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Shobhaa De
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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).
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: After two years, whose bad is it?

    The record books can always be manipulated.

    28 May 2016 12:43 AM IST

    Arun Shourie alleged that Narendra Modis attitude to people is to use and throw them. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Where's good governance?'

    The thing is, we can't ignore Arun Shourie and this interview.

    14 May 2016 1:42 AM IST

    A woman in Kanpur called off her wedding after she found that a toilet had not been built at her grooms residence as promised. (Representational photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Tolerant India still exists

    How freely and innocently various idiotic, age-old taboos had been effortlessly breached.

    30 April 2016 12:22 AM IST

    Amitabh Bachchan (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Bollywood learns to be wicked

    Amitabh Bachchan has mastered the art of making fun of himself.

    16 April 2016 12:58 AM IST

    Prince William and his wife Kate. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Gearing up for a royal encounter

    Society grande dames are polishing their tiaras, practising curtsies and ordering ball gowns.

    2 April 2016 12:38 AM IST

    Kangana has filed a 21-page legal notice, charging Hrithik with intimidation and threat.Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Love, sex, Twitter and dhoka

    All this is considered pretty normal in showbiz.

    19 March 2016 12:24 AM IST

    JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Why so scared of opinion?

    Something big, something significant is taking place.

    4 March 2016 12:20 AM IST

    The torched Wagon-R in which the Tanzanian girl was travelling. (Photo: DC)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Yes, we are racist; Bengaluru is proof

    Our obsession with fair skin' doesn't end with our own.

    6 Feb 2016 1:05 AM IST

    Parineeti Chopra recently revealed her new and sexy avatarOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Bodyshaming is a nasty sport

    When an actress is not fighting age issues, she is being torn apart for weight issues.

    23 Jan 2016 1:57 AM IST

    Shobhaas Take: The brand gameOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: The brand game

    Once you master the art of social media manipulation, you are home and dry.

    9 Jan 2016 1:46 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: Leave the cow aloneOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: Leave the cow alone

    My next column will appear in 2016, and I am holding my breath in advance. Who or what will walk away with the title of...

    26 Dec 2015 7:36 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: ‘Are you inviting any Muslims...?’Opinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: ‘Are you inviting any Muslims...?’

    A faith that goes well beyond religion and in the process becomes the most beautiful belief system in the world.

    12 Dec 2015 6:46 AM IST

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