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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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

From Tripura to climate change, mainstream media needs feet on the ground to report on what’s happening

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on November 11, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/11/11/from-tripura-to-climate-change-mains...

Saturday, July 24, 2021

From denial to claims it ‘maligns’ India, the government’s response to Pegasus is predictable

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Broken News Published on July 22, 2021 in Newslaundry Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/07/22/from-denial-to-claims-it-maligns-india-t...

Sunday, February 07, 2021

Questioning the state’s version of events is not a crime. It’s the media’s job

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry.com on Feb 4, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/02/04/questioning-the-states-version-of-even...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Freedom of speech in India is slipping down a slippery slope

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on January 21, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/01/21/freedom-of-s...

Friday, April 10, 2020

Coronavirus is a crisis, and a chance at redemption, for the India media as well

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Broken News https://www.newslaundry.com/amp/story/2020%2F04%2F08%2Fcoronavirus-is-also-a-crisis-for-indian-media-an...

Saturday, January 26, 2019

On being a Readers' Editor

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I was appointed Readers' Editor for the digital platform Scroll.in, which turns five today, last month. This is what it means: ...

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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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