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, June 24, 2012

No space for women

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 24, 2012 Big hit: A ladies-only bus. Photo: Vipin Chandran Looks, they say, can be decepti...
Thursday, June 07, 2012

Taking the stink out of city sanitation

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The Hindu, Op-Ed page, June 7, 2012 I n South Mumbai's upscale Malabar Hill, a neighbourhood of 6,000 people share 52 toilets, 2...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Unequal unions

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 27, 2012 Taking the plunge: Wishes fulfilled? AFP PHOTO Why should women obliterate thei...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Aamir, listen in

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 13, 2012 Photo: N. Sridharan Everyone is talking about Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayat...
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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...
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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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