Vinay Payyapilly
Much ado about words
…the characteristics of our age is the growth of this culture of offendedness. – Salman Rushdie Untouchable, Black, Spic, Woman, Illegal...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jun 9, 20143 min read
A Schoolyard Spat
I must admit that I am partial towards Tharoor, not because of any personal affiliation or because he has been brilliant as a minister –...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 12, 20131 min read
The Nationalist Begging Bowl
There are a couple of problems I have with that argument. For one, most of the products mentioned are produced in India. They may be...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 10, 20133 min read
Heads I win, tails you lose
As with any competition, the favorites are already emerging and unfortunately the picture isn’t very pretty. Basically, the choices...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 7, 20131 min read
The Things that Disappeared
The telephone: In the 80s, getting a telephone in India was a major project. You applied for one and waited till hell froze over. I...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 23, 20133 min read
Saluting a bimbo
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151537377476050 Two things about this video strike me. Firstly, that Sridevi’s children got to see...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jun 21, 20132 min read
The Dreaded Editor
I must confess that in the older days, when I was younger and much more confident in my abilities, I would look at an editor as an...
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Vinay Payyapilly
May 24, 20132 min read
Breaking a custom
Taken from http://static.www.odcdn.com/images/us/od/promo/pages/cpd_form.jpg In a world where it is often proclaimed that “the customer...
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Vinay Payyapilly
May 17, 20131 min read
Flexible documents
http://www.cpnd.org/assets/images/jigsaw-pieces-red.png Today, most content is developed on word processors. This wonderful software give...
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Vinay Payyapilly
May 13, 20132 min read
Democracy and the freedom for the CBI
India today. The Central Bureau of Investigation is the premier investigation agency in India. Like the Supreme Court, the CBI often...
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Vinay Payyapilly
May 12, 20132 min read
A Forgettable Month for the PM
Manmohan Singh. Everything that could have gone wrong did and still, somehow, he clings to the chair and continues to degrade the highest...
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Vinay Payyapilly
May 10, 20131 min read
Nouns stacks
Image taken from http://dougcookrd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Confused-Woman.jpg Acme enables you to build agile software development...
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Vinay Payyapilly
May 5, 20131 min read
What if…
Let us take a look at the clues we have at our disposal. First, Sonia Gandhi refuses the prime minister’s post, albeit on the pressure...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 17, 20132 min read
I screwed up, now you have to help me
NDTV report on Jaipur tunnel accident NDTV carried a news story about a family (father, mother and two kids) who were travelling on a...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 7, 20133 min read
Unwelcome compliments
English: This is the California Attorney General’s official photograph. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) President Obama seems to have put his...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 30, 20131 min read
Where is the news?
According to wiki.answers.com, there are over 1600 news channels in India – 1600!!! When 24-hour news channels were announced, I was one...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 17, 20131 min read
Pacific Islands
30 ml – Bacardi 30 ml – Smirnoff A dash of Citrus Blue Lime juice Club Sode Preparation: Pour 30 ml of Bacardi into a glass. Add 30 ml of...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 6, 20132 min read
Moral policing – When it is right? When is it wrong?
The Slate’s Culture Gabfest This week’s Slate Culture Gabfest opened up a very interesting thought for me. In this episode they take up...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 5, 20132 min read
Road trip: Hyderabad – Aluva [Dec 2012]
Nothing catches my imagination or fires me up as much as taking a road trip. Add to that the excitement of doing my first long trip in my...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 19, 20122 min read
Rape is not about sex
The heinous, barbaric act of rape on a Delhi bus has the entire country up in arms. About time, I would say. There have been over 400...
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