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.

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Spectacle isn’t the story: What the SIR protests are drowning out

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on October 8, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/10/08/spectacle-isnt-the-story-what-the-sir-p...

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Inside the ECI’s ‘black box’: IE investigation proves print journalism still has bite

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 25, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/09/25/inside-the-ecis-black-box-ie-inves...

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Nepal flash floods: When disaster becomes content

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 10, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/09/10/nepal-flash-floods-when-disaster-bec...

Wednesday, September 02, 2026

The stories the media sees only in a crisis are now being told by schoolchildren

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on August 28, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/08/28/the-stories-the-media-sees-only-in-a-...

Monday, August 10, 2026

As CJP protest wrapped up, media found its ‘villains’ and buried all victims

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on August 6, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/08/06/as-cjp-protest-wrapped-up-media-found-it...

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Be it NEET or Ayodhya, BJP’s accountability problem is getting harder to hide. Media must keep asking

Broken News Published in Newslaundry on July 9, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/09/be-it-neet-or-ayodhya-bjps-accountability-...

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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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