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, May 14, 2026

India’s media problem in 2 headlines: ‘Anti-women’ opposition, ‘mastermind’ Nida Khan

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on April 23, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/04/23/indias-media-problem-in-2-headlines-anti...

Friday, June 16, 2023

Wrestlers' Protest: It's Time To Reflect

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An Opinion piece I wrote in Outlook Magazine on the protest by women wrestlers against sexual harassment. Link: https://www.outlookindia....

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Despite new focus, media misses the darker story about women in sports

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on March 9, 2023 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/03/09/despite-new-focus-media-misses-the-dar...

Thursday, February 03, 2022

Ever wondered why the best pandemic reporting has been by women journalists?

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Published in the Kochi edition of Times of India on February 1, 2022 When I became a journalist 50 years ago, there were but a ha .. Read m...

Friday, October 02, 2020

The crime that had no name

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Column for Mathrubhumi (Translated in Malayalam) F or a long time, it was a crime without a name. Wome...

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

#MeToo one year later

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Published in Scroll.in on October 5, 2019 (https://scroll.in/article/939216/one-year-after-indias-metoo-campaign-difficulties-of-finding-l...

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Monday, October 22, 2018

Sexual Harassment: The more things change, the more they remain the same

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With all the stories of sexual harassment, sexual assualt and inappropriate behaviour by men that are pouring out on social media as part o...

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

#MeToo in newsrooms will have achieved its purpose if Indian media houses simply enforce the law

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We must foster a newsroom culture where everyone is respected for what they bring to the table as professionals, irrespective of their g...

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Monday, December 21, 2015

Maneka Gandhi is right

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, December 20, 2015 The Hindu R.K. Pachauri continues to head TERI while his successor is yet to ...

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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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