Latest postings by Shobhaa De
Really! I have had it upto there and beyond. Such shenanigans. So much
tamasha. When all along there must have been some kind of an
unders ...more>>
Gosh!How very rude of me! The first thing I should have done on my
return to matrubhoomi is to thank you guys. Pourquoi?? Welllllll....
fo ...more>>
guys, i am warning you .... please don't crucify me if the typing,
punctuation and other niceties go for a complete toss in this post. i
a ...more>>
Biggest surprise?? Saigon, sorry, Ho Chi Minh , is alarmingly like our
Kolkata! It even smells the same. But getting into Viet Nam is a blo ...more>>
Come on, guys. This is just 990 years old, and we , coming from India,
are supposed to be impressed?? Blame it on the heat and dust ( an
a ...more>>
I am totally in love with Cambodia and all things Cambodian (
throw in Amok fish curry, for sure!). I got here late this afternoon
and lov ...more>>
See???? I just couldn't stay away from this space. It has barely been a
few hours of much needed down time... But here I am, sneakily keyin ...more>>
Ok.Ok. I've posted this a couple of days late. Big deal. As we say
sweetly in India when we goof up, "Don't mind, saar." I've been running
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Like Khuswant Singh, Arundhati Roy also made it to The Week's list of
'25 Most Controversial Indians'. I enjoyed writing both pieces since ...more>>
The Republic Day is round the corner.... and the student suicides continue.....This appeared in the Asian Age \ Deccan Chronicle.Am dying ...more>>
Khushwant Singh has made a long and ‘sexciting’ career out of dirt.
I entirely approve. I can hear voices saying, “ You would!” Khu ...more>>
It was one hell of a day - all good, though.
So.... no complaints. I was photographed for a foreign magazine by a
compact, cheerful Italia ...more>>
Marathon Man ?? My vote goes to Marathi Mulga Milind Soman. He has fine
tuned his body as a lean and mean instrument of fitness. There is n ...more>>
I wrote this for Sunday Times and it elicited some interesting
reactions. Right now, I have the Mumbai Marathon on my mind. I'll be
attemp ...more>>
Blogdosts, I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, and
just this morning I saw lovely pics of Ms. Sen leaving the Mumbai High
Court, with her ...more>>
