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Kalpana Sharma
Kalpana Sharma is a regular Scroll.in contributor
This book reminds us of the stories of violence against women that are not told often enough
An excerpt from ‘The Silence And The Storm’, Kalpana Sharma’s examination of violence against women across India.
Kalpana Sharma
· Nov 21, 2019 · 10:30 am
One year after India’s #MeToo campaign, difficulties of finding legal justice become clear
Sexual harassment is probably one of the most difficult crimes to prove in court.
Kalpana Sharma
· Oct 05, 2019 · 06:30 am
The Readers’ Editor writes: Modi’s views on media’s neutrality and journalists’ bias are dangerous
In a recent interview to ‘The Indian Express’, the prime minister interpreted neutrality as being pliant to power.
Kalpana Sharma
· May 15, 2019 · 08:00 am
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‘It’s unscientific’: Doctors entrusted with Covid-19 vaccine trial slam ICMR’s August 15 deadline
Yesterday · 06:22 pm
Kanpur encounter: Accused Vikas Dubey’s house demolished; police officer suspended for alleged role
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The Readers’ Editor writes: India is in the midst of a water crisis. Why isn’t it an election issue?
No political party has articulated a clear vision of how to ensure India’s depleting water resources are conserved. Few journalists have covered the issue too.
Kalpana Sharma
· May 06, 2019 · 08:00 am
The Readers’ Editor writes: Is Arun Jaitley right to claim there are no ‘red lines’ for news sites?
The finance minister described Scroll.in, The Wire, The Caravan and The Leaflet as ‘institutional disruptors’ for reporting on a complaint against Ranjan Gogoi.
Kalpana Sharma
· Apr 23, 2019 · 09:28 am
Has Priyanka Chaturvedi failed women by joining the Shiv Sena – or shown how to survive in politics?
She claims to have quit the Congress over sexism. Yet, in going over to the Shiv Sena she seems to have missed the irony entirely (or perhaps deliberately).
Kalpana Sharma
· Apr 20, 2019 · 08:00 am
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The Readers’ Editor writes: Dear media, go beyond asking ordinary Indians, ‘Who will you vote for?’
Get a sense of what the country’s poor and marginalised voters are thinking and saying, what life is like for them, what they hope for the future.
Kalpana Sharma
· Apr 07, 2019 · 07:30 pm
The Readers’ Editor writes: The analogy of the virgin birth in a Scroll.in column was insensitive
However, the demand that the article be removed is clearly untenable.
Kalpana Sharma
· Mar 22, 2019 · 08:00 am
The Readers’ Editor writes: After Pulwama, IAF strike, media did not ask even the obvious questions
By minimising official communication, and maximising unofficial messages through a receptive media, the Centre has left several questions unanswered.
Kalpana Sharma
· Mar 01, 2019 · 08:00 am
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Yesterday · 10:08 am
Saroj Khan (1948-2020): The choreographer extraordinaire who transformed Hindi film dance forever
Yesterday · 08:35 am
Why we in India need to watch the filmed version of the blockbuster musical ‘Hamilton’
Yesterday · 08:00 am
The Readers’ Editor writes: Here’s proof that the print media in India is alive and kicking
Two reports in the ‘Business Standard’ and ‘The Hindu’ are a reminder of how journalism needs to be done.
Kalpana Sharma
· Feb 17, 2019 · 08:00 am
The Readers’ Editor writes: This election, media should give voice to the poor, not just politicians
A report card of the five years of the Narendra Modi government would be far more useful to voters than uncritical reports of what politicians say.
Kalpana Sharma
· Jan 25, 2019 · 07:30 pm
The Readers’ Editor writes: More than ‘pliable’, journalists must condemn attacks on colleagues
A Manipur journalist critical of CM has been sent to jail for a year. In Kerala, a cameraperson was attacked for doing her job during the Sabarimala protests.
Kalpana Sharma
· Jan 08, 2019 · 08:00 pm
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