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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 beat them hollow!
20 Aug 2022 12:05 AM
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.
06 Aug 2022 12:24 AM
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 Jul 2022 12:50 AM
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
08 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
Shobhaa De | Is Murmu choice as Prez an 'inspired' masterstroke, or...?
BJP's choice for President election comes with right 'signalling'
25 Jun 2022 7:32 AM
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 12:49 AM
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
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 temperature alone!
29 Apr 2022 11:21 PM
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 Apr 2022 10:57 PM
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
01 Apr 2022 11:30 PM
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'!
04 Mar 2022 11:55 PM
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, tired way
18 Feb 2022 11:26 PM
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 drink.
05 Feb 2022 12:37 AM
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
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
08 Jan 2022 2:37 AM
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 optimistic about 2022
25 Dec 2021 2:40 AM
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
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
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 awardees
13 Nov 2021 12:35 AM
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 2024
30 Oct 2021 7:30 AM
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