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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Friday, January 16, 2026

SC’s baffling bail order rattled the press. Voter rolls exercise should terrify it

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on January 9, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/01/09/scs-baffling-bail-order-rattled-the-p...

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

In Indian elections, Gaza violence, some misses and misfires by traditional media

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on November 16, 2023 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/11/16/in-indian-elections-gaza-violence-...

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Covid crisis: Why isn’t Big Media holding the government accountable?

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on April 15, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/04/15/covid-crisis-why-isnt-big-media-holding-...

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Monday, April 12, 2021

It’s election season and Indian media has put on blinkers. As usual

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on April 1, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/04/01/its-election-season-and-indian-media-has-...

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

India faces an environmental crisis, but this season’s election coverage is set to ignore it

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on March 4, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/03/04/india-faces-an-environmental-crisis-but-...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Has Priyanka Chaturvedi failed women by joining the Shiv Sena – or shown how to survive in politics?

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First published in Scroll.in Priyanka Chaturvedi has failed women in politics. Or perhaps she is showing them the only way to survi...

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Elections from a gender perspective

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There is a gender angle to elections -- all elections. A collective of women journalist, the Network of Women in Media, India has set up a...

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Monday, February 03, 2014

Give them a fighting chance

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Feb 2, 2014 The Hindu Real laws, not vigilante justice. File Photo: V.V.Krishnan In the mi...

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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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