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Menaka Rao

Menaka Rao is a Scroll.in staffer.

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  1. Five gold medals and a viral video: Why the brouhaha over Hima Das’ winning runs makes no sense

    Five gold medals and a viral video: Why the brouhaha over Hima Das’ winning runs makes no sense
  2. Karnataka: Independent MLAs who moved Supreme Court for floor test seek to withdraw plea

    Karnataka: Independent MLAs who moved Supreme Court for floor test seek to withdraw plea
  3. Humans of Assam: This BJP leader was born in Assam in 1964 but still did not make it to the NRC

    Humans of Assam: This BJP leader was born in Assam in 1964 but still did not make it to the NRC
  4. ‘A spiritual experience’: An unusually blue sky in Mumbai sends Twitter into raptures

    ‘A spiritual experience’: An unusually blue sky in Mumbai sends Twitter into raptures
  5. Akshay Kumar’s next film on Chandrayaan-2? Twitter mocks actor for films on Indian moments of glory

    Akshay Kumar’s next film on Chandrayaan-2? Twitter mocks actor for films on Indian moments of glory

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  1. Watch: Karnataka BJP legislator dances to celebrate as HD Kumaraswamy's government loses trust vote

    Watch: Karnataka BJP legislator dances to celebrate as HD Kumaraswamy's government loses trust vote
  2. Watch: This ghazal (and a poem) draws attention to mob lynching in India

    Watch: This ghazal (and a poem) draws attention to mob lynching in India
  3. Watch: Hasan Minhaj discusses racially-offensive names of places in the US

    Watch: Hasan Minhaj discusses racially-offensive names of places in the US
  4. ‘I like Pakistani reporters much better than American reporters’: US President Donald Trump

    ‘I like Pakistani reporters much better than American reporters’: US President Donald Trump
  5. Watch: Would you believe rap songs can be performed to the beat of a mridangam?

    Watch: Would you believe rap songs can be performed to the beat of a mridangam?

The Reel

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  1. ‘Mission Mangal’ film about ‘ordinary people setting out to do extraordinary things’, says director

    ‘Mission Mangal’ film about ‘ordinary people setting out to do extraordinary things’, says director
  2. ‘Jackpot’ trailer: Revathi and Jyothika team up for action comedy

    ‘Jackpot’ trailer: Revathi and Jyothika team up for action comedy
  3. Watch: All fear the all-powerful Kamal in allegorical film ‘Megalapolis’

    Watch: All fear the all-powerful Kamal in allegorical film ‘Megalapolis’
  4. ‘Batla House’ film is about ‘greyness beyond dramatic sound bytes’, says director Nikkhil Advani

    ‘Batla House’ film is about ‘greyness beyond dramatic sound bytes’, says director Nikkhil Advani
  5. 1980s revisited: How the VCR changed my social life and made me a Very Important Person

    1980s revisited: How the VCR changed my social life and made me a Very Important Person

The Field

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  1. Sandip Pradhan set to take over as Sports Authority of India Director General

    Sandip Pradhan set to take over as Sports Authority of India Director General
  2. BCCI formally approves independent Indian Cricketers Association for former players

    BCCI formally approves independent Indian Cricketers Association for former players
  3. Boxing: With President’s Cup win, Shiva Thapa shows he is finding his feet ahead of Tokyo 2020

    Boxing: With President’s Cup win, Shiva Thapa shows he is finding his feet ahead of Tokyo 2020
  4. Watch: Out or not out? Batsman survives despite getting bowled in bizarre incident

    Watch: Out or not out? Batsman survives despite getting bowled in bizarre incident
  5. Badminton: HS Prannoy beats Srikanth, Satwiksairaj and Chirag advance in first round of Japan Open

    Badminton: HS Prannoy beats Srikanth, Satwiksairaj and Chirag advance in first round of Japan Open