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, May 29, 2011

Slaving for their dowry

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 29, 2011 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA How the global garment industry is using regressive ...

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Selling bodies or selling sports?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 15, 2011 THE OTHER HALF Sportswomen have not only to get past traditional prejudices but also have t...

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Osama is dead, long live print!

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What we heard were the predictable voices, the concerted attempt to fix Pakistan’s complicity and the self-righteous tone of ‘security e...

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Different and able

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 1, 2011 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA To be a woman, and to be different or disabled is to carry a heav...

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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Saturday, April 09, 2011

Anna Hazare's fast

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Anna Hazare's indefinite fast, that ended this morning, with the government agreeing to a joint committee of government and civil societ...

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Match fixation

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SECOND TAKE Kalpana Sharma As newspaper interviews go, this must stand out as one of the most amazing. Gautam Gambhir, who has come in fo...

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Sunday, April 03, 2011

If mothers and wives were paid

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, April 3, 2011 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA With the burden of domestic work on their shoulders, women spen...

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Theatre of violence

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, March 20, 2011 THE OTHER HALF KALPANA SHARMA Nidhi Gupta's suicide reminds us yet again that violence d...

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Women’s Day circus

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Superficial treatment by media of issues pertaining to women marked yet another Women’s Day. Bringing Bollywood into the talk shows on t...

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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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