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, June 25, 2019

We cannot give up

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I don't know about you, but I have not been able to watch that video of Tabriz Ansari of Jharkhand being beaten to death. I w...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Has Priyanka Chaturvedi failed women by joining the Shiv Sena – or shown how to survive in politics?

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First published in Scroll.in Priyanka Chaturvedi has failed women in politics. Or perhaps she is showing them the only way to survi...

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Goodbye Darryl

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I should have posted this last month but here it is anyway, my tribute to my friend and former colleague, an exceptional journalist and hum...

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Here’s proof that the print media in India is alive and kicking

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My column in Scroll.in The print media in India is alive and kicking. If there were any doubts about this, the last few weeks...

Friday, February 08, 2019

Why We Should Remember Gauri Lankesh

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First published in The Wire on January 29, 2019 If she had lived, Gauri Lankesh would have been 57 today. Even as we note this, we shou...

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Saturday, January 26, 2019

On being a Readers' Editor

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I was appointed Readers' Editor for the digital platform Scroll.in, which turns five today, last month. This is what it means: ...

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Vanishing -- our hills and our wild creatures

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Photo by David Clode on Unsplash The Indian Express today carried an editorial on October 31 that ...

Monday, October 22, 2018

Sexual Harassment: The more things change, the more they remain the same

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With all the stories of sexual harassment, sexual assualt and inappropriate behaviour by men that are pouring out on social media as part o...

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Monday, October 15, 2018

And meanwhile, there is climate change

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In a week when one of the main talking points in India has been the #MeToo campaign and the outing by a dozen women journalists of the sexu...

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

#MeToo in newsrooms will have achieved its purpose if Indian media houses simply enforce the law

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We must foster a newsroom culture where everyone is respected for what they bring to the table as professionals, irrespective of their g...

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Tuesday, October 02, 2018

The man we would like to forget

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Some thoughts on Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary October 2, 2018. Not just another Gandhi Jayanti. I...

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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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