Shobhaa De

Shobhaa De
Born Shobha Rajadhyaksha
(1948-01-07) 7 January 1948
Satara, Satara District, Bombay Province
(present-day Maharashtra), India
Occupation Author, columnist, novelist
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Website
shobhaade.blogspot.com

Shobha Rajadhyaksha, also known as Shobhaa De (born 7 January 1948), is an Indian columnist and novelist.[1] De is best known for her depiction of socialites and sex in her works of fiction, for which she has come to be known as the "Jackie Collins of India".[2][3][4]

Early life

Shobhaa De was born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha to a Saraswat Brahmin Hindu family. [5] in Satara, Maharashtra, India and brought up in Girgaon, Mumbai, India.[6] She started her career as a model along with Zeenat Aman.[7]

Career

After making her name as a model, she began a career in journalism in 1970, during the course of which she founded and edited three magazines—Stardust, Society, and Celebrity.[8][9] Stardust magazine, published by Mumbai-based Magna Publishing Co. Ltd., was started by Nari Hira in 1971 and became popular under the editorship of Shobhaa De. In the 1980s, she contributed to the Sunday magazine section of The Times of India. In her columns, she used to explore the socialite life in Mumbai lifestyles of the celebrities. At present, she is a freelance writer and columnist for several newspapers and magazines.[10][11][12][13]

Shobhaa De runs four weekly columns in mainstream newspapers, including The Times of India and Asian Age. She has been the writer of several popular soaps on television, including India's second daily serial, Swabhimaan (first is Shanti).

De writes Detour, a fortnightly column for The Week.

De has participated in several literary festivals, including the Writers' Festival in Melbourne. She is a regular participant of Bengaluru Literature Festival, having been part of it since its first edition.[14]

Controversies

The Shiv Sena has protested the publication of some of Shobhaa De's opinions, including the separation of Mumbai from Maharashtra to create a separate entity.[15]

During the 2016 Olympics, De suggested in a tweet that Indian athletes visit the Olympics merely to take selfies and spend government money. Her comment received widespread criticism from various quarters.[16]

Books

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shobhaa De, Penguin script new chapter". The Times of India. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "'The Jackie Collins of India'". Los Angeles Times. 1992-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Hooray for Bollywood". The Guardian. 2007-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Meet India's Jackie Collins, Shobhaa De". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Biography". I love India.
  6. ↑ "Freebase Infograph".
  7. ↑ "iTimes DB".
  8. ↑ Bio-Bibliographical Information Biographical references at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 October 2009)
  9. ↑ Sai, Veejay (10 November 2010). "Veejay Sai Interviews Shobhaa De – India's Sexiest Sexagenarian". stewardshipreport.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "-Pune Mirror". The Times Group. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "-Mumbai Mirror". The Times Group. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "-Ahmedabad Mirror". The Times Group. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "How to be a chick: Magical detours in life -Bangalore Mirror". The Times Group. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  14. ↑ http://svetlanalasrado.wordpress.com/2014/09/27/soak-in-the-cultural-extravaganza-thats-the-bangalore-lit-fest/
  15. ↑ Nandgaonkar, Satish; Rashid, Omar (14 April 2015). "My DNA is 100% Maharashtrian, says Shobhaa De". thehindu.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "This is what Shobhaa De said after getting slammed on Twitter for her comment on Indian Olympians". The Indian Express. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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