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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).
    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

    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

    In India, we have countless award-winning thespians, not all of them professional actors. Some of our Nautanki Netas can...

    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.

    6 Aug 2022 12:24 AM IST

    Britains Finance minister Rishi Sunak said that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs, and sadly in the coming months many more will. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Will Dishy Rishi end up as India's damaad at No. 10?

    Even if Dishy Rishi does make it to 10 Downing Street, please, please remember technically, he ain't one of us!

    23 July 2022 12:50 AM IST

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrives in New Delhi. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Who has created the real Gondhal' in Maharashtra?

    Eknath Shinde's rise from an autorickshaw driver to the chief minister of Maharashtra reads like a movie script

    8 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

    A file photo of NDAs candidate for President election 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 7:32 AM IST

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