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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 | Something’s on in the sea near you: Maldives Chalo!

    China’s -'loan and own-' strategy seems to have backfired in this piece of paradise which lies in the Indian Ocean

    28 May 2022 12:50 AM IST

    Pasoori , sung by a 37-year-old Pakistani musician named Ali Sethi, is being talked about as a delightfully subversive performer, since the song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song. (Twitter)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?

    The song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song

    13 May 2022 11:55 PM IST

    A young Muslim wears a face mask to protect against coronavirus as Muslims gather to pray at Minhaj-ul-Quran Mosque, at the start of Eid al-Adha, in London. AP PhotoOpinion
    Shobhaa De | As Id nears, stories of hope amid a toxic climate of fear

    This has been one of the hottest months in recent history, and I am not talking about the heatstroke inducing...

    29 April 2022 11:21 PM IST

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    Shobhaa De | ‘Padosis’ and ‘desis’ … and their uneasy...

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

    15 April 2022 11:00 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. (AFP)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 11:25 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 12:38 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 12:10 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 2:39 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

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