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.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Africa is not a country: How the Indian government and media have mishandled the racist attacks

In Scroll.in May 31, 2016 Colour matters. In India, it matters a lot. We knew that much before the recent attacks on people who are be...

Saturday, May 21, 2016

'Important for intellectuals to take sides': Academic Hiren Gohain on why the BJP is bad for Assam

This interview was done before the Assam election results were out. May 7, 2016 The Sahitya Akademi award winner feels the party has ...

RK Pachauri’s civil suit against a women’s rights lawyer could set a very dangerous precedent

Here's a catch up of various articles I've written for Scroll that I haven't posted on this blog. April 12, 2016 The move b...

Monday, April 04, 2016

Four problems Maharashtra can't wish away by chanting 'Bharat Mata ki jai'

My latest on Scroll.in on the Bharat Mata Ki Jai obsession: http://scroll.in/article/806121/mr-fadnavis-shouting-bharat-mata-ki-jai-wont-...

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Muzaffarnagar to Murthal

Indian Express, March 17, 2016 (Op-ed in Indian Express) When public figures speak violence, the fallout goes bey...

Sunday, March 06, 2016

Beyond Kanhaiya Kumar

March 6, 2016 Something really unusual and encouraging has been happening in the last days. Apart from JNU, which has been in ferment, ...

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Irom Sharmila: Woman who will not bend

March 2, 2016 The news this morning that Irom Sharmila, that indefatigable campaigner against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)...

Thursday, February 04, 2016

Maneka Gandhi’s suggestion on mandatory sex tests aims to absolve doctors of blame for foeticide

Feb 4, 2016 on Scroll.in The minister’s remarks are a response to a campaign by the medical c...

Friday, January 22, 2016

To understand why job quotas for women don't go far enough, take a ride on a Mumbai train

January 22, 2016 in Scroll.in Employers should recognise that women start working long before they get ...

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Why Haryana CM's claim that state's sex ratio has improved is dangerous for women

On scroll.in Tuesday January 19, 2016 Opinion By claiming that the declining sex ratio can be turned around by a high-profile...

Monday, January 11, 2016

Unheard voices

The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Jan 10, 2016 in Share A note to my readers: After a run of 22 years in The Hindu (and before t...

Monday, December 21, 2015

Maneka Gandhi is right

The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, December 20, 2015 The Hindu R.K. Pachauri continues to head TERI while his successor is yet to ...

Sunday, December 06, 2015

Is violence the new normal?

The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, December 6, 2015 The Hindu Has violence against women become so commonplace in India that we have...

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Talking Taboo The open discussion on menstruation is #Happy To Bleed's biggest achievement Started by a college st...

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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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