Latest postings by Shobhaa De
I watched Varun Gandhi's Jailhouse Rock, and asked myself, " Yeh kya
bakwas hai, boss?" The guy gave the Black Panther clenched fist salute ...more>>
Puzzled?? Not if you are Bong. It took me years to get my tongue around
those words. Even now I trip over them if I am not careful. Today m ...more>>
I was being interviewed by the BBC (Mihir Bose) this afternoon. It was
one of 'those' interviews. The Empire taking a look at restless nati ...more>>
Guys, this appeared in Bombay Times today. I have been feeling
uncharacteristically lethargic. Let's blame it on the heat. Or maybe I
am j ...more>>
I was rather taken aback by our resident Bong Intellectual ( are there
any other kind?), Swapan Dasgupta's take on Meera Sanyal and Mallika ...more>>
This appeared in The Asian Age today. From Fluff a la Nita to stuff a
la Joota. Take your pick. I enjoy writing. Period. Every piece has ...more>>
Guys, This is what I had to say about Nita Ambani for the 2nd Anniversary Issue of Hello!!
Some
of it got edited ( space constraints ...more>>
That is all I can think of ... and drink.... thanda, thanda paani.
Gallons of it. Delhi had cooled down somewhat thanks to a thunder
sho ...more>>
This appeared in The Week. I am off to Delhi tomorrow to check out
the Garam Hawa in the Capital. My next post will be on thursday on my
r ...more>>
As promised, here's the bacha hua post. Oooooof ho.... itna sara news
in a few short hours. First comes the shocker that it's going to be
...more>>
Guys.... here it is - I have received a bunch of interesting
reactions to the column. Most of them positive. Most, from 'People Like
Us'. ...more>>
For the past couple of months, us mediawallas have been bombarded by
emails that talk about the ownership patterns of all our gigantic medi ...more>>
The minute I saw the provocative pic of Action Man Akshay Kumar doing
his thing on the ramp , I knew the guy was in mucho trouble. There is ...more>>
Let me get the shoulder thingie out of the way ..... it's behaving
itself. For now. I'm ignoring it and have altered my laptop postur ...more>>
I am not an fb fan. I just about tolerate the site. It was my
publisher's idea - an excellent one - to have my presence on it when we
laun ...more>>
