Although we don't solicit article-length manuscripts, short humour contributions from
you are welcome. You will be paid Rs.1000 for true, unpublished stories in these
regular features :
Life's Like That : Send us anecdotes from your experiences which reveal human nature and provide appealing or humorous sidelights on everyday life in India.
Humour in Uniform : Contributions must describe humorous experiences of men and women in uniform, particularly those in our armed forces.
College Rags : Stories about experiences on the college or university campus.
Tales Out of School : Funny stories about life in school.
All in a Day's Work : Humorous happenings on the job.
Virtual Hilarity : Computer Humour.
For original items used in Laughter, the Best Medicine, Quotable Quotes, Picturesque Speech
and elsewhere, we pay according to published word count.
Rs 250 will be paid to the first contributor of an item that we use, - a joke, anecdote, quip or quote - that has been previously published or broadcast on radio or TV.
Your original contributions, which should be less than 300 words, become our property upon publication and payment. Previously published material must have the source's name, date and page number. Please also include your name, address, e-mail ID, if any and phone number. Please mail your submission, mentioning the appropriate feature to :
Alternatively, to make your submission online, you can Log
On to Submit Your Joke. If you are a new user, you will need to Register
Yourself to Make a Submission.
Contributions cannot be acknowledged or returned, but if we are likely to publish them, we will get back to you.
Local Re-prints and Story Ideas We also welcome articles from local or regional publications. This includes items for our
Everyday Heroes feature. Please include a summary in English if it is from a non-English source, and mail it, with a clipping, quoting exact source and date to :
