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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).
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers a toast during a State Dinner with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | After Biden, Modi-MuskSangam Hoga Ki Nahi?

    In order to take the new India-US love affair forward in more concrete terms, India will need to work much harder to woo...

    1 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. (Image: https://www.lbsnaa.gov.in/)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Hail our brilliant babus... thanks for running India

    Personally speaking, I like babus and respect the breed.

    17 Jun 2023 12:08 AM IST

    Security personnel detain wrestler Sakshi Malik during wrestlers protest march towards new Parliament building, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Will wrestlers, Rahul dent the Glowing India' story?

    With the general election right around the corner, India is gearing up for Ram Rajya. Even if, on paper, we remain a...

    3 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Karnataka: Maine Pyaar Kiya! The G-Factor' wins big

    Rahul Gandhi's ambitious Bharat Jodo Yatra played a big role in spreading positivity in an ocean of hate and suspicion

    20 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

    NCP Chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media during a press conference at his residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | The Maharashtra gaddi' hinges on a burnt roti

    During his loooooong and illustrious political career, Sharad Pawar, 82, has played several complex roles, but never a...

    6 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Apple CEO Tim Cook during the opening of Indias first Apple retail store at BKC, in Mumbai, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | A big slice of the Apple pie, please: India waits

    The Apple boss was not denied his Bollywood moment, as he gamely bit into a pricey vada pav

    22 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Supreme Court (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | So much thin air': Thanks for the strong snub by SC!

    Narratives are being altered with complete impunity, while we sit back and do nothing!

    8 April 2023 1:03 AM IST

    Northwest and central India also recorded the highest average maximum temperatures in April since 1900. (Representional Image)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | The heat is on A banger' of a summer is coming up

    Mad Hatter who's in charge of the weather, has really fried our brains this week with heavy downpours in March and the...

    25 March 2023 12:19 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | The first Samba-Tango in South AmericaOpinion
    Shobhaa De | The first Samba-Tango in South America

    Indians have far more in common with Latin America than the United States -- the neo-colonisers of the twenty-first...

    11 March 2023 12:16 AM IST

    US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to the members of an Indian think tank in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Bring on the dancers: It's carnival time in India

    Kick up your heels, guys! The fun has just begun. Soon it will be Holi (March 8) and great things are happening in...

    25 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

    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

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