It’s time for another freedom struggle: A Midnight’s Child looks back on India’s 70-year journey

The clear stream of reason has lost its way, says a journalist born in 1947. We must take the pledge of dedication to the service of India afresh.

Kalpana Sharma

· Aug 15, 2017 · 12:01 am

Behind closed doors: Noida society row shows the ugly truth of how India’s elite view their ‘help’

Beyond the fracas at Mahagun Moderne are larger questions about how Indian society turns a blind eye to crass exploitation.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jul 21, 2017 · 08:00 am

Media in the Modi era: How did India’s watchdog press become so docile?

The government does not need to impose any kind of direct curb on the media.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jun 16, 2017 · 08:00 am

NDTV raids: The BJP’s saffron-tinted view of India has no room for a watchdog media

The message to critics is clear: We are watching you and will find ways to silence you.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jun 06, 2017 · 08:00 am

Sahayak sting: The Army has a few questions to answer – but so does the media

But we might never know the full truth.

Kalpana Sharma

· Apr 01, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Tribute: Sharad Rao (1940-2016), the man who could bring Mumbai to a halt

The trade union movement lost one of its most vociferous voices on Thursday.

Kalpana Sharma

· Sep 03, 2016 · 05:30 am

Broken News: Bulandshahr rape coverage shows how badly the media needs lessons in sensitivity

More than three-and-a-half years since the ghastly gang rape in Delhi, the media has learned nothing about how to cover sexual assault.

Kalpana Sharma

· Aug 04, 2016 · 09:45 pm

In Naga villages, sustainable farming is being undermined by need to earn cash for medicine, schools

Economic transformations are undercutting the self-sufficient nature of traditional societies.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jun 23, 2016 · 12:30 pm

Yes, it's time for a re-think – by people trying to deflect charges of sex crimes by their friends

An item in a Mumbai tabloid on Thursday said that journalist Tarun Tejpal, who is facing rape charges, had merely committed a 'grave error'.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jun 09, 2016 · 03:17 pm

In politics and property ownership, there’s no space for Nagaland's women

The state has never had a woman legislator and representation in local bodies is almost non-existent. Change is taking place, but it's too gradual.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jun 01, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Africa is not a country: How the Indian government and media have mishandled the racist attacks

The last week has reiterated what we've long known: that black lives don't matter.

Kalpana Sharma

· May 31, 2016 · 10:30 am

'Important for intellectuals to take sides': Academic Hiren Gohain on why the BJP is bad for Assam

The Sahitya Akademi award winner feels the party has been exposed as fascist and would wreck the communal harmony in the state should it come to power.

Kalpana Sharma

· May 07, 2016 · 05:30 pm