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.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

No gas and no vote: Inside the two-front war on the poor that mainstream media misses

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on April 9, 2026 The US and Israel-led war against Iran might, or might not, end as the world holds it...

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Fog of war or media smokescreen? When truth became a casualty in the Iran vs US-Israel conflict

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on March 27, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/03/27/fog-of-war-or-media-smokescreen-when-tru...

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

For Western and Indian press, people are just footnotes in the performance of war

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on March 12, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/03/12/for-western-and-indian-press-people-are-...

Friday, March 06, 2026

Media can’t kill India’s colonial mindset if it bows before VIPs

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on February 27, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/02/27/media-cant-kill-indias-colonial-min...

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Connecting the dots: From ‘Devbhoomi’ to Mumbai, the communal targeting media won't see

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Broken News Published in Newslaundry on February 13, 2026 Link: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/02/13/connecting-the-dots-from-devbhoomi-...

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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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