Shobha Warrier

Shobha Warrier has been associated with Rediff from its inception and currently works as Senior Editorial Director. She is also the author of five books in English, Battlefield India: 25 years of Politricks and Economix, Dreamchasers: Entrepreneurs from the South of the Vindhyas, Dreamchaers: Women Entrepreneurs from the South of the Vindhyas, His Days with Bapu, and The Little Flower girl and Others- A diary of a journalist. Her three Malayalam short story collections include Jalavidya, Meghana and Ramakundam. She won the Lalitambika Antharjanam special award in 1996 for her book, Jalavidya. She likes talking to people and listening to their stories! You can e-mail the author at shobhaw@rediff.co.in

All stories by Shobha Warrier

'Can't Forget That Moment! The President Of India Hugging Me!'
Rediff.com1 days ago

'When I heard loud claps from the audience, I had goosebumps. I was told it was a...

'Election Commission Is Shameless'
Rediff.com1 days ago

'Their functioning is flawed, they are not accountable, they are opaque, they are...

'SIR Is Bloodless Political Genocide'
Rediff.com1 days ago

'93 lakhs deletions in Bengal, 96 lakhs in Tamil Nadu, 24 lakhs in Kerala, 77 lakhs in...

'When You Say AI Is Going To End Humanity...'
Rediff.com30 Sep 2026

'There is a long set of decisions that have to be made along the way for anything to...

AI Can Disrupt Jobs, Not Doom Humanity
Rediff.com30 Sep 2026

'My biggest fear about AI is that humans are going to rush to deploy it before AI is...

SENSATIONAL! Who In Delhi Stopped The GSLV Launch?
Rediff.com28 Sep 2026

'An instruction came from somebody in Delhi saying, "don't go with the launch".'

'Leave ISRO ALONE!'
Rediff.com28 Sep 2026

'I don't think the government will sacrifice such a fine institution for monetary gains.'

'India Should Stop Listening To The US'
Rediff.com21 Sep 2026

'If you listen to a rowdy in a class, he will keep on bullying you.' 'India can say do...

'This 2,000 MDR Limit Is Bogus'
Rediff.com21 Sep 2026

'These limits will change. Very soon restrictions, restrictions will come.'

'There Will Be No Water In The Rivers!'
Rediff.com16 Sep 2026

'All the glaciers will disappear!'

'Nobody Looks At Clothes As Waste'
Rediff.com11 Sep 2026

'You can't be selfish when you're thinking about nature. It has to be good karma.' 'If...

'Growth Is For 3%-4%. 96% Are Suffering'
Rediff.com8 Sep 2026

'They are claiming that they are very good in governance. All governments do...

'Growth Is For 3%-4%. 96% Are Suffering'
Rediff.com8 Sep 2026

'They are claiming that they are very good in governance. All governments do...

'20 Million Cubic Litres Of Water Was Coming At 160 Km Per Hour!'
Rediff.com4 Sep 2026

'The valley is around 16 km from the Nepal border, and it took just 8-10 minutes for...

Alzheimer's Can't Be Cured, But Delayed
Rediff.com21 Aug 2026

'Think of the brain like a machine, and Alzheimer's is like rust.'
'Like a rusty...

'Next 20 Years Are Very Critical For India'
Rediff.com18 Aug 2026

'... to see that young people are gainfully employed. After that, it will become very...

'Young People Feel Uncertainty Because Of The Huge Disruption In The Job Market'
Rediff.com18 Aug 2026

'It could be in IT, it could be in administration, it could be in legal, it could be in...

Gen Z Protests: 'Biggest Blow Has Been To The Prime Minister'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2026

'After more than 12 years in power, he has been forced to retreat under public...

'India Has Only 15 More Years Left...'
Rediff.com27 Jul 2026

'After that the burdens of an ageing population will be upon us, and the share of...

'Why Have The Number Of Jobs Created Fallen?'
Rediff.com27 Jul 2026

'We have to pull 80 million workers out of agriculture and go back to where we were in...