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Bijal Vachharajani

Bijal Vachharajani is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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  1. What explains the silence among Muslim communities on the Ayodhya judgment?

    What explains the silence among Muslim communities on the Ayodhya judgment?
  2. Meet the Alauddin Khilji who asked, ‘I have 1,600 wives. Why Padmavati?’

    Meet the Alauddin Khilji who asked, ‘I have 1,600 wives. Why Padmavati?’
  3. Watch: Anna Kendrick is back on the ‘Between the Scenes’ segment of Trevor Noah’s show

    Watch: Anna Kendrick is back on the ‘Between the Scenes’ segment of Trevor Noah’s show
  4. ‘Does not tyranny spring from democracy?’ How Plato’s 380 BC philosophy is truer than ever today

    ‘Does not tyranny spring from democracy?’ How Plato’s 380 BC philosophy is truer than ever today
  5. Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years ago. The results were terrifying

    Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years ago. The results were terrifying

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  1. Watch: Satire collective ‘Official PeeingHuman’ compares the coverage of JNU protests on TV channels

    Watch: Satire collective ‘Official PeeingHuman’ compares the coverage of JNU protests on TV channels
  2. Watch: Komodo dragon buries its head in a turtle shell and devours it

    Watch: Komodo dragon buries its head in a turtle shell and devours it
  3. Watch: Anna Kendrick is back on the ‘Between the Scenes’ segment of Trevor Noah’s show

    Watch: Anna Kendrick is back on the ‘Between the Scenes’ segment of Trevor Noah’s show
  4. Watch: Former Pakistan President Musharraf called Osama bin Laden ‘a hero’ in this undated video

    Watch: Former Pakistan President Musharraf called Osama bin Laden ‘a hero’ in this undated video
  5. Watch: Students attack female child welfare official in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh

    Watch: Students attack female child welfare official in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh

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  1. Ken Loach tribute: British cinema’s angry old man is still raging about the issues that matter

    Ken Loach tribute: British cinema’s angry old man is still raging about the issues that matter
  2. ‘If there’s one successful sci-fi movie, there will be 20 more’: ‘House Arrest’ director Samit Basu

    ‘If there’s one successful sci-fi movie, there will be 20 more’: ‘House Arrest’ director Samit Basu
  3. Documentary on disgraced yoga guru Bikram Choudhury uncovers a trail of hot air and half-truths 

    Documentary on disgraced yoga guru Bikram Choudhury uncovers a trail of hot air and half-truths 
  4. Ashish Shakya on stand-up comedy: ‘You need to have passion and the ability to keep it alive’

    Ashish Shakya on stand-up comedy: ‘You need to have passion and the ability to keep it alive’
  5. ‘Bypass Road’ movie review: A thriller with lots of red herrings and some stinkers

    ‘Bypass Road’ movie review: A thriller with lots of red herrings and some stinkers

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  1. Motorsports: Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo to retire after Valencia Grand Prix

    Motorsports: Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo to retire after Valencia Grand Prix
  2. Boxing: Satender, Poonam reach semi-finals as India assured of 12 medals in Asian Youth C’ships

    Boxing: Satender, Poonam reach semi-finals as India assured of 12 medals in Asian Youth C’ships
  3. Hockey: We have to create more scoreboard pressure on opponents during Olympics, says PR Sreejesh

    Hockey: We have to create more scoreboard pressure on opponents during Olympics, says PR Sreejesh
  4. ATP Finals: Federer to face Djokovic for place in semi-finals after Berrettini beats Thiem

    ATP Finals: Federer to face Djokovic for place in semi-finals after Berrettini beats Thiem

  5. Suspended Prithvi Shaw included in Mumbai’s squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20

    Suspended Prithvi Shaw included in Mumbai’s squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20