Vijay (Tamil விஜய், Kannada ವಿಜಯ್, Sanskrit विजय) is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference. Vijay indicates being Victorious while trying to conquer, Jai indicates Victorious while trying to defend.

Notable people[link]

Films[link]

• Joseph Vijay a Tamil film actor, dancer and playback singer.
• Vijay Anand, a Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
• A. L. Vijay, a Tamil film director, writer

Sportsmen[link]

• Vijay Manjrekar,former Indian cricketer and father of Sanjay Majrekar
• Vijay Bharadwaj, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Dahiya, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Hazare, former captain of the Indian cricket team
• Vijay Kumar, an Indian professional shooter
• Vijay Mehra, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Mehra, a UAE cricketer
• Vijay Merchant, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Rajindernath, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Singh, a golfer
• Murali Vijay, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Amritraj,former Indian Tennis Player and father of Prakash Amrithraj

Musicians[link]

• Vijay Balakrishnan, an Indian singer
• Vijay Kichlu, a Hindustani singer
• Vijay Madhavan, a classical dancer
• Vijay Patil, a pianist and accordionist
• Vijay Antony, a music director
• Vijay Prakash, a singer
• Vijay Yesudas, a singer
• Vijay Iyer, a jazz pianist

Businessmen[link]

• Vijay Mallya, an Indian businessman, MP, Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines Co-owner Force India Formula One Team
• Vijay Thadani, the co-founder of NIIT

Intellectuals[link]

• Vijay Bhargava, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
• Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Structural Biology, Stanford University
• Vijay Tendulkar, Indian writer, playwright, political journalist and social commentator

Politicians[link]

• Vijay Jolly, BJP politician, former
• Vijay_anand_(MSK), Tamil Nadu State Politician.

Military operation[link]

• Operation Vijay (1961), Operation Vijay (1999) The operation by the Military of India.

In fiction[link]

• Vijay is an Indian operative and friend of James Bond in Octopussy - portrayed by Vijay Amritraj in the film.
• Dilbert has a character Vijay, who is known as the world's most desperate venture capitalist.
• Vijay (film) is a 1988 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra.

See also[link]

• Vijaya, alternative transliteration or female equivalent of Vijay

External links[link]

• Names Directory: Common surnames for Vijay

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Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Prabhu
Born	Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (1975-11-07) November 7, 1975 (age 36) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor, director, playback singer, screenwriter
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Rajalakshmi (2001–present)
Website
http://www.venkatprabhu.com/

Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born on 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first three ventures, featuring him in a starring role, failing to release, following which he began appearing in character roles. He hogged spotlight for the first time when he turned director with the summer hit Chennai 600028 (2007).^[1] He achieved further commercial successes with his subsequent directorials Saroja (2008) and Mankatha (2011).

Career[link]

Early years[link]

Venkat Prabhu lived in London, United Kingdom for seven years; during that time, he completed his high school and university studies, obtaining a degree in Accounting.^[2][3] After pursuing his music degree from Trinity College of Music, London, he had the ambition to become a successful music director.^[4] Following his return to India, Prabhu began singing for demo works of his cousins, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja,^[2] and started his career as a playback singer in the film industry. In 1996, he, his brother Premgi Amaren and his childhood friend S. P. B. Charan set up a music band called Next Generation,^[1] which also featured Yugendran and Thaman as members,^[5][6] and did several stage performances. The following year, Prabhu played the lead role opposite Sangeetha in a film titled Poonjolai directed by his father Gangai Amaren,^[7][8] but the film was cancelled in the midst and attempts to revive and release the film by the late-2000s were unsuccessful.^[7] Prabhu starred in two more ventures, alongside his friends S. P. B. Charan and Yugendran, Wanted, directed by Premgi Amaren,^[9][10] and Agathiyan's Kadhal Samrajyam,^[11][12] both failing to release as well. Venkat Prabhu was then approached to essay supporting roles, with April Maadhathil (2002), becoming his first release. He went on to play character roles in nearly ten films, the most notable ventures being N. Linguswamy's Ji, starring Ajith Kumar, and the Perarasu-directorial Sivakasi, featuring Vijay in the lead role. He also played lead roles in Samuthirakani's directorial debut Unnai Charanadaindhen and Gnabagam Varuthey (2007), both co-starring Charan.

[edit] Chennai 600028 and the future

In 2007, Venkat Prabhu ventured into film directing with the sports comedy film Chennai 600028, produced by S. P. B. Charan that revolved around a street cricket team from a suburban area in Chennai, with its players being portrayed by 11 newcomers, including his brother Premgi. The film emerged a sleeper hit,^[13][14] garnering high critical acclaim and becoming labelled a "cult classic" in the following years,^[15] which led to the lead cast growing in popularity. He next directed the comedy thriller film Saroja (2008), the title being derived from a hit number from Chennai 600028,^[16] which also featured an ensemble cast including Charan and Premgi. The film followed the journey of four young men who, by taking a diversion off the main road, land into the hands of a kidnapper gang; it received positive response from critics and at the box office as well. He followed it up with Goa (2010), a full-length comedy film, which received mixed response and fairly well at the box-office. In 2011, he directed his biggest project to date, the action thriller Mankatha, featuring Ajith Kumar in the lead role went on to become one of the highest grossing tamil movies of all time.

Personal life[link]

Venkat Prabhu is the son of director-cum-music-director Gangai Amaran and older brother to actor, singer and music director Premji Amaran. His uncle is the music director Ilayaraaja and his cousins are the music composers Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja and singer Bhavatharini.^[17] S. P. B. Charan, producer of Prabhu's first directorial venture Chennai 600028, is his very close friend and they both have worked together on several projects.

He did his schooling at annur higher school in Chennai.^{[citation needed]} On 10 September 2001, Venkat Prabhu married Rajalakshmi, the foster daughter of dance teacher K. J. Sarasa, and has a daughter named Shivani.^[18] Shivani has already sung a song for the album Thaaaii when she was 5 years old.^[19]

Recurring collaborators[link]

Venkat Prabhu often casts certain actors more than once in his films. His younger brother Premji, Jai, Shiva, Vaibhav and Sampath Raj are among his most frequent acting collaborators.

Venkat's cousin, Yuvan Shankar Raja, has composed the music for all his films, whilst another cousin, Vasuki Bhaskar, contributes as the costume designer. Duo Praveen and Srikanth have been Venkat's editors and Sakthi Saravanan has served as cinematographer for all of Venkat's films.

Actor	Chennai 600028 (2007)	Saroja (2008)	Goa (2010)	Mankatha (2011)
Premji Amaren	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jai	Y	Cameo	Y
Shiva	Y	Y
Vaibhav		Y	Y	Y
Sampath Raj	Y	Y	Y	Voice over
Aravind Akash	Y	Cameo	Y	Y
Nithin Sathya	Y	Cameo
Vijay Vasanth	Y	Cameo		Cameo

Filmography[link]

Direction[link]

Acting[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Venkat Prabhu's Official Website
• Venkat Prabhu at the Internet Movie Database
• Venkat Prabhu's profile at Nilacharal

Prabhu Deva
Born	Prabhu Deva Sundaram (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 39) Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Film actor, director, choreographer
Years active	1989—present

Prabhu Deva born 3 April 1973 is an Indian dancer, choreographer, film actor and director. He has performed in a wide range of dancing styles. He has also been labelled as Indian Michael Jackson and holds Michael Jackson as his dance idol.^[1]

Early life and career[link]

Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhudeva at the first look launch of the movie.

Prabhu Deva was born in Mysore, Karnataka and grew up in Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[2] Prabhu Deva was inspired by his father, Mugur Sundar (known as Sundaram Master), who was a choreographer for popular South Indian movies. Prabhu took dancing as his passion, learning Indian classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam as well as Western styles. He is widely considered to be one of Indian cinema's greatest dancers and choreographers; Prabhu Deva has revolutionized some of the aspects of dance and choreography in modern popular Indian cinema.^[3] His brothers Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad are also established South Indian choreographers.

Prabhu Deva's first movie as a choreographer was Vetri Vizha (1989). Before that, he had appeared as a background dancer for a song in the Tamil film Agni Natchathiram. He has since then choreographed in over 100 movies. From choreography, he went on to establish himself as an actor. His first film as an actor was Indhu (1994) with actress Roja. In 1999, Deva, Shobhana and A. R. Rahman performed with a Tamil cinema dancing troupe at the "Michael Jackson and Friends" concert in Munich, Germany. He has a significant fan following in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. He acted alongside his brothers in the movie 123. As of 2010, he serves as chairman and director of the Prabhudeva's Dance Academy in Singapore.^[4] He planned to release his first video album called It is boring (in Tamil போருடா) in 2012.^[5] He is acting in lead role in the film ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), the first 3D dance film in India, co-starring with So You Think You Can Dance contestant Lauren Gottlieb.^[6]

Personal life[link]

Prabhu Deva was married to Ramlath for 15 years and had three children; their eldest son (Basavaraju/Vishal) died in 2008 after suffering from cancer.^[7][8] During the making the film Villu in 2008, reports suggested that he was in a serious relationship with actress Nayantara, with some sources later even claiming that they had married secretly in June 2009.^[9] She had tattooed his name on her wrist and began appearing with him in public, while keeping silence neither denying nor confirming the relationship.^[10][11]

In September 2010, Prabhu Deva openly confessed his love for Nayantara and further stated that he would marry her soon. The issue soon gained media attention and turned into a controversy, since Prabhu Deva was not divorced from his wife Ramalath. Unwilling to agree for a divorce, she filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against her husband and Nayantara from marrying, attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife, and requesting a reunion with him. In 2012, Nayantara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

Other appearances[link]

Prabhu Deva's performance in 2012 Indian Premier League

• Prabhu Deva was also noticed when he made brief appearances in solo items such as "Rajathi Raja" in Agni Natchathiram (1988), "April Mayile" in Idhayam (1991), "Lallaku Doldapi Ma" in Suriyan (1992), "Chinna Rasave" in Walter Vetrivel (1993), and "Chikku Bukku Rayile" in Gentleman (1993).
• He performed with Madhuri Dixit for the song "Ke Sera Sera" in the movie Pukar.
• He acted along with Lawrence Raghavendra in the hit movie Style.
• He performed with Apache Indian in the song "No Problem" in the film Love Birds.
• He made a special appearance in Pokkiri (which was directed by himself) with Vijay in the song "Aadungada".
• He performed in the film Abra Ka Dabra for the song "Om Sh".
• He performed in the Nana Patekar – Karisma Kapoor film Shakti for a song.
• He performed with Vijay in the movie Villu for the song "Hey Rama". This was a guest appearance. The film was also directed by him.
• He performed with Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Govinda for a song in the 2009 movie Wanted.
• He performed with Hollywood actress cum popular singer Katy Perry at the 5th edition of IPL opening ceremony on 03 April 2012 in Chennai along with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. This event was special to Prabhu Deva as the actor shared his 39th birthday on the same day.^[17][18] He foot-tapped to some popular numbers including Main aisa kyun hun from Lakshya and Tera hi jalwa from Wanted.^[19]

Awards[link]

• He is a two-time winner of the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work on the film Minsaara Kanavu (1997) in Tamil and Lakshya (2004) in Hindi, as well as a Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu) for the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Filmfare Award Best Choreography for film Lakshya (2004).
• In 2001, he was nominated for the Star Screen Award for Best Choreography, for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film Pukar (2000).
• In 2005, he won the Star Screen Award for Best Choreography, the Filmfare Best Choreography Award, and the National Film Award for Best Choreography, for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film Lakshya.
• In 2007, he won a Vijay Award for Favourite Director and a Mathrubhumi Award for Best Director in Tamil for the film Pokkiri.
• He has been honoured with a life membership at the International Film and Television Research Centre of the Asian Academy of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah.

Benny Lava[link]

	Kalluri Vaanil noicon The Tamil song became widely known to the English internet audience for its phonetic lyrics.
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On 18 August 2007, a music video for the song "Kalluri Vaanil" from the Indian-Tamil movie Pennin Manathai Thottu was uploaded to YouTube by Mike Sutton (Youtube user Buffalax).^[20] The video was created as a soramimi, edited to include incorrect English subtitles that phonetically approximate the original Tamil lyrics.

The name Benny Lava comes from Sutton's homophonic translation of the Tamil lead line "Kalluri vaanil kaayndha nilaavo?" as "My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava!" (original meaning: "The moon (metaphor for 'my love') that scorched the college campus"). This video led other YouTube users to refer to Prabhu Deva as "Benny Lava".

Reactions to the "Kalluri Vaanil" soramimi were mixed. Some felt that the video was done in "good fun" while others worried that their culture was being mocked.^[20] The video was described by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as a "Catchy melody, a battalion of back-up dancers, colorful costumes, impressive vocal gymnastics, jaw-dropping choreography this music video has it all. And if those aren't enough, the person who uploaded this vid also provided subtitles so you can sing along. They aren't the real lyrics though, but just what they sound in English, resulting in a lot of nonsense." [sic]^[21] The music video was featured on The Colbert Report on 4 December 2008^[22] and appeared on the Heavy Metal documentary Global Metal. As of at least April 1, 2011, the original video has been removed because of the disabling of Buffalax's YouTube account. However, several other users have uploaded copies of the original video on their YouTube accounts.

Filmography[link]

As actor[link]

As director[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Prabhu Deva at the Internet Movie Database

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Vijay Mallya
Member of the Rajya Sabha[1]
In office 2002–2008, 2010 – present
Constituency	Karnataka
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-18) 18 December 1955 (age 56) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Kolkata[2]
Occupation	Chairman of: United Breweries Group, Kingfisher Airlines
As of 4 May 2011 Source: Government of India

Vijay Mallya (Kannada: ವಿಜಯ್ ಮಲ್ಯ; born on December 18, 1955^[1] in Calcutta, West Bengal, India) is an industrialist and a second-time member of India's parliament. He is the chairman of the UB Group – one of India's largest conglomerates,^{[citation needed]} with diverse interests in brewing, distilling, aviation, pharmaceuticals, real estate, engineering, fertilizers, biotechnology and information technology.

He is the son of industrialist Vittal Mallya.^[1] He took over as the chairman of the company at the age of 28 after his father's sudden demise in 1983.^[3]

Early life[link]

Mallya attended the La Martiniere, Calcutta boys school, and graduated with a Bachelor in Commerce degree from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.^[1] While in college, Mallya was interning in his family businesses. After he graduated, he interned at the American part of Hoechst in the United States.^{[4][not in citation given]}

Businesses[link]

UB Group[link]

At the time of his father's death, Mallya was unanimously elected Chairman of United Breweries. As part of his modernisation bid, he consolidated the various companies under one umbrella group called the "UB Group", spun off non-core and loss-making businesses and focused on the core business of beverage alcohol.^[5] Kingfisher beer controls more than 50 per cent market share of India's beer market.^[5][6] The beer is available in 52 countries outside India and leads the way among Indian beers in the international market.^[5] United Spirits Ltd, the flagship of the UB Group, has achieved the historic milestone of selling 114 million cases,^[5] becoming the largest spirits company in the world by volume.^[7]

Kingfisher Airlines[link]

Kingfisher Airlines, established in 2003, has been unable to pay salaries to its employees for the past several months and is on the verge of going bankrupt.^{[8][9][10][11]} Now the airlines has officially been asked to vacate premises and received eviction notices for defaulting on rent payments on a Mumbai property since November 2011.^[12]

Sports[link]

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Mallya personally and the UB Group as a whole have vast sporting interests internationally as well as in India.^{[citation needed]} He is the first Indian ever to own a Formula One Team.^{[citation needed]} He is the Team Principal and co-owner of Sahara Force India Formula 1 which is also India’s first-ever Formula One Team and represents India's first, truly global sports foray.^{[citation needed]} Mallya has been an avid motor racing enthusiast since he was a teenager.^{[citation needed]} He has taken part in several Track Racing Events in India in the 1970s and 80s^{[citation needed]}. Winner of the Sholavaram Grand Prix 1980/81 and Calcutta Grand Prix in 1979.^{[citation needed]} Has also participated in several Classic Rallies in Europe^{[citation needed]}. He is a member of the World Motor sports Council of the FIA and chairman of the Federation of Motor Sports Council of India.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, the UB Group bid and acquired Royal Challengers Bangalore, an IPL team which has been in the finals and semi-finals of the tournament in the last four years. The company also owns the country’s two premium football teams Kingfisher East Bengal and McDowell Mohun Bagan.^{[citation needed]}

Mallya, who owns the historic Kunigal stud farm, is also a breeder and owner of race horses.^{[citation needed]} His horses have won every single major horse race in the country. He is a keen sportsman, an ardent aviator and yachtsman of distinction.^{[citation needed]}

Politics[link]

Mallya was elected to the Rajya Sabha – Council of States – of India's parliament in both 2002 and 2010 as an independent candidate from his home state of Karnataka.^[1][4][13]

Auction purchases[link]

Mallya has bought some items at auctions that have substantial value in the history of India. In 2004, he bought the sword of Tipu Sultan at an auction in London, and brought it back to India.^[14] In March 2009, Mallya bought five personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi (his iconic eyeglasses, a pocket watch, leather sandals he had made by hand, and a plate and bowl from which he had eaten his last meal) for US$1.8 million in a New York auction that had caused an uproar in India; the government of India had tried and failed to prevent the sale.^[15]

Awards[link]

Mallya has received several professional awards both in India and overseas.^{[citation needed]} He was conferred an honorary degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration, by the Southern California University for Professional Studies of Santa Ana, California (a correspondence school since renamed to California Southern University, and not to be confused with the University of Southern California or the University of California, Irvine) in 1997.^[16] He has also been nominated as a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum.^{[citation needed]} He has also received France's highest civilian award – the Legion of Honour.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

• United Breweries (UB) Group
• United Spirits Limited (USL)
• Kingfisher Airlines Limited – KFA
• Mallya in Parliament
• Force India Formula 1 team
• McDowell Mohun Bagan

Shobhaa De
Shobhaa De, at 'Meet The Author' programm conducted by sharjha International Book Fair 2011
Born	Shobha Rajadhyaksha (1948-01-07) 7 January 1948 (age 64) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation	Author, Columnist, Novelist
Religion	Hinduism
Website
http://shobhaade.blogspot.com

Shobha Rajadhyaksha, also known as Shobhaa Dé (born 7 January 1948), is an Indian columnist and novelist.

Early life[link]

Shobha De was born in a Maharashtrian Goud Saraswat Brahmin family in Mumbai, India. She completed her schooling from Queen Mary School, Mumbai and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai with a degree in psychology.

Career[link]

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.^[1] Stardust magazine, published by Mumbai-based Magna Publishing Co. Ltd., was started by Nari Hira in 1971. and became popular under the editorship of Shobhaa De. 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 Mumbai lifestyles of the celebrities. At present, she is a freelance writer and columnist for several newspapers and magazines.

Shobhaa De is one of India’s top best-selling authors. All her 17 books have topped the charts and created records. Spouse – The Truth About Marriage, that examines the urban institution of marriage, sold 20,000 copies on the day of its official launch in Delhi and is currently being translated into several languages. De gave a new definition to the mass market best seller with her breakthrough, bold and highly individualistic style that spoke a new language. She is credited with having given birth to Hinglish, a heady, irreverent mix of Hindi and English, that spoke to readers in an entirely new way. Four of her titles, namely, Socialite Evenings, Starry Nights, Sultry Days, and Second Thoughts are course material in the University of London. Her work features extensively in Comparative Literature courses at Universities abroad and within India. An academic examination of her books titled, The Fiction of Shobhaa De, compiled by Professor Dodiya, features 40 critical essays by academics – Indian and foreign. Over a hundred dissertations on her work are in various libraries worldwide.

Recipient of several awards for her journalistic contributions, De writes prolifically for Indian and International publications. She runs four weekly columns in mainstream newspapers, including the The Times of India and Asian Age. She has been the writer of several popular soaps on television, including India’s first daily soap, Swabhimaan. She also anchored a prestigious weekly show called Power Trip which featured India's Billionaires as never before. She participates on a regular basis on important TV debates, such as The Editor's Verdict on NDTV during the 2009 elections. She is recognized as an important social commentator and something of an authority on popular culture. Outspoken and forthright, De chronicles today’s India in her own inimitable style. More recently via her immensely popular blog and Twitter account.

Her books are best sellers in several regional languages, including Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi. Bollywood Nights was launched at the London Book Fair in April 2007, and for the American market in the same year, by Penguin International. The U.K. edition of her work, Superstar India was published in April 2009. Superstar India sold over 100,000 copies in India during its first year, to establish a new record. It will be published in America in September 2009. Glitzernacht, was launched at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair in 2006, followed by 4 more titles in German, with an additional 3 to follow. The first of her Italian books, Sorelle was launched in Milan and Rome, followed by Bollywood Nights in May 2007. Her books are in translation in Spanish, Italian, German, Hungarian, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Polish and Korean at present. Her first book in its French edition was published by Actes Sud in 2010.

She was the chief guest at Chandigarh University, in 2007. Department of English, where she delivered the Presidential Address on "New Trends in Contemporary Writing." De has participated in several literary festivals, including the prestigious Writers' Festival in Melbourne. The Writers’ Festival in Hong Kong, Singapore and Jaipur, besides the literary festival called Kitaab in Mumbai. She has been invited to the Kovalam Lit Fest as well as the first South African Festival of Indian Authors in September 2009. Dubai Lit Fest in 2010. Jaipur Lit Fest 2010. Hay Lit Fest in the Maldives in 2010. Karachi Lit Fest in Feb 2011. There are over 50 dissertations on her work in publication. She was a part of the official Indian Delegation to the Global Women’s Forum at Deauville (France) in October 2008. She was a keynote speaker at the Leadership Conclave in Delhi, October 2009 . The subject – "Has the Indian Woman Come of Age, Finally?." She is regularly invited to participate in prestigious All-India debates, like the annual one in Kolkata, The Telegraph Debate. Invited regularly as a leading television panelist on national issues by India’s top anchors, Arnab Goswami, Rajdeep Sardesia, Karan Thapar.

Considered one of the top Opinion Shapers in the region, she is on the Readers’ Digest List – “ India’s Most Trusted People” published in March 2010, along with Ratan Tata and Dr. Abdul Kalam. She is on the list of ‘50 Most Powerful Women in India” published by the DNA Newspaper, March 2010. She was also featured on the 2010 list of ‘ India’s 50 Most Beautiful’ in Hi Blitz.

Her latest book is titled Shobhaa at Sixty and has been published by Hay House in 2010. 2010 saw her emerge as a Publisher in her own right, with the launch of her own imprint by Penguin Books, titled The Shobhaa De Book.

Personal life[link]

Shobha De met her present husband, shipping tycoon and business magnate Dilip De in 1981. He was a widower with two children (Radhika and Ranadip). Shobha (then Shobha Kilachand ) was a divorcee with two children of her own (Aditya and Avantika). The pair got married in 1984. She and Dilip De later had two more children (Arundhati and Anandita).

She is the cousin of ace photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha.

Books[link]

• Shobhaa at Sixty"-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.
• Uncertain Liaisons - Penguin, New Delhi. 1993.
• Sisters - Penguin, New Delhi. 1992.
• Starry Nights -1989, India, Penguin, New Delhi ISBN 0-14-012267-2, Pub date ? ? 1989, paperback
• Socialite Evenings-1989, India, Penguin, New Delhi ISBN 0-14-012267-2, Pub date ? ?

References[link]

External links[link]

• [1]
• Interview with Shobhaa De

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