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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).
    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

    Mahua Moitra seen holding her Louis Vuitton bag. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Parliament’s Bag Ladies and India’s meme stakes

    Mahua Moitra’s bag replaced Ranveer Singh’s butt in the meme stakes this week. Which is a good thing or a...

    6 Aug 2022 12:28 AM IST

    British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo- AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Will Dishy Rishi end up as India’s damaad at No. 10?

    Calm down, mates… even if Dishy Rishi does make it to 10 Downing Street, please, please remember…...

    23 July 2022 12:50 AM IST

    Draupadi Murmu. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Is Murmu choice as Prez an -'inspired-' masterstroke,...

    BJP-'s choice for President election comes with right -'signalling-'

    25 Jun 2022 12:14 AM IST

    Several houses, religious places and shops were gutted in Khargone as the communal violence, after an attack on a Ram Navami procession, spread to different parts of the city by late Sunday night. (Representational Image/PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Friends with ‘fringe’ benefits come with a huge price...

    History has demonstrated over and over again that all it takes for mighty empires to crumble and fall is one fatal...

    11 Jun 2022 3:48 AM IST

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    Shobhaa De | Something’s on in the sea near you: Maldives Chalo!

    China’s -'loan and own-' strategy seems to have backfired in this piece of paradise which lies in the Indian Ocean

    28 May 2022 12:50 AM IST

    Pasoori , sung by a 37-year-old Pakistani musician named Ali Sethi, is being talked about as a delightfully subversive performer, since the song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song. (Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?

    The song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song

    13 May 2022 11:55 PM IST

    A young Muslim wears a face mask to protect against coronavirus as Muslims gather to pray at Minhaj-ul-Quran Mosque, at the start of Eid al-Adha, in London. AP PhotoOpinion
    Shobhaa De | As Id nears, stories of hope amid a toxic climate of fear

    This has been one of the hottest months in recent history, and I am not talking about the heatstroke inducing...

    29 April 2022 11:21 PM IST

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    Shobhaa De | ‘Padosis’ and ‘desis’ … and their uneasy...

    We desis have always nurtured a love-hate relationship with our neighbours (padosis) through the ages

    15 April 2022 11:00 PM IST

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