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 18, 2013

True victories?

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, August 18, 2013    PTI India's P.V. Sindhu. While it’s exciting to watch women do well in spo...
Sunday, August 04, 2013

Naturally rich

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The Hindu Containers carrying alumina from Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury PTI At a gram sabha in Niyam...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

The forgotten bill

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The Hindu What now? Photo: S. Subramanium It’s important that the Women’s Reservation Bill becomes law so that more women find a pl...
Sunday, July 07, 2013

No more tree huggers

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, July 7, 2013 Photo: V.V.Krishnan (courtesy The Hindu) While talking of pilgrims affected by the...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

The shocking truth

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  The Hindu These traditional chulhas do more harm than good. Photo: Brijesh Jaiswal Cow dung cakes are another poisonous ...
Sunday, June 09, 2013

A living hell

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   The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 9, 2013 In the range of violent attacks against women, acid attacks are one of the most dev...
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

A life they did not choose

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The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, May 26, 2013    Her insecure space. Photo: K Murali Kumar TOPICS crime sexual assault ...
Sunday, May 12, 2013

Cyberspace violence

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   The Hindu Not really safe. Photo: H. Vibhu TOPICS crime cyber crime social issue Women in public li...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

When protectors turn predators

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   The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, April 28, 2013 AP Not safe anywhere. TOPICS people children social issue ...
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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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