Shobhaa De doesn’t hedge her words, and she didn’t at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 press conference either. Speaking to a room packed with students and young professionals, the author and columnist returned to a theme she has spoken about for decades: financial independence as the real backbone of feminism.
According to De, many women hesitate to push back against unfair systems not because they lack awareness, but because they lack economic freedom.
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