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.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Fear in the city

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, August 22, 2010 The Other Half ...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Is our neighbour's tragedy not our own?

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So why did the Indian media choose to ignore a huge human tragedy which, by virtue of its proportions, has to be considered “breaking new...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Why make divorce easy?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, July 25, 2010 THE OTHER HALF Kalpana Sharma What are the laws that need the urgent attention of the government? ...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Just let them play

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The Hindu, sunday magazine, July 11, 2010 The other half Women are visible as spectators in most big sporting events but face great hurdles ...
Friday, July 09, 2010

Words and their meanings

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The Hoot (http://www.thehoot.org) The language used to describe those who protest in Kashmir is not just a matter of semantics. It is import...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Mothers and sons

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 27, 2010 The Other Half Mothers and sons If you happen to be the mother of a teenage boy in Srinagar, your ...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Invisible environmentalists

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 14, 2010 The Other Half KALPANA SHARMA They forage the city, collecting and sorting often hazardous waste w...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Defining sexual assault

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 30, 2010 The Other Half KALPANA SHARMA The sentence in the Ruchika Girhotra case is a small step in rectifyi...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Sentenced to death

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 16, 2010 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA Asserting one's independence in something as vital as marriage in...
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Sunday, May 02, 2010

Twists, turns, dead-ends

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 2, 2010 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA The Sunanda episode leaves us with some hard questions, about the atti...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Uninformed Consent

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https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/The-Other-Half-Uninformed-consent/article16123576.ece The Hindu, Sunday Magazine,...
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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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