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Non-XML to XML: A Help site’s coming-of-age story
It was somewhere in 2019 that we decided that it was time to grow up and use a real documentation tool. Up till that point, we were using...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 4, 20234 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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A stray problem
The tiny state of Kerala is up in arms over free-range dogs. The menace of these dogs to people is real. They hunt in packs and if you...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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Using the cycle to commute
I cycled to work every day last week. Before this, I would cycle to work on and off, but never as a regular thing. There are too many...
Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 30, 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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Pavement Conversations, Episode 14: Single Living with Sirisha
In this episode, I talk to Sirisha about how it is for a young woman to leave her home and move to a new city to start a career and a...
Vinay Payyapilly
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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Pavement Conversations, Episode 13: Cycling with Niha
In this episode, I talk to Niha about how she took to long-distance cycling. We talk about her early struggles to get acceptance and her...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 20, 20211 min read
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Pavement Conversations, Episode 12, Mentoring women
In this episode, I talk to Lalitha Vaidyanath about her work with the Thrive with Mentoring initiative. This group of experience women...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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Good morning
It's 5 in the morning, the alarm goes off on the phone. You wish there is a power surge at that moment and the damn thing would just blow...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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The bottle on my table
It sits there inert, not moving. But I know it is alert. The moment I feel thirsty, all I need to do is reach out and grab it by its...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 12, 20211 min read
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Pavement Conversations, Episode 11: Ride for the children
A very different format this time. Instead of me asking my guest questions, Srilakshmi asks me about my Ride for the Children initiative...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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Pavement Conversations, Episode 10: Lock down experiences with Leena
In this episode, I talk to Leena Kejriwal about how she navigated the lockdown in a new city. Leena's website Missing Link Trust Music by...
Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 28, 20211 min read
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Episode 9: Lockdown Blues with Mariam
In this episode, I talk to Mariam about her life under the lockdown. One of the earliest shows I recorded, you can hear how much fun we...
Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 20, 20211 min read
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Episode 8: Traveling Solo with Shruti
In this episode, I talk to Shruti, who takes up solo travels to explore the country.
Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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Kuruthi (2021) – A brave film, apt for the times
As the story hurtles along like a runaway train, you are a passenger but are powerless to do anything to stop the wreck.
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 30, 20211 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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Mimi (2021): A movie with so many lost opportunities
As a movie, Mimi is a typical Ayushman Khurrana kind of film. Take a little discussed topic and wrap it up in a lot of comedy with...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) – The movie Bollywood forgot how to make
Yes, I am recommending you watch this movie multiple times.
Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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