India, Dec. 7 -- An entrepreneur and researcher has explained why he refuses to give up his Indian passport despite not having stayed in the country for the last nine years. Mayukh Panja has spent nearly a decade in Germany - first as a doctoral researcher, then as an employee, and now as the founder of AI firm Populations.

In a post shared on the social media platform X, Panja revealed that he is eligible to apply for a German passport. However, he prefers to hang on to his Indian citizenship.

Panja's reasons for refusing to give up his Indian passport are multifold. At its core, however, it boils down to the fact that he does not feel German.

"I have been here 9 + years and I became eligible for the German passport a year back. I cou...