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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Thursday, February 04, 2016

Maneka Gandhi’s suggestion on mandatory sex tests aims to absolve doctors of blame for foeticide

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Feb 4, 2016 on Scroll.in The minister’s remarks are a response to a campaign by the medical c...

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Why Haryana CM's claim that state's sex ratio has improved is dangerous for women

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On scroll.in Tuesday January 19, 2016 Opinion By claiming that the declining sex ratio can be turned around by a high-profile...

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Aamir, listen in

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 13, 2012 Photo: N. Sridharan Everyone is talking about Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayat...

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Where have all the girls gone?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, April 17, 2011 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA Does economic development only reinforce regressive values? Ho...

Monday, April 11, 2011

Where have all the young girls gone?

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I will be writing more on this subject -- of the disappearing Indian girls -- but here's a short comment I did for The Guardian. It is ...

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Sunday, April 04, 2010

Missing: 42.7 million women

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, April 4, 2010 THE OTHER HALF Lack of access to healthcare, malnutrition and selective abortion — all these have ...

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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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