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A spectator's take on life

Vinay Payyapilly

Apr 30, 20173 min read

Chotta Rajan: The Making of a Criminal

Almost everyone in India knows the name of Chotta Rajan today. He is a career criminal and, most probably, deserves all the punishment...

Vinay Payyapilly

Nov 30, 20122 min read

Selling our Gods short

Does having an image of Christ on my car dashboard make me a better Christian? Does going to church every Sunday make me one? Does it...

Vinay Payyapilly

Jan 9, 20122 min read

Hyd-Madgao-Panchgani-Hyd

2500 km over 10 days – that was my year-end holiday road trip. The first leg of the journey was from Hyderabad to Goa. The trip was close...

Vinay Payyapilly

Mar 17, 20101 min read

Why India is a Blueprint for the Future

In 1947, as India awoke to freedom and self-governance, the world sat back and waited. Everybody waited, smug in the knowledge that India...

Vinay Payyapilly

Jun 8, 20042 min read

A Festival of Lights

Diwali is up on us. For me festivals are a collage of memories. As I near each one, pictures of the previous instances of that festival...

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