‘Women today are honorary men’

The diva is back. After Surviving Men, Shobhaa De is out with her latest Spouse. Ashwini Bhatnagar gets India’s publishing sensation to talk about marriage and women, and what it has done to men. "Men will now have to strategise if they want to survive women — who can’t be charmed any longer," advises De After Surviving Men, your new book Spouse deals with the breaking up of the institution of marriage. Why is it crumbling? The breaking up is not only in India but all over the world. The driving force behind any social change is economic. It is money.

Career can be a monster
Ruby Bhatia opens her heart in a tête-à-tête with Gitanjali Sharma
THE girlish mirth has made way for the self-assured smiles of a woman. The eyes no longer dance with mischief but the hint of a twinkle is unmistakable. And, the bubbly effervescence may be missing but the fizz is intact.