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, February 19, 2012

When children marry

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Feb 19, 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/article2906570.ece?homepage=true Coun...

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

Burn dowry, not women

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine OPINION » COLUMNS » KALPANA SHARMA February 4, 2012 The Hindu Up for sale?: Activists...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

We should be ashamed

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, January 22, 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/article2816960.ece Getti...

Sunday, January 08, 2012

On wearing 'obscene' clothes

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, January 8, 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/article2783022.ece What an amaz...

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

You too Mumbai?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, December 25, 2011 Changing times: A separate ladies coupe in the Mumbai suburban train. Photo: Shash...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Should women run our cities?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, December 11, 2011 OPINION » COLUMNS » KALPANA SHARMA Making a difference: Easier at th...

Sunday, November 27, 2011

De-iconising Anna

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The Hoot, November 27, 2011 Media makes personalities. It also breaks them. These last two weeks have been an illustration of how 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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