Even as we hear the name Shobhaa De, what rings in our minds is a multi-faceted personality: a model, novelist, columnist and what not!
Born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha, this eminent figure, after establishing the Shobhaa De brand in the modelling business, wanted to try her hand at new avenues such as journalism, novel-writing and even writing scripts for advertising. It is of little surprise that here too she came out with resounding success.
The theme of Shobhaa’s writings have been on different aspects of urban India, with a special focus on the the socialite life of celebrities.
Known as India’s Jackie Collins, Shobhaa is known for speaking her mind in her works and strongly expresses her disapproval for the behaviour displayed by the present day youth. Being mired in controversies has not been new to her; she has been held culpable for bringing about a sexual revolution through her writings in the column, The Sexes of the magazine The Week and has been criticized for her erotic subject matter.
In the early 1980s, she contributed to the Sunday magazine section of the Times of India. She later played a pivotal role in bringing out three magazines namely Stardust, Society and Celebrity which have a vast readership till date. Presently, she is working as a columnist and writes for the magazine ‘The Week’. In her current periodical, she focuses on various issues concerning the society.
