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, March 17, 2016

Muzaffarnagar to Murthal

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Indian Express, March 17, 2016 (Op-ed in Indian Express) When public figures speak violence, the fallout goes bey...

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Sunday, December 06, 2015

Is violence the new normal?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, December 6, 2015 The Hindu Has violence against women become so commonplace in India that we have...

Sunday, June 09, 2013

A living hell

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 9, 2013 In the range of violent attacks against women, acid attacks are one of the most dev...

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Hidden spaces

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, January 20, 2013 The Hindu Invisible world. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan The issue of violence pe...

Saturday, January 05, 2013

Change is visible

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OPINION » COLUMNS » KALPANA SHARMA January 5, 2013 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA SHARE · COMMENT · PRINT ...

Friday, December 28, 2012

Adding to the victim's trauma

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The Hoot, December 28, 2012 We have to question the media’s thirst for every detail about this woman’s condition, their invasion of pr...

Sunday, December 09, 2012

Think pink

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Power through the stick Arming women with sticks may not be enough to guard the Gulabi Gang from violence, but it certainly makes a...

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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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