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Personally, I don’t believe in God. I am willing to buy the idea that there is a supreme force somewhere, most probably not of material form. But I simply don’t believe in God in the manner that most Indians choose to believe he/she exists. I believe that most of us follow religion in much the same way as students follow their textbooks. We diligently follow our customs without understanding their meaning or reasons. Religion, as we follow it, is nothing but sheer hypocrisy. We have mastered the art of maintaining the highest religious standards together with the lowest moral standards.

I was reading some articles on Mouthshut.com on whether banning adult programmes on TV is justified. Well, I thought why not write a blog on it? In my view, banning adult programmes completely on TV is utterly ridiculous! In fact, banning most things are ridiculous, because bans rarely work.But more importantly, this discrimination towards adult [...]

This was a letter I had written to India Today way back in June, 2003. It was subsequently published (in part) in the ‘Letters to the Editor’ section of the next issue. I did not have a copy of that mail or the copy of that issue of India Today, but I recently found it [...]


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Hi, I'm Vijay Padiyar! I'm a friendly guy with a witty sense of humor. I was born in Baroda, Gujarat and am currently settled in Bangalore. I'm a Leo by birth and certainly by character! So pick up any good book on zodiac signs, flip to the Leo section, and you'll know me rather well!

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  • Vijay Padiyar: As already mentioned in the blog, it is calculated on Built-up Area only. Not on Carpet Area or Supe [...]
  • Prithviraj chitale: I want to know wheather property tax is calculated on builtup area or carpet area. Please reply. [...]
  • Sandeep Shete: I have tried to register at least 4 times,and it has been refused for absolutely illogical reasons.N [...]
  • Deepak Rao: The date for returning on acknowledgement slip refers to 29th august which was a sunday. I'd also li [...]
  • Deepak Rao: Hi Vijay, I'd applied for a new Ration Card on 28th july and the date given to me was a sunday 29th [...]