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, August 04, 2023

In the scramble for ‘exclusives’, media must follow caution while reporting from Manipur

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on July 28, 2023 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/07/28/in-the-scramble-for-exclusives-media-mus...

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Stories Big Media missed: Sexual assault in Manipur and, as always, climate reporting

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This column in Newslaundry was published a week before the ghastly video went viral of Kuki women being stripped, paraded naked, groped and ...

Monday, July 10, 2023

The people of Manipur should be the news – not just visits by politicians

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on June 30, 2023 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/06/30/the-people-of-manipur-should-be-the-news...

Tuesday, July 04, 2023

The Guillotine or slow bleed?

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I wrote this for the newly launched website of the People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) Link: https://pucl.org/manage-writings/th...

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Go to Kashmir to understand what life is like under an Emergency

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On the eve of the 48th anniversary of the Emergency, here's something I wrote for the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) website....

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Smriti Irani’s outburst, Modi’s lack of press conferences: Unpacking Indian govt’s hostility to the press

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on June 15, 2023 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/06/15/smriti-iranis-outburst-modis-lack-of-p...

Friday, June 16, 2023

Wrestlers' Protest: It's Time To Reflect

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An Opinion piece I wrote in Outlook Magazine on the protest by women wrestlers against sexual harassment. Link: https://www.outlookindia....

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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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