Penguin
Random House, Avid Learning and The Royal Opera House, Mumbai invite you to
the launch of prolific author, columnist and opinion shaper Shobhaa De’s new
book "Seventy.... and to hell with it!"
The writer celebrates her upcoming 70th year in January 2018 with an
irreverent and bold take on what it means to be a woman 'of a certain
vintage'...and reflects on her life and pertinent issues like growing older,
juggling a variety of public and private roles, feminism, the new global Indian
woman and shaping political, cultural and social opinions. She will be in
conversation with national award winning actor, the feisty and talented
Kangana Ranaut. The event will be
moderated by senior TV Journalist Barkha Dutt.
Shobhaa De has monitored and written extensively on India’s socio-cultural-political contours for over four decades. Her twenty books include several bestsellers like ‘Starry Nights’ , ‘Spouse’, ‘Superstar India’ and now , her latest, ‘Seventy.... and to hell with it!” She is a prolific writer, columnist, blogger, social commentator and opinion shaper with a vast Twitter following of close to 3 million. It is often said that one tweet from her can – and does – shake up Parliament. Her feisty, irreverent style has made her a powerful icon, widely respected for her fearless and independent opinions.
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