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.

Friday, September 24, 2021

Why do we keep ignoring violations of journalists’ rights in Kashmir?

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry.com on September 16, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/09/16/why-do-we-keep-ignoring-violati...

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

From climate change to healthcare: Why is there no space for these issues in Big Media?

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 3, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/09/03/from-climate-change-to-healthcare-wh...

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Media lessons from Afghanistan: Look at processes, not just events

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on August 19, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/08/19/media-lessons-from-afghanistan-look-at...

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Mumbai’s mochis are back!

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Written on August 14, 2021 A day before we have to suffer speeches reeking of hypocrisy to mark our Independence Day, I was reminded yet...

Friday, August 06, 2021

Dalit child’s ‘rape’ in Delhi shows all that’s wrong with our country

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on August 5, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/08/05/dalit-childs-rape-in-delhi-shows-all-th...

Saturday, July 24, 2021

From denial to claims it ‘maligns’ India, the government’s response to Pegasus is predictable

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Broken News Published on July 22, 2021 in Newslaundry Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/07/22/from-denial-to-claims-it-maligns-india-t...

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Will mainstream media show the same attention to the Bhima Koregaon case as it did to Stan Swamy’s death?

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Broken News Published on July 8, 2021 in Newslaundry Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/07/08/will-mainstream-media-show-the-same-atten...

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Should Indian media constantly call out the powerful for peddling falsehoods?

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on June 24, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/06/24/should-indian-media-constantly-call-out-...

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Why, despite SC’s Vinod Dua ruling, dissenting journalists won’t be safe

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on June 10, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/06/10/why-despite-scs-vinod-dua-ruling-dissenti...

Friday, June 04, 2021

Riverside graves of the Covid dead tell a story of the media’s failure

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on May 27, 2021 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/05/27/riverside-graves-of-the-covid-dead-tell-a...

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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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