Articles by Israel Jayakaran 2008-07-29 I am sure you would have heard about ‘pay toilets’ and also used it once in a while. You won’t find them in small towns and villages in India. Even in the cities t..read on TONGUE RINGS, BELLY RINGS and ……… ? 2008-07-22 Imagine, you are walking on a city road all by yourself. You see an young woman coming towards you from the opposite direction and is very close to you. Would you look at her ..read on HERE IS A NEW FERTILISER FOR THE WORLD 2008-06-26 The other day I saw a well dressed man urinating into the sewage canal right in broad day light.. “Shame ..read on THE RAGGING SEASON IS HERE 2008-06-11 Isn’t it strange that while most school children detest Monday mornings because they have to go to school after a hectic week end, they look forw..read on The Post Action Wisdom 2008-04-29 The other evening Victor charged into his house blowing fire and smoke while his wife stood wondering what could have happened. Meantime, Victor was throwing curses at himself, “How..read on To Kiss or Not To Kiss 2008-04-22 That news item that early morning captured my attention whole sale and pinned it to my mind like a darted pin. Some British office workers have debated if they should kiss their customers or shake hand with them. After a serious discussio..read on WHAT DO THE MONKEYS THINK ABOUT US? 2008-04-08 Well, according to the Darwin theory, the human race is supposed to be the descendants of monkeys through the evolution process. In which case, why do monkeys exist even now and continue ..read on A slow coach monkey learner 2008-04-02 Right from my school days I had a great fascination for monkeys, at their way of playing and fighting etc. Whenever there was a monkey show on the roadside I just couldn’t help stopping and watching the drama or skit executed by the..read on Fast for better Health 2008-03-25 Fasting is one of the most popular forms of democratic protests in India. The late Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, is perhaps the originator of this modus operandi &nbs..read on THE LOUSY, SILENT and FAST 2008-03-18 I don’t know about your country but in my India and in my Metropolitan city in particular, I am totally disenchanted with the services provided by various tradesmen, such as plumbers, signboard..read on Bald and Beautiful 2008-03-11 A man keeps his hair according to the existing style when young and according to the existing hair when old. True or not? &nbs..read on Are you using the correct honorific titles? 2008-03-04 I was sure I hadn’t made any grammatical blunder when I said, “Collins told me to report here, Sir.” Collins, a British national, happened to be the Vice Principal of my college. &..read on The History of St. Thomas Mount, Madras, India 2008-02-19 &nbs..read on DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY BEHIND VALENTINE’S DAY? 2008-02-15 Ah, here is 14 February ! Another Valentine’s day for the year 2008. The world celebrates this day by sending cards, flowers and gifts to their lovers. ..read on A run-away at fourteen 2008-02-07 Some small incidents or encounters during your young age life, have a tremendous influence on your behaviour, philosophy of life, decision making etc in your later life. They become your guide stars to..read on The price of instant friendship 2008-01-30 Call it a good or bad or an undesirable habit. But I can’t give up the practice of stopping someone on a public road and talking with him. “An in..read on A Rejoinder on Cricket 2008-01-22 I am inclined to pen this article, having read REECE PEACOCK ‘s piece in the Cheers about the second test match currently in progress in Australia between India and Australi..read on DON’T SAY WHAT YOU MEAN 2008-01-15 What is the hall mark of an honest person? Answers may vary. But according to me it is, “To say what he/she means”. This axiom could be put in different forms ..read on ARE YOU SCARED OF NUMBER THIRTEEN? 2008-01-08 Are you really allergic to the figure Thirteen? According to my information, people in most parts of the world consider 13 as an unlucky fellow. Some peopl..read on CHEATING GALORE ON THE INTERNET 2008-01-02 The world has been always on a ‘trend change’ mode for centuries. Such changes don’t come about overnight but in small doses over a period of time. ..read on SCIENTISTS HAVE PROGNOSTICATED MORE DANGERS TO OUR LIFE 2007-12-27 There ! The scientific community of our planet are on their warning mission once again.. The latest one is for the Lap top users. Their research has revealed that the he..read on AN INDIAN CELEBRITY IN ENGLAND 2007-12-18 She was in the world of films. For how long, one wouldn’t know without some research ! She is reasonably pretty, but prettiness isn’t the only criterion to get a role in a film.&nbs..read on DON’T ALL OF US HARBOUR SOME CRAZY DESIRES? 2007-12-11 I am sure you too would have harboured some desires in your heart some time or the other but felt helpless to execute them. &n..read on A QUESTION OF ADJUSTMENT 2007-12-05 Tamil, one of the 15 major languages of India, has borrowed many words from other languages, Sanskrit and English, in particular. These have been accepted with slight changes here and there. But one English word - ADJUSTMENT- has stuck to ..read on YOUR LUCKY DAYS ARE ON THE WAY 2007-11-21 If you are an unmarried young woman from India, read this article because it is meant primarily for you. Cheer up, my girl. Something goo..read on THE WALK IN INTERVIEWS 2007-11-06 As a retired man and since I have plenty of time on hand, I read through the daily newspaper from the first line to the last. And that includes all the advertisements. Of the hundreds of Ads for j..read on AN EMPIRE LOST and RE-CAPTURED 2007-10-23 Once upon a time in India, ‘cooking’ used to be the prerogative of a woman. In that era, a veteran bachelor got married only for one main purpose – to eat ..read on IT IS CONTAGIOUS 2007-10-17 Here is a small riddle for you. Try to get at the answer. It’s a disease and yet not a disease in the technical s..read on YOU ARE INDEED A PRIVILEGED PERSON IN THE WORLD 2007-10-09 You have felt often dejected and despaired and rejected by many people around you all because nobody knows you by name or your designation. Right or not? ..read on INDIAN MARRIAGES ARE SURELY IN THE REVERSE GEAR 2007-10-02 Yesterday I heard an alarming news on the TV. The ratio of Male to Female is terribly on the decline. In several Indian States, for every 1000 ma..read on HOW TO CATCH A ROMEO ! 2007-09-25 Have you come across any anti-socials in your life? There are millions of them in the world, you know? Among them is, a Romeo. Agreed? &..read on Is smoking going up in Smoke 2007-08-08 I don’t know why our Indian Government is after smokers ! Poor chaps. Some years back, the Finance Minister was so wild with these fellows that he kept increasing the duty on cigarettes year af..read on WANNA BE AN ASTROLOGER? 2007-07-31 I felt a jolt when Bob threw this question at me? Bob is my morning-walk-companion. “Don’t be silly ..read on 2007-07-20 WANNA BE AN AST..read on DO YOU KNOW THIS? 2007-07-10 Do you know, till some 80-90 years back, people used a quill pen for writing? The quill was taken from the back of a porcupine. I wonder how they managed to pluck it away from this animal.; probably after killing the poor thing. The..read on A Difficult Son to Handle 2007-07-03 I had been asking the same question daily on rising from my bed. "At what time did Dolfy return home last night?" "Very late. Around midnight. But, today at 5.30 this morning," my wife answered that particular morning.. Isn't..read on A FORMULA FOR LONG LIFE 2007-06-27 Is there anyone who doesn’t want to lead a long life on our planet earth? Only a madcap would say that he would love to die around 23 years of age. What about othe..read on LOTTERY TICKETS AND AN ANGEL OF LIGHT 2007-06-19 Some fifty years back, India introduced the Lotte..read on SOME IRREPLACEABLE INVENTIONS 2007-06-12 We are living in an era of changes and frequent changes for that matter !. You know some 20 years back, we had a great novelty called “Video Cassette recorder/player”. It was a revolutionary ..read on A city of heavy contrast 2007-05-22 The roads in all the Indian Metropolitan cities are flooded with people for at lest 20 hours in a day. So, Chennai which is my city of residence is no exception to this rule. Often I have wished and also imagined a road without people. Wh..read on The sea-side magic 2007-05-15 When Shakespeare wrote that “The world loves a lover”, he must have had in mind a typical beach side panorama. I am not talking about the vast ocean outline you watch standing at the shore but at the people who throng the grand beach ever..read on Portrait of an Indian bride/bridegroom 2007-05-08 Some three or four hundred years back, a marriage in India was solemnized at a very early age. Possibly the girl was five and the boy seven or eight. The concerned mothers told their offspring at an age of understanding as to who she/had been m..read on PAIN? ISN\'T YOUR NAME \'DOLS\' 2007-04-25 No, there is no spelling mistake in the title. It is very much ‘dols’ and not ‘dolls’. And surely you would very much like to know what a DOLS is. &..read on No Lender Be! 2007-04-16 I am sure you have lent something or other, some time or other to somebody or other, during your lifetime. Have all the lent out items come back to you? Very unlikely. Some would seldom return to you. On several occasions I never..read on 2007-04-06 THE GREAT PLAYWRIGHT &nb..read on THE GREAT PLAYWRIGHT 2007-04-10 Have any of your jokes, given out in a social party, backfire..read on The Reincarnation Theory 2007-04-02 Do you believe in reincarnation of souls and a new physical life on the Earth after your current life? Well, nearly 80% of our population in India do believe in the cycle of births and rebirths; and after a particular..read on Do horses have a sense of humor? 2007-03-28 They do, according to me. I cannot say for sure if they indulge in this game with other horses but certainly they display it in full measure with the human beings especially the novice riders, as ..read on The Soliloquists 2007-03-20 What will you do when you have nothing to do for a few hours or when you are bored to death, not knowing how to spend the next couple of hours? Most of the time, you will get out and go for a walk. Some times walking can be monoto..read on The New Trends 2007-03-13 The New Trends &nbs..read on The Grand Ceasefire 2007-03-06 THE GRAND CEASEFIRE Prodigies are born only once in a while and they are identified right in the Primary school level itself. But Mona, a Baby class kid, was spotted out not for her brainpower but for her talkativeness in the Lit..read on Tragedy of Errors 2007-02-26 Candy, twenty plus, was a simple final semester undergraduate staying in a hostel. She hardly made friends with anyone there or, for that matter, in her college class room. Then one day she was bitten by the love bug. The bug was ..read on The Noise of Music 2007-02-20 The Noise of Music Have you ever tried your throat at singing? Any kind of songs – light, film tunes, classical etc? Even while contemplating on this thought, Vincent appeared before me and ..read on Love for gold 2007-02-13 The Bible says the Angels in Heaven found the women of the Earth most beautiful and alluring. So, they came down, took the form of Men and married them. What they produced were 'demons'. These absconders have been imprisoned and are await..read on News by Israel Jayakaran | All writersBrie Stimson Saidul Khan Professor Curiously Melissa Gentile Haamid Ansari Terri Tanner Nava Thakuria Khalid Jehangir Chris Hartley Stacey Jenkins K Kirker Albertina Lloyd Kate Randall Gregory Schnese Chuck Scott Lou Lancelot Kirby N. Robbie McIntyre Kate Sole Giuliano Marinkovic Bryan Hatton Israel Jayakaran Crystal Tein John Sadowski Anthony Caroto Caleb Schaber Tara Meacham Joe Harless Margaret Gelbwasser Bhaskar Dasgupta Sajan Varghese Frank Cotolo Gina-Marie Cheeseman Stephen John Morgan John Turner Brianne St. George John Deeds Afrika Abney Reece Pocock Julian I. Taber, Ph.D. Henk Luf Shawntaye Scott GAUTAM S. MENGLE Genaro Torres Sanghani Hardik Stan Popovich Michael Fernando Julianna Willis Joe Pietaro Joe Cheray Kenneth Barnes Dr. Whacko Mark Jabo Don E. 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Paxton Yeni Salma Barlinti Jonathan Rosillo Anonymous Gian Marco Di Pietro Anathema Harris Rob Harris Courtney Sunday Andy Martello Fazale Karim Stephen Irving Rob Favero Lauren Slemenda Aja Beasley Emma Dixon Cees Bakker Efefiong Akpan Penny Thrift Brandy Muniz Amy Herl Valeria (UNV) Valiente Jenny Stein Daniel Martin Bill Jones Syed Rizwan Muhammad Rizvi Andrea Lutz Stuart Burrell Alyona Lelyushkina Peter Wadri Oliver Vogel Bismi Steven Lochran Cathy Walter | Israel Jayakaran Writer Experience Hve been contributing articles/short stories to Indian magazine, on an off, for nearly 30 years. More information about the writer I am a retired Colonel from the Indian Army. Basically I am an engineer but had turned into an English teacher during my retired life. Have evolved a new method of teaching English for learners from non-English speaking countries consequent to my extensive research on English grammar. Articles by this author 1. INDIAN MARRIAGES ARE SURELY IN THE REVERSE GEAR 2. Love for gold 3. The New Trends 4. The Noise of Music 5. Tragedy of Errors 6. The Grand Ceasefire 7. The Soliloquists 8. Do horses have a sense of humor? 9. The Reincarnation Theory 10. THE GREAT PLAYWRIGHT 11. 12. No Lender Be! 13. PAIN? ISN\'T YOUR NAME \'DOLS\' 14. Portrait of an Indian bride/bridegroom 15. The sea-side magic 16. A city of heavy contrast 17. SOME IRREPLACEABLE INVENTIONS 18. LOTTERY TICKETS AND AN ANGEL OF LIGHT 19. A FORMULA FOR LONG LIFE 20. A Difficult Son to Handle 21. DO YOU KNOW THIS? 22. 23. WANNA BE AN ASTROLOGER? 24. Is smoking going up in Smoke 25. DON’T ALL OF US HARBOUR SOME CRAZY DESIRES? 26. HOW TO CATCH A ROMEO ! 27. YOU ARE INDEED A PRIVILEGED PERSON IN THE WORLD 28. IT IS CONTAGIOUS 29. AN EMPIRE LOST and RE-CAPTURED 30. THE WALK IN INTERVIEWS 31. YOUR LUCKY DAYS ARE ON THE WAY 32. A QUESTION OF ADJUSTMENT 33. AN INDIAN CELEBRITY IN ENGLAND 34. SCIENTISTS HAVE PROGNOSTICATED MORE DANGERS TO OUR LIFE 35. CHEATING GALORE ON THE INTERNET 36. ARE YOU SCARED OF NUMBER THIRTEEN? 37. DON’T SAY WHAT YOU MEAN 38. A Rejoinder on Cricket 39. The price of instant friendship 40. A run-away at fourteen 41. DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY BEHIND VALENTINE’S DAY? 42. The History of St. Thomas Mount, Madras, India 43. Are you using the correct honorific titles? 44. Bald and Beautiful 45. THE LOUSY, SILENT and FAST 46. Fast for better Health 47. A slow coach monkey learner 48. WHAT DO THE MONKEYS THINK ABOUT US? 49. To Kiss or Not To Kiss 50. The Post Action Wisdom 51. THE RAGGING SEASON IS HERE 52. HERE IS A NEW FERTILISER FOR THE WORLD 53. IT’S NOT A WASTE PRODUCT ANY MORE 54. TONGUE RINGS, BELLY RINGS and ……… ? News by this author |