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Devdutt Pattanaik

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  1. ‘Male and on the lookout’: A journalist remembers Vinod Dua and entitled Indian men in the 1980s

    ‘Male and on the lookout’: A journalist remembers Vinod Dua and entitled Indian men in the 1980s
  2. Review: The best fitness trackers for running, swimming and cycling

    Review: The best fitness trackers for running, swimming and cycling
  3. Punjab: At least 58 killed as train hits crowd standing on track celebrating Dussehra in Amritsar

    Punjab: At least 58 killed as train hits crowd standing on track celebrating Dussehra in Amritsar
  4. A Ramayana told through Ravana’s eyes captures the pain of Sri Lanka’s war-affected women

    A Ramayana told through Ravana’s eyes captures the pain of Sri Lanka’s war-affected women
  5. Women journalists’ group criticises ‘The Wire’ for providing platform to Vinod Dua to mock #MeToo

    Women journalists’ group criticises ‘The Wire’ for providing platform to Vinod Dua to mock #MeToo

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  1. Watch: This is what happens when a drone collides with an aeroplane. It is not pretty

    Watch: This is what happens when a drone collides with an aeroplane. It is not pretty
  2. Watch: Banksy’s latest video reveals that the original plan was to shred the entire painting

    Watch: Banksy’s latest video reveals that the original plan was to shred the entire painting
  3. Watch this hilarious display of pedestrians’ plight in Bengaluru’s Malleshwaram

    Watch this hilarious display of pedestrians’ plight in Bengaluru’s Malleshwaram
  4. Your Morning Fix: No evidence of ‘love jihad' says NIA, ends probe into Kerala interfaith marriages

    Your Morning Fix: No evidence of ‘love jihad' says NIA, ends probe into Kerala interfaith marriages
  5. Watch this robot dog show off its dancing skills to ‘Uptown Funk’

    Watch this robot dog show off its dancing skills to ‘Uptown Funk’

The Reel

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  1. ‘Unsung hero, Pope of sound’: A documentary resurrects legendary mixing engineer Mangesh Desai

    ‘Unsung hero, Pope of sound’: A documentary resurrects legendary mixing engineer Mangesh Desai
  2. ‘More Madras than Chennai’: What draws Tamil filmmakers to the north of the city

    ‘More Madras than Chennai’: What draws Tamil filmmakers to the north of the city
  3. ‘Sarkar’ teaser: Vijay is a vigilante who wants to clean up politics

    ‘Sarkar’ teaser: Vijay is a vigilante who wants to clean up politics
  4. In Bengali film ‘Jonaki’, a dream world merges with the waking state

    In Bengali film ‘Jonaki’, a dream world merges with the waking state
  5. ‘Mithai’ trailer: Rahul Ramakrishna and Priyadarshi on a madcap adventure

    ‘Mithai’ trailer: Rahul Ramakrishna and Priyadarshi on a madcap adventure

The Field

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  1. Indian tennis: Prajnesh Gunneswaran storms into ATP Ningbo Challenger final

    Indian tennis: Prajnesh Gunneswaran storms into ATP Ningbo Challenger final
  2. Youth Olympics silver medallist Tababi Devi to donate traditional competition attire to IOC museum

    Youth Olympics silver medallist Tababi Devi to donate traditional competition attire to IOC museum
  3. Aditya Tare’s 71 helps Mumbai beat Delhi by four wickets and lift Vijay Hazare Trophy

    Aditya Tare’s 71 helps Mumbai beat Delhi by four wickets and lift Vijay Hazare Trophy
  4. Grand Slams’ on-court coaching rule needs change, says former US Open champ Sloane Stephens

    Grand Slams’ on-court coaching rule needs change, says former US Open champ Sloane Stephens
  5. IPL 2019: Quinton de Kock moves from RCB to Mumbai Indians in trade window

    IPL 2019: Quinton de Kock moves from RCB to Mumbai Indians in trade window