for now. They win...

    18 April 2025 10:57 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Judging our judges: Has India got a wake-up call?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Judging our judges: Has India got a wake-up call?

    The level of unchecked powers we have granted the authorities reflects equally poorly on us. Why are we running scared...

    4 April 2025 11:00 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Welcome home ‘Bharat ki Beti’ Sunita WilliamsColumnists
    Shobhaa De | Welcome home ‘Bharat ki Beti’ Sunita Williams

    Enter swashbuckling Elon Musk and trumpet blowing Donald Trump. With awe-inspiring derring-do and impeccable technical...

    21 March 2025 11:57 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Trump-Zelenskyy show: Tom & Jerry at it again!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Trump-Zelenskyy show: Tom & Jerry at it again!

    Donald Trump, for all his deliberately jungli ways, invariably has a master plan working in his own interests

    7 March 2025 11:35 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Oooyi Amma… Help! We’re lost and confused, judges…Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Oooyi Amma… Help! We’re lost and confused, judges…

    The wild popularity of roasts and comedy shows demonstrates just how irreverent and out there the young of India are...

    22 Feb 2025 12:12 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | ‘Drill, baby, drill’, declares POTUS amid global furoreColumnists
    Shobhaa De | ‘Drill, baby, drill’, declares POTUS amid global furore

    India celebrates Republic Day with key guests, controversies and a Trumpian twist

    25 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | To Kumbh or not to Kumbh: 12 years, 3 rivers, 1 holy dipColumnists
    Shobhaa De | To Kumbh or not to Kumbh: 12 years, 3 rivers, 1 holy dip

    From Kumbh's spiritual pull to Mumbai's health woes and murder mysteries, a reflection on the city's chaos and allure

    11 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | A monster called AI is set to conquer world in 2025Columnists
    Shobhaa De | A monster called AI is set to conquer world in 2025

    Till that happens, for the last column of the year, here are a few wild, random remarks and observations, just to keep...

    29 Dec 2024 2:36 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | Santa Uncleji, bring us some good cheer soon!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Santa Uncleji, bring us some good cheer soon!

    Ho! Ho! Ho! Just a fortnight to go before an exhausted, world- weary Santa comes tumbling down the chimney covered in...

    14 Dec 2024 12:23 AM IST

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