ulti khopdi

This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

For Western and Indian press, people are just footnotes in the performance of war

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on March 12, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/03/12/for-western-and-indian-press-people-are-...

Friday, March 06, 2026

Media can’t kill India’s colonial mindset if it bows before VIPs

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on February 27, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/02/27/media-cant-kill-indias-colonial-min...

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Connecting the dots: From ‘Devbhoomi’ to Mumbai, the communal targeting media won't see

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on February 13, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/02/13/connecting-the-dots-from-devbhoomi-...

Saturday, January 31, 2026

The bigger story in Kashmir is the media’s silence on action against its own

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on January 23, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/01/23/the-bigger-story-in-kashmir-is-the-med...

Friday, January 16, 2026

SC’s baffling bail order rattled the press. Voter rolls exercise should terrify it

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on January 9, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/01/09/scs-baffling-bail-order-rattled-the-p...

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Kalpana Sharma: Journalist, columnist, writer based in Mumbai. Worked with Himmat Weekly, Indian Express, Times of India and The Hindu. Was also Consulting Editor, Economic and Political Weekly, and Readers Editor, Scroll.in Currently writes a fortnightly column, Broken News, in Newslaundry.com Author of "Rediscovering Dharavi: Stories from Asia's largest slum" (Penguin, 2000). Other books include "Whose News? The Media and Women's Issues" edited with Ammu Joseph (published by Sage 1994/2006), "Terror Counter-Terror: Women Speak Out" edited with Ammu Joesph (published by Kali for Women, 2003). Editor of "Missing: Half the Story, Journalism as if Gender Matters" (published by Zubaan, 2010) and "Single by Choice: Happily Unmarried Women (published by Women Unlimited, 2019). "The Silence and the Storm: Narratives of Violence against Women in India" (published by Aleph,2019)

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