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A tragedy of comic blunders
How does one become an Indian citizen? I wonder if any one of us who identify as such have ever given it a thought. If you are not an...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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The heritage obsession
A friend recently returned from London and was recounting his experiences. Most of it was the usual stuff of how impressive things are in...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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Work-life balanceÂ
In India, over 11000 people (about the seating capacity of Cameron basketball stadium at Duke University) in the private sector committed...
Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 27, 20233 min read
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Callous Echoes: Unmasking Our Reactions to Tragedy
Shankar is a daily-wage worker. Married with three kids, he is as good a husband and father as can be expected. There is nothing overtly...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 19, 20234 min read
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The price of protecting and preserving monuments
Here are some statistics to set things up: According to the 2011 census, India has close to 2 million homeless people. The average square...
Vinay Payyapilly
May 22, 20233 min read
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Rethinking our cities
We must rethink our cities. The current FSI rules have forced our cities to grow horizontally. They are like an ever-growing organism...
Vinay Payyapilly
May 10, 20233 min read
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Reclaiming public spaces
I first consciously noticed how badly we treat our common spaces when someone I know, who is fanatical about cleanliness, reached over...
Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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Why we need traffic jams
Traffic jams, the bane of modern living, lead to increased commute time, pollution from idling vehicles, and flared tempers. The...
Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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Technical writing in a ChatGPT world
Such paradigm-shifting technologies grow the industry or force people upstream.
Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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What’s in a name?
Time is like a summer breeze, in constant motion. History is a series of snapshots, each showing but one flutter of the leaf at a time.
Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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Writing self reviews at work
Performance reviews are a checkpoint to see whether the employee and the management are on the same page
Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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What women want
Is it so strange then that men ask, what do women want?
Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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Culture wars and the clothes we wear
Culture evolves to reflect the times in which we live. It changes to reflect our needs.
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Making cycling count
As an avid cyclist, I can attest to the pleasures of cycling. I am happiest when I am on the cycle. After you take up cycling, you follow...
Vinay Payyapilly
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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The best upgrade to your cycle
As a regular cyclist, beginners often ask me on what the best upgrade is to make to a cycle. One can approach this question from various...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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Vikram (Tamil, 2022)
As is the norm in the Karan Johan school of filmmaking, Vikram’s release was preceded my huge promotions. It started with the star cast –...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jun 12, 20223 min read
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Samsung Dex, a game changer
Alright, let me admit it up front, I am quite excited today because I finally got my Samsung Dex to work. But the excitement from making...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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What women want
I am not a big fan of the Olympics. Not that I have anything specific against the Olympics, it’s just that I find that nation-based...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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Affirmative Action
A strange thing you will see in Indian restaurants is the Family room.
Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 23, 20212 min read
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Toofaan (2021)
You don’t have to win to win. To win, you have to be better than what you thought you could be. At that moment, irrespective of where you pl
Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 19, 20213 min read
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