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, August 27, 2025

In media reports on a wall collapse in Mumbai, evidence that the lives of the poor don’t matter

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If a poor person dies during what is deemed a natural disaster, they become a statistic, nothing more. Published in Scroll.in on August 22...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Two families, and the ‘chor gadi’

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O ctober 12, 2022. A day like any other day in post-monsoon Mumbai. Muggy, cloudy, a brilliant evening sky. But also, a day when hearts,...

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Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Lawbreakers, not quite citizens: ‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on April 28, 2022 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/04/28/lawbreakers-not-quite-citizens-bulldoze...

Sunday, June 21, 2015

India’s 'everywoman'

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 21, 2015 The Hindu Archives An old woman lies in a hospital in Mumbai. No one knows he...

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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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