- Shobhaa De
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name = Shobhaa De
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caption = Shobhaa De
birth_name = Shobha Rajadhyaksha
birth_date = birth date and age|1948|1|7
birth_place =Mumbai ,Maharashtra ,India flagicon|India
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website =Shobhaa Dé (b.
7 January ,1948 ) is a renowned Indian columnist and novelist.Early life
Born Shobha Rajadhyaksha in a
Maharashtrian Saraswat Brahmin family, she graduated fromSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai with a degree inpsychology .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". [ [http://www.geocities.com/chinthacn/authors/De-shobha.htm Bio-Bibliographical Information Biograpical references] ]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. She lives with her second husband, Dilip De and their six children, inCuffe Parade ,Mumbai .Books
* "Superstar India" - From Incredible to Unstoppable
* "Strange Obsession" –
* "Snapshots"
* "Starry Nights "
* "Spouse: The truth about marriage"
* "Speedpost" - Penguin, New Delhi. 1999.
* "Surviving Men" - Penguin, New Delhi, 1998
* "Selective Memory" - Penguin, New Delhi. 1998.
* "Second Thoughts" - Penguin, New Delhi. 1996.
* "Small betrayals" - UBS Publishers' Distributors, 1995
* "Shooting from the hip" - UBS, Delhi, 1994.
* "Sultry Days" - Penguin, New Delhi. 1994.
* "Uncertain Liaisons" - Penguin, New Delhi. 1993.
* "Sisters" - Penguin, New Delhi. 1992.References
* [http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/shobhaa_de/about-superstar.html Superstar India]
External links
* [http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/shobhaa_de/about-superstar.html Superstar India]
* [http://www.geocities.com/chinthacn/authors/De-shobha.htm Bio-Bibliographical Information]
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