Shobhaa De Age, Wiki and Bio

Shobhaa De

Quick Info

ProfessionJournalist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/01/1948
Age76 years
BirthplaceSatara district, Maharashtra, India

Bio/Wiki

Birth nameShobha Rajadhyaksha
Names EarnedJackie Collins of India

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversitySt. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
DegreePsychology

Personal Life

Zodiac signCapricorn
HometownGirgaon, Mumbai, India
CasteThe Saraswat Brahmin family of Maharashtra
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesWatching movies, Listening to music, Travelling, Dancing, Fashion
TattooShe has a tattoo engraved on her right arm

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

HusbandDilip De
ChildrenShe has six children, including four daughters and two sons
Parents
FatherHer father was a district court judge
MotherName Not Known

Career

Books
  • Small Betrayals− Hay House India, New Delhi, 2014
  • Shobhaa: Never a Dull De− Hay House India, New Delhi, 2013
  • Shethji− 2012
  • Shobhaa at Sixty− Hay House India, New Delhi, 2010
  • Sandhya`s secret− 2009
  • Superstar India– From Incredible to Unstoppable
  • Strange Obsession
  • Snapshots
  • 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
  • Sisters– Penguin, New Delhi, 1992
  • Starry Nights– 1989, India, Penguin, New Delhi, 1989
  • Socialite Evenings– 1989, India, Penguin, New Delhi
Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • Readers’ Digest List of “India’s Most Trusted People”
  • 50 Most Powerful Women in India
  • The 50 Most Powerful People in India
  • Google’s 20 Most Searched Indian Women of 2014

Favourites

Music
  • Madonna
  • Rihanna
  • Beyonce
  • Shakira
  • A.R. Rahman
Films
Bollywood
  • Bobby
  • Devdas
  • Jab We Met
  • Dil Chhata Hai
  • Lagaan
Hollywood
  • Chinatown
  • Jalsaghar
  • Citizen Kane
  • Casablanca
  • all of Truffauts’s films
Books
  • Catcher in the Rye
  • War and Peace
  • The Little Prince
  • Tender is the Night
  • The Great Gatsby
  • A Suitable Boy

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shobhaa De began her career as a model at 17 before transitioning to journalism.
At 23, she established three magazines: Stardust, Society, and Celebrity.
She is known for writing columns that contributed to a sexual revolution.
Starting her journalism career at 20, she wrote 'agony aunt' columns.