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, April 15, 2012

All work, no play

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How many times have you come across a scene like this? Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury . What a way to begin the week...

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Sunday, April 01, 2012

Money and marriage

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Will changes in laws make a difference... Illustration: Keshav Why the recent Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill may not ma...

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Gendered economics

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, March 18, 2012 No bed of roses. Photo: Paul Noronha Economic downturns impact women in ...

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Selling nirvana

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· What's there to celebrate Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar RELATED TOPICS social issue social issues (general...

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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...

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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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