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.

Monday, September 30, 2024

The paradox of India’s woman politician

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Article in The Hindu Sunday Magazine Published on September 29, 2024 Link: https://www.thehindu.com/society/india-woman-politician-balance-...

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Blank Editorials Of Emergency: When Silence Speaks

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Published in Outlook magazine on September 19, 2024 Link: https://www.outlookindia.com/national/the-blank-editorials-of-emergency-when-silen...

Window of hope, yet little changed in media accountability in Modi 3.0

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 19, 2024 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/19/window-of-hope-yet-little-changed-in...

Monday, September 16, 2024

Same formats, few deep-dives: The media misses the women safety news peg again

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on September 5, 2024 Rape, sexual assault, harassment, women’s safety – these words have found their wa...

Friday, September 06, 2024

Beyond the outrage: Media coverage of Kolkata rape-murder case has many blind spots

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on August 22, 2024 Independence Day this year will be remembered not for the predictable statements mad...

Thursday, August 22, 2024

In Hindenburg fallout, serious questions cordoned off by the media’s noise

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on August 14, 2024 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/08/14/in-hindenburg-fallout-serious-questi...

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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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