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Vinay Payyapilly

Jul 26, 20182 min read

Why the government regularly screws up on policy

I am a regular listener to the podcasts from Pragati. I also read the articles on their website (www.thinkpragati.com). Now that that’s...

Vinay Payyapilly

Sep 6, 20122 min read

The indifference of power

In Koodankulam, the people protest the building of a nuclear facility. The government slaps sedition cases on the victims and go ahead...

Vinay Payyapilly

Aug 10, 20122 min read

Sedition and the common man

An increasingly scary trend has emerged in our country – people being put into prison on charges of sedition for voicing their opinions...

Vinay Payyapilly

Jul 26, 20122 min read

Why India needs a democratic Congress party

Pranab Mukherjee is the thirteenth president of the Republic of India after a bitter election. There is a feeling among one section,...

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

Jul 31, 20071 min read

To apologize or not to apologize

Govt, police ‘let off the hook’ Haneef inquiry (Photo credit: publik16) The Australian government has categorically stated that they will...

Vinay Payyapilly

Jun 27, 20072 min read

Is India Free?

Wrote this as a reply to a post on Orkut asking the question in the subject line. *** Is India free? The answer is an emphatic Yes and...

Vinay Payyapilly

Jun 8, 20042 min read

To control or not to control

Control is very much like nirvana, everybody wants it, many try to achieve it and very few actually ever get it. Control also shares one...

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