Vinay PayyapillyApr 9, 20202 min readDefining NationhoodWhen we claim a piece of land as an integral part of our country, does that include the people who live on that piece of land? Nations...
Vinay PayyapillyFeb 14, 20202 min readWhat is Citizenship?WIKIMEDIA COMMONS – N.N. / http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survivors_liberation_dachau.jpg Citizenship has meant different things...
Vinay PayyapillyFeb 5, 20203 min readWhy the CAA/NRC is not just silly but dangerousLet’s leave the right and wrong of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NCR) aside for a moment and...
Vinay PayyapillyNov 8, 20071 min readPassport WoesSo we decided to get Sid his own passport. It was supposed to be a pretty straightforward thing. I have a passport, my wife has one, we...