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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).
    Its time for us desis to borrow the Brit stiff upper lip. Our lips are like Mick Jaggers -- a bit too rubbery and loose. We react and over-react to any and every small thing. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | BBC Badnaam Hua…. Darrrrrling Tere Liye!

    Let me put it bluntly: I am keen to watch the much-talked about, highly controversial, banned in India BBC documentary...

    28 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    ongress leader Rahul Gandhi during the partys Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Panipat, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Why have we become a nation of ‘darpoks’?

    It is time to say it out loud: We, as a people, have been reduced to putty in the hands of the powers that be. Voiceless...

    7 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Argentinas Lionel Messi holds the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Forget Messi mania… Who will win WC cricket 2023?

    Uffff! Such a relief to get back to a post-FIFA world! I, for one, don’t want to read a single extra line on Messi...

    24 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Cristiano Ronaldo (Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | No one can really bajaao Ronaldo’s band in Qatar

    There are only a few things more painful than the possibility of a Brazilian loss at the FIFA World Cup 2022 final in...

    10 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Rahul Baba baiters want to know more about his weird beard -- a question only Rahul and his barber can respond to. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | From Chai Pe Charcha to Daadhi Pe Charcha…

    It’s Thanksgiving weekend in America, and thousands of overstuffed turkeys are already finite. Americans cheer...

    26 Nov 2022 12:04 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting at Kaprada in Valsad district, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Two conundrums that make very little sense…

    I returned from UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s turf (Lucknow) with memories of more than just “basket...

    12 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Britains newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks to pose outside the to 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022, after delivering his first speech as prime minister. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britains third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | We want banana leaves & pappadums at Downing St

    Aren’t we all kinda sick of the nonstop “Rishi this and Rishi that” onslaught? Get over it, guys....

    29 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Mulayam Singh Yadav (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)Opinion
    Shobhaa De| Farewell ‘Netaji’: The akhada is now empty

    That’s the thing about people in the political akhada — nobody gives a damn once they’re out of power

    14 Oct 2022 10:46 PM IST

    NewsDussehra symbolises the victory of good over evil, with the burning of the Ravan effigy, accompanied by ear-splitting phatakas and rockets.Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Political dandiya across India… Happy Navratri!

    I was in Ahmedabad… or Amdavad… just before Navratri. My local friends reminded me that I was back in...

    1 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

    A woman signs the condolence book at the British embassy in Manila on September 12, 2022, following the passing of Britains Queen Elizabeth II. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | The Queen’s mantra: ‘Never complain… never...

    How I miss Khushwant Singh when a famous person passes away! Had Khushwant Singh been alive, he would have penned the...

    16 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs the Congress Working Committee meeting, in New Delhi, Sunday, March 13, 2022. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also seen. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Is Congress totally kaput... What can we expect next?

    Just saying: Assuming that the Congress Party disintegrates, shuts shop and everybody goes home tonight. Will it make...

    3 Sept 2022 12:07 AM IST

    PM Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Aug 15, 2022. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Theatre of the Absurd: At 75, promising miracles…

    All the world’s a stage… and all the men and women, merely players…” wrote William Shakespeare...

    20 Aug 2022 12:05 AM IST

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