An Indian colloquial expression meaning upside-down, topsy-turvy, or in complete disorder. The reduplication (ulta + pulta) follows a common Hindustani intensifying pattern where a word is paired with a rhyming or echo form to amplify its meaning. Used freely to describe physical mess, confused thinking, or any situation gone sideways.
After the monsoon hit, the whole schedule went ulta-pulta.
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(India) upside-down; in disarray.
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