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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).
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    Shobhaa De | Padosis' and desis' and their uneasy relationships

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

    15 April 2022 10:57 PM IST

    FILE - Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Kissa thappad ka Once more, with lot of feeling!

    The slap has touched countless chords, even in people who have nothing to do with the movie business

    1 April 2022 11:30 PM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Bigg Boss emerges in Ukraine: Season One

    Instead of a tiny virus, we have a Russian strongman who wants to show pretenders who's the 'asli duniya ka boss'!

    4 March 2022 11:55 PM IST

    A still from the recent Bollywood release Gehraiyaan. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Needed: More gehraiyaan' both in movies and politics

    It's this precise lack of depth in politics and public life that we as a nation have grown to accept in a resigned,...

    18 Feb 2022 11:26 PM IST

    Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut at Parliament, during the 2021 Budget Session, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Wine is nice Raut and the Rubaiyyat go well together

    My problem is not with wine being made available in supermarkets, it is with wine being described as a non-alcoholic...

    5 Feb 2022 12:37 AM IST

    Indian performers surround a tableaux representing the state of Tamil Nadu during 68th Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2017. (AFP file photo)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | I'm now designing my own Republic Day tableau, OK?

    Why is Didi's tableau rejected? And Stalin's and Pinarayi Vijayan's? Isn't this a bit too blatant and obvious?

    22 Jan 2022 12:09 AM IST

    Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik. (DC Image)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Forget Omicron: Get into the TINA, MITA, PITA groove...

    Even if Omicron is a 2022 version of the common flu, it's certainly far more infectious

    8 Jan 2022 2:37 AM IST

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    Shobhaa De | 2021 was better than 2020! Will 2022 sizzle & crackle?

    Europe shuts down, New Year's parties are cancelled across the globe, we in India are less despondent and generally...

    25 Dec 2021 2:40 AM IST

    Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 8, 2021. (Photo:AFP)Opinion
    Shobha De | Copter crash: Too many questions unanswered

    Far too many unanswered questions arise about the dramatic crash, that may never be answered convincingly

    10 Dec 2021 11:46 PM IST

    Now with all this noise around Vir Das, it has really indeed created two Indias the India that loves Vir Das, and the India that hates him. (AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Pick your own Indias, boss! All versions are welcome

    Opinions are free bilkul moofat. No tax, nothing

    27 Nov 2021 1:33 AM IST

    President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to folk dancer Matha B. Manjamma Jogati during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Are Padma awards for the common' man? Not really!

    For the very first time in the history of the Padma awards, I felt elated after scrutinising the eclectic list of...

    13 Nov 2021 12:35 AM IST

    The baton needs to be passed. Its so for the Congress Party as well. Get out of the dinosaur syndrome. (PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Why the Congress Party is like the latest Bond movie

    The Congress Party needs a Q. Remember, the BJP has successfully harvested many Qs and is ready for the Digital War in...

    30 Oct 2021 7:30 AM IST

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