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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Sunday, September 28, 2014

A woman’s worth?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Sept 28, 2014 The widows of Vrindavan. Photo: V.V. Krishnan The widows of Vrindavan. Photo: V...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Unequal unions

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 27, 2012 Taking the plunge: Wishes fulfilled? AFP PHOTO Why should women obliterate thei...

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Money and marriage

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Will changes in laws make a difference... Illustration: Keshav Why the recent Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill may not ma...

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Sunday, March 07, 2010

What's in a name?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, March 7, 2010 THE OTHER HALF Last month, divorced women in India must have been startled to read a news item in ...

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Of marriages and money

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Feb 7, 2010 THE OTHER HALF Indian weddings have become a cliché, an occasion to display wealth and money. Where ...

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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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