Kalpana Sharma (India)

Kalpana Sharma is an independent journalist, columnist, and author based in Mumbai, India. With over five decades in journalism, she has held senior positions at Himmat Weekly, Indian Express, Times of India, The Hindu, and Economic & Political Weekly. She currently writes a regular media column for Newslaundry.com, where she examines questions of press freedom, accountability, and representation.

Her reporting has long focused on environmental, urban, and developmental issues, as well as gender, human rights, and the role of media in shaping public discourse. Sharma is the author of The Silence and the Storm: Narratives of Violence against Women in India and Rediscovering Dharavi: Stories from Asia’s Largest Slum. She has also edited Single by Choice: Happily Unmarried Women and Missing Half the Story: Journalism as if Gender Matters, works that highlight feminist perspectives often overlooked in mainstream narratives.

Sharma’s career reflects a deep commitment to amplifying marginalized voices and to practicing journalism that foregrounds equity, justice, and gender-sensitive analysis in both national and global contexts.