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Shobhaa Dé


Born
in Mumbai, India
January 07, 1948

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Shobha Rajadhyaksha known as Shobhaa Dé is an Indian columnist and novelist. She graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai with a degree in psychology. 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.
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 Bombay lifestyles of the celebrities. At present, she is a freelance writer and columnist for several newspapers and magazines.
De is married to Dilip De, her second husband and they have six children from their first marriages. She lives in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. ...more

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“Mediocrity comforts the masses. Mediocrity is a likeable attribute.”
― Shobhaa Dé
tags: mediocrity, simplicity
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“Indian food is like classical music raga- it takes time to build up to a crescendo.”
― Shobhaa De, Superstar India: From Incredible to Unstoppable
tags: india
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“God had the males of the world neatly divided: the can-dos and the no-can-dos. To that he'd added a third category: 'the gandus'. Very few men would make it to the can-do category.”
― Shobhaa De, Sultry Days
tags: humor
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