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About the AuthorShobhaa De
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’s Take: The patriot games we playOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: The patriot games we play

    My word! Are we touchy... or are we touchy? Our skins are getting thinner and thinner by the day. I am planning to...

    27 Nov 2015 7:10 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: Does stealth always work?Opinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: Does stealth always work?

    It was designed to humiliate a visiting Prime Minister and India

    14 Nov 2015 6:53 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: A nation full of ‘idiots’Opinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: A nation full of ‘idiots’

    I absolutely love the level of political discourse these days. Forget content. Forget style. Forget logic. Forget...

    31 Oct 2015 7:09 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: Black is the new blackOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: Black is the new black

    Something is going on. Something we are too close to right now. Something of great significance

    18 Oct 2015 6:27 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: Abyss of intoleranceOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: Abyss of intolerance

    These are not isolated incidents — the lynching of Iqlakh and the banning of Agnes

    3 Oct 2015 12:11 PM IST

    We, the giving…?Opinion
    We, the giving…?

    If she drowns, she’s a refugee. If she floats, she’s an economic migrant.” A friend from New York sent...

    20 Sept 2015 11:12 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: ...with ‘friends’ like these!Opinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: ...with ‘friends’ like these!

    What we are witnessing is a complete breakdown of an old construct

    5 Sept 2015 6:56 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: Mere paas Radhe Maa haiOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: Mere paas Radhe Maa hai

    I don’t want to sound mean... then again, may be I do! I can’t seem to get enough of Sukhwinder Kaur, better...

    22 Aug 2015 6:35 AM IST

    Mumbai has its ‘insaniyat’ intactOpinion
    Mumbai has its ‘insaniyat’ intact

    A few days after “the hanging” (no need to explain which one), when passions were riding high and Mumbai was...

    8 Aug 2015 5:52 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: Hang Memon mustOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: Hang Memon must

    All those of us who live in this deliriously amazing metropolis called Mumbai, owe it a big one. Today some citizens are...

    25 July 2015 6:12 AM IST

    A Greek warningOpinion
    A Greek warning

    According to Indian travel agents, there is nothing to fear in Greece — besides muggings

    10 July 2015 12:25 PM IST

    Is Delhi up for grabs again?Opinion
    Is Delhi up for grabs again?

    I was deeply disappointed at a very posh Delhi party this week. Poochho kyon? I was expecting to meet at least one or...

    13 Jun 2015 7:18 AM IST

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