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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 | ‘Neta Turkeys’ Call Shots In India’s Thanksgiving!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | ‘Neta Turkeys’ Call Shots In India’s Thanksgiving!

    Legend has it that the tradition began in 1621 in New England, as a harvest feast shared by the Plymouth colonists after...

    28 Nov 2025 10:44 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | ‘Parasocials’ Rock… Let’s Ask Rahul, Rajni, ShashiColumnists
    Shobhaa De | ‘Parasocials’ Rock… Let’s Ask Rahul, Rajni, Shashi

    As this dramatic year slides into the last month of 2025, it kinda makes most people feel a bit stupid. We scratch our...

    21 Nov 2025 10:04 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Get Ready To Meet Our desi bhooths… It’s Halloween!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Get Ready To Meet Our desi bhooths… It’s Halloween!

    Good question. I recall the first ever Halloween society party which I attended in Mumbai around thirty years ago. It...

    31 Oct 2025 11:21 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Sex, Religion, Politics & Army: Taboo At Lit Fests?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Sex, Religion, Politics & Army: Taboo At Lit Fests?

    Kasauli is a world in itself, controlled and overrun by the notorious Kasauli monkeys, aggressive enough to grab food...

    17 Oct 2025 11:14 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | What A Disgrace! Going From Gully Cricket to Gaalis KirkitColumnists
    Shobhaa De | What A Disgrace! Going From Gully Cricket to Gaalis...

    The team had legitimate grounds -- Mr Naqvi is also the interior minister of Pakistan, besides being the head of the...

    4 Oct 2025 12:24 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | Catastrophe in Kathmandu: Gen-Z ko gussa kyon aaya?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Catastrophe in Kathmandu: Gen-Z ko gussa kyon aaya?

    On a less euphoric note, let’s get a few things straight about the “Nepal situation” before we offer unsolicited,...

    20 Sept 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | Clear Message To Jarange: Don’t Mess With MumbaiColumnists
    Shobhaa De | Clear Message To Jarange: Don’t Mess With Mumbai

    Till Jarange pitched his tent, announced a hunger-strike while his loyal army took over tracts of South Mumbai,...

    5 Sept 2025 11:31 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Romancing The Monsoon: Mumbai Smiles In Deluge!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Romancing The Monsoon: Mumbai Smiles In Deluge!

    Mumbaikars do care! But there are many Louis XVs in Mumbai and in Maharashtra, and a few Madame Pompadours too! The...

    22 Aug 2025 10:43 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?

    Kabootar politics has as much to do with playing into religious sentiments while ignoring health issues. Mr Fadnavis has...

    8 Aug 2025 11:24 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Dhankhar Beats: Shock & Awe By V-P Drama Queen!Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Dhankhar Beats: Shock & Awe By V-P Drama Queen!

    Dilli’s overcrowded corridors of power are still shaking. So many theories! Such torrid speculation! Understandably so....

    25 July 2025 8:40 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | Bhelpuri politics: Who’s Asli ‘Marathi Manoos’?Columnists
    Shobhaa De | Bhelpuri politics: Who’s Asli ‘Marathi Manoos’?

    When in doubt, turn to Dostoevsky: “Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up.” Try...

    11 July 2025 11:15 PM IST

    Shobhaa De | The 12-day hoax that we fell for, across the worldColumnists
    Shobhaa De | The 12-day hoax that we fell for, across the world

    Phew! That was close! Whether or not the “12-Day War” was an elaborate hoax pulled on the watching world by a bunch...

    28 Jun 2025 2:41 AM IST

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