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.

Monday, June 09, 2025

Full volume on Op Sindoor, silence on the stateless

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on June 5, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/06/05/full-volume-on-op-sindoor-silence-on-the...

Friday, May 30, 2025

The Ali Khan Mahmudabad case is free speech under trial

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on May 22, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/05/22/the-ali-khan-mahmudabad-case-is-free-spe...

Monday, May 19, 2025

India’s fog of war: Print media treads cautiously, TV media loses the plot

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on May 9, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/05/09/indias-fog-of-war-print-media-treads-cautio...

Monday, April 07, 2025

From Kunal Kamra to Mohanlal to a long-dead emperor, India is the Republic of Intolerance

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on March 31, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/03/31/from-kunal-kamra-to-mohanlal-to-a-long...

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Labour: Indian media’s blind spot

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Written By Invitation in The Migration Story Link: https://www.themigrationstory.com/post/labour-indian-media-s-blind-spot F ive years ago...

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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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