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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).
    For those of you who are still trying to figure it out Nivedita, a Hindu, was married to Imtiazur Rahman. The couple belonged to Kolkata. This was in 1998. She did not convert to Islam. He did not call himself a Hindu. (Representational image)Opinion
    Of faith and its rules', even in death

    Nivedita was a schoolteacher and her husband is an assistant commissioner, directorate of commercial taxes, West Bengal.

    11 Aug 2018 6:19 AM IST

    Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran KhanOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Pak gets a playboy', we have our Pappu'

    Imran Khan has made the right noises about India in his first speech after the win.

    28 July 2018 7:58 AM IST

    \Yes, of course, we are obsessed by light complexions and the fair and lovely fixation has always had the nation firmly in its hold.\ Representational image (Photo: pixabay)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Why I am proud to be a woman of colour

    -"Pakistanis and Indians are loosely called people of colour'. Got it. Proud of my colour.-"

    30 Jun 2018 8:15 AM IST

    Robert De NiroOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Trump-ing the world, one nation at a time

    Mr Trump is first and foremost a canny businessman not averse to taking big risks.

    16 Jun 2018 12:55 AM IST

    Edappadi K. Palaniswami TN Chief Minister.Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Why do we pretend to take scams, scandals seriously?

    When storm clouds gather, big players take shelter together. And cover each other's butts.

    2 Jun 2018 7:39 AM IST

    Karnataka Congress MLAs arrive at Hyderabads Taj Krishna Hotel, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) head Uttam Kumar Reddy also present. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: A confederacy of crooks

    Kidnapping, bribery, death threats and worse have been employed in this ugly election.

    19 May 2018 12:48 AM IST

    Prime Minster Narendra ModiOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Stop being scared of bullies, don't be silent...

    There comes a time in the destiny of a nation, when citizens look around at the mess and .... and ... laugh!

    5 May 2018 7:50 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Worst thing to brag about now is a 56-inch chest

    The young Kathua victim has achieved a feat nobody else could have pulled off.

    21 April 2018 7:25 AM IST

    Five Indian women led by ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and including Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, have featured on the list of the worlds 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Who can possibly bank on such bankers...?

    Cherchez la femme has been turned on its head in Ms Kochhar's case, with her businessman husband being in the line of...

    7 April 2018 7:29 AM IST

    A still from Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Bromance, sans fake sentiments, is in the air

    Male friendships operate on some other, far more impersonal plane.

    24 March 2018 12:31 AM IST

    The Oscars take place this Sunday. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Law of low returns hits Oscars. Reinvent the format...

    Donald Trump bragged nobody really cared about the Oscars since he alone is the biggest star left.

    10 March 2018 2:55 AM IST

    Narendra ModiOpinion
    Shobhaa's Take: It's time for NaMo to deliver, or face the music

    This is as good a time as any to start a genuine cleanup of India's unwieldy banking system.

    24 Feb 2018 7:10 AM IST

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