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Perspective

We invite articles from Indian writers for our column "Perspective" . These articles should be humorous and entertaining, for a light reading. Please see our Terms & Conditions before submitting the article.


Read Our Previous Articles on "Perspective" here.


Mars vs Venus - By Vimala Ramu new
The Bandicoot and the Specs - By Vimala Ramu
Comedy of Errors - By Vimala Ramu
Of Indian Railways & Train Journeys- By Sneha Subramanian Kanta
Mothers-in-law and Daughters-in-law - By Vimala Ramu
"Snow and Me" By Geetashree Chatterjee
Disillusioned - By Sneha Subramanian Kanta
English - By Padmaja
Madame Terminator - - By Vimala Ramu


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The Bandicoot and the Specs  starstarstarstarstar
I wear specs- bifocal and photo chromatic. I wear it all the time except in bed and in bathroom.

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Mothers-in-law and Daughters-in-law  starstarstarstarstar
Recently one of my friends sent me a joke which ran like this:

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Snow And Me  starstarstarstarstar
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Madame Terminator  starstarstarstarstar
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" I am an Advocate .... "  starstarstarstarstar
"I am an advocate, you see!!! If I cannot decipher it how do you think the general public can? Do you have any idea of the Right to Information Act?"

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A Kind Deed  starstarstarstarstar
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Sheer Common Sense  starstarstarstarstar
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An Ode To My Students....  starstarstarstarstar
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I could not see the world end!  starstarstarstarstar
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The Unwelcomed Rain  starstarstarstarstar
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- Charlie Harvey


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Artist on Tour  starstarstarstarstar
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The Railway Ticket  starstarstarstarstar
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The Illusion  starstarstarstarstar
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Cooked with Love  starstarstarstarstar
Whenever I prepare a dish at home, a special one, or for a guest, I inevitably think all those who too had prepared something with love for me. It’s amazing ...

Postings to New Delhi  starstarstarstarstar
Getting a posting to New Delhi was tantamount to opening a tourist house for relatives and visitors. This was not the case just with us but any South Indian ...

Body In The Bedroom!  starstarstarstarstar
The houses these days are planned well. Every comfort and convenience of the residents is taken into consideration. For example, the light switches are ...

The Globalized Sheila  starstarstarstarstar
We are living in very different times. Sooner we realize it the better. Gone are the days of those submissive maids who stuck to their jobs diligently....

Learn To Say “No”  starstarstarstarstar
I was a Scary-pooh when I was in school.

I was always scared of almost everything. Be it the class performance or the recital competition, everything ...

The Salted Nuts  starstarstarstarstar

Among all the snacks, salted nuts have always been my favorite. Though in later life I have tasted salted cashew nuts from Goa, salted pistachios from ...

The Unfinished Article  starstarstarstarstar
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The Post-Lunch Blues  starstarstarstarstar
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Social Get Togethers  starstarstarstarstar
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Come Fly With Me!  starstarstarstarstar
I found a butterfly in my room today! It opened the switch gate and memories came flooding in!

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Whirring of Wings  starstarstarstarstar
Its about two months back, when I went to visit my grandma, who was fighting her battle with the strange disease of modern life, I was overcome with unfathomable ...

Laddus For The Wedding  starstarstarstarstar
In India we used to have restrictions sometimes on bringing things from one state to another, particularly to a state where there was an acute shortage ...

The Harbingers of Spring  starstarstarstarstar
Mother's Day has long gone by but I still wanted to write about her. "Maa" as we most often call her here in India. Mother is a mother be it yours or mine....

Inner Silence  starstarstarstarstar
What do you do when your mind just want to sit still? Even uttering words an effort, just wanted to stare at the four corners of this room and listen yet ...

Thrift Shopping  starstarstarstarstar
One major attraction in visiting a foreign country was certainly the shopping part. Though sightseeing also occupied a major part of our schedule, well ...

Bamboo Floor  starstarstarstarstar
I have so many things going through my mind....many ideas and scenes playing non-stop. Picturing myself quilting a beautiful silk cloth of vivid colors,...

Nursery Chip on the Sill  starstarstarstarstar
Every morning in the past month, I have been waking up to the chirping of the baby squirrels, housed on my bedroom window. A few days ago, I had noticed ...

The Break  starstarstarstarstar
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Noise is Good  starstarstarstarstar
Why do advertisers make such a big issue of SILENT gadgets?

I for one prefer to have a washing machine that rattles like an old lady, a ‘frig’ that ...

You are caught!  starstarstarstarstar
With the modern cameras in the cell phones any kid can click to get excellent pictures. But, photography in the early days was a tiresome job.

Those ...

I Recognize You  starstarstarstarstar






It is only in the movies that one requires the help of a song to recognize a person whom one hasn’t seen for a long time. Either one of them ...

Comedy of Errors  starstarstarstarstar
It is a very common phenomenon wherein the children resemble their parents. But, in certain cases the boys take on the features of uncles and girls ...

Of Indian Railways and Train Journeys  starstarstarstarstar
I’ve always been fascinated by train journeys and train platforms, railway stations and the like. That said, I have a fondness for Indian Railways; part ...

Disillusioned   starstarstarstarstar
As far as I remember, I had always been a 'happy' loner since my school days. The reason I mention 'happy' is because most people have a connotation of ...

Rains - then and now  starstarstarstarstar
The rains make me nostalgic. When you live in a city for a long time, you get accustomed to the little things that happen around you, even the limited ...

Mysore Dasara  starstarstarstarstar
The Dasara Celebrations in Mysore which have been going on every year for a long time has been touted as a World famous show. Though we had been residents ...

Wrong Train   starstarstarstarstar
"Hurry Up" snarled Amma. I trudged behind her clutching my small bag tightly!! We were en route to Kerala for my yearly vacation from Jamshedpur. Dad was ...

A Holiday to Remember-contd..  starstarstarstarstar
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Lord of Mundane Things  starstarstarstarstar
This is a grand motherly tale......

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A sentimentalist or not...  starstarstarstarstar
While sitting here & listening to my favorite melody, something had crossed my mind...Countless days have passed, when someone has asked me before if I ...

Breakfast At Discount  starstarstarstarstar


Sales gimmicks grow more innovative with each passing day. A multi-storeyed Department Store in Bonn, came out with a novel way to lure customers ...

Mars vs Venus  starstarstarstar
“You know what happened the other day. I was talking to Sheela….”

“Which Sheela is it? Don’t shoot off without clearly telling me who it is”

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English  starstarstarstar
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