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, December 08, 2025

When media ‘solves’ terror cases, Kashmiris are collateral damage

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on November 27, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/11/27/when-media-solves-terror-cases-kash...

Sunday, November 23, 2025

From one WhatsApp to every frontpage: How ‘sources’ dictated the Delhi blast coverage

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on November 13, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/11/13/from-one-whatsapp-to-every-frontpage-...

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Washington Post’s Adani-LIC story fizzled out in India. That says a lot

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on October 30, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/10/30/washington-posts-adani-lic-story-fizzl...

Monday, October 27, 2025

Taliban’s male-only presser: How media failed to fact-check Afghan minister’s pro-woman claims

Broken News Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/10/16/talibans-male-only-presser-how-media-failed-to-fact-check-afghan-ministers-pro-woma...

Monday, October 13, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel to Kunal Kamra: Trump’s US follows a familiar playbook from Modi’s India

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 25, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/09/25/jimmy-kimmel-to-kunal-kamra-trumps...

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Media spotlights leaders, but misses stories of those affected by their decisions

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 11, 2025 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/09/11/media-spotlights-leaders-but-misses-...

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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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