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.

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

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

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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...

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, August 02, 2024

More ‘politics’, less meaning: In mainstream media’s ivory towers, an incomplete budget story

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on July 25, 2024 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/07/25/more-politics-less-meaning-in-mainstre...

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Dear ‘national’ media, stories on Assam floods must go beyond the ‘mighty Brahmaputra’ or the rhino

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Broken News It was the one-horned rhino that finally woke us up to the devastation caused by floods in Assam. Wh...

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

Humanitarian crisis awaits Assam

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This is a longer version of the op-ed article in The Hindu that appeared on July 17, 2019: https://www.thehindu.com/o...

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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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