Shobha De

Shobhaa Dé  born 7 January 1948 is an Indian columnist and novelist often called India's Jackie Collins. Born Shobha Rajadhyaksha in a Maharashtrian Saraswat Brahmin family, 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, in the course of which she founded and edited three popular magazines - Stardust, Society, and Celebrity. At present, she is a freelance writer and columnist for several newspapers and magazines.

She lives with her husband, Dilip De and their six children in South Mumbai's Cuffe Parade area.

Books

• Starry Nights - 1991.

• Socialite Evenings - 1989.

• Shooting from the hip - 1994.

• Sultry Days - 1994.

• Sisters - 1992.

• Small betrayals - 1995

• Second Thoughts - 1996.

• Selective Memory -. 1998.

• Speedpost - 1999.

• Surviving Men - 1998

• Uncertain Liaisons - 1993.