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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).
    Hanif Kureishi. (Deccan Chronicle Photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Why time for maun vrat' is over: Silence not an option

    Kureishi collapsed on a street in Rome on Boxing Day and has been recuperating in a hospital in the vicinity ever since.

    11 Feb 2023 1:04 AM IST

    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!

    We in India, give far too much importance to firangs who write books or make documentaries on and about us

    28 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Congress 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'?

    No matter how weak RaGa is made to appear unlike most of us, sitting and bleating about injustice -- he is out there,...

    6 Jan 2023 10:05 PM 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?

    The time to dig into a juicy Argentinian steak has ended on December 18

    24 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

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

    This is star power! A five-time Ballon d'Or winner! Nobody can take away Ronaldo's glorious career and incredible...

    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

    The politics of beard-keeping demands a book

    26 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers of states in Surajkund, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Friday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Two conundrums that make very little sense

    Bhupendra Patel had better deliver, or else! In an overturn, during the 2017 polls, the BJP tally shrank to 99 seats,...

    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

    Let's hope the Sunaks serve formal dinners on banana leaves (eco-friendly, yaar) and always include pappadums

    29 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

    A ten-time MLA and a Parliamentarian, who also served as the Union defence minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav rose to national prominence in 1989. PTIOpinion
    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 11:18 PM IST

    The Navratri festival of nine nights began on October 10 and culminates with the celebration of Dussehra.(Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Political dandiya across India Happy Navratri!

    There is a degree of golmal this year about this -- who is Ravan and which one is Ram?

    1 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

    A woman signs the condolence book at the British embassy in Manila on September 12, 2022. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | The Queen's mantra: Never complain never explain'

    The Queen was seen as a matriarch trying to keep a large, dysfunctional family together. Much like matriarchs of joint...

    16 Sept 2022 12:00 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?

    We are at a fascinating cusp in the country's political history right now. It's still too early to start saying, The...

    3 Sept 2022 12:07 AM IST

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