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Ipsita Chakravarty

Ipsita Chakravarty is a Scroll.in staffer.

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  1. ‘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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Was it fair for the World Bank to order Pakistan to pay $5.8 billion to a mining company?

    Was it fair for the World Bank to order Pakistan to pay $5.8 billion to a mining company?
  5. Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy resigns as CM after Congress-JD(S) coalition loses majority by 6 votes

    Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy resigns as CM after Congress-JD(S) coalition loses majority by 6 votes

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  1. 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
  2. Watch: Hasan Minhaj discusses racially-offensive names of places in the US

    Watch: Hasan Minhaj discusses racially-offensive names of places in the US
  3. ‘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
  4. 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?

  5. Watch: Here’s how a little snake caught in a glue-trap was set free

    Watch: Here’s how a little snake caught in a glue-trap was set free

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. ‘You’re a loser, I win’: Swimmer Sun Yang responds as Duncan Scott refuses to share podium at Worlds

    ‘You’re a loser, I win’: Swimmer Sun Yang responds as Duncan Scott refuses to share podium at Worlds
  2. Ashes 2019: Bowlers dominate day one of Australia’s warm-up match in Hampshire

    Ashes 2019: Bowlers dominate day one of Australia’s warm-up match in Hampshire
  3. Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev dies from brain injuries sustained in a fight

    Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev dies from brain injuries sustained in a fight
  4. Despite uncertain future, Gareth Bale bails out Real Madrid in friendly win against Arsenal

    Despite uncertain future, Gareth Bale bails out Real Madrid in friendly win against Arsenal
  5. Wrestling: WFI postpones trial of 74 kg to second week of August after injuries to top wrestlers

    Wrestling: WFI postpones trial of 74 kg to second week of August after injuries to top wrestlers