Sasural is a virtual Desi community, with readers, writers, lurkers and critics. When published, you will be read, re-read, dissected and critiqued. You can be sure that, unlike a newspaper where your article might end up wrapped around fried fish, at Sasural, diverse and sometimes articulate people will read it and provide responses. On most occasions to be published on Sasural is a positive experience, that provides an opportunity to self-evaluate your own work and possibly improve on it.

What should you write?

At Sasural, you can write from the heart, as long as you don’t ignore your mind. At Sasural, ideas are celebrated. Write what you really think about current events, about your life, about anything that makes an impact on you. Sasural’s readership loves to read political analysis, reviews, translations, research-based articles, short stories and poetry. Sasural is about people, intersections, chance meetings and real conversation. You never know who you may meet at Sasural. The opportunities are endless, you may find new friends, find found business opportunities, still others may get published by other newspapers and magazines because of being published at Sasural. So speak up and say what you really think. 

Lacking inspiration?

Here are a few ideas:

• your take on current political affairs and economic trends
• an eye-witness account of an event  in your city 
• your perception of the rights of women and minorities
• your input on ramping up globalization/privatization in the Third World
• a review of a book or movie or CD
• your views on immigration and cultural clashes
• your views on schooling options for children of expatriate parents
• a short story, an epic poem, a three act play, a novel
• a 5-year forecast of your country's economy
• a tutorial on investing in a bad market
• a travelogue based on a recent vacation
• tips on job hunting in any particular place
• an original artwork
• photographs capturing the spirit of your land

Here are a few ideas that we do not encourage:

• hate-articles targeting a certain community, religion, etc
• character-assassination of a popular figure without proper facts 
• encrypted messages within an article for whatever reason
• any material that is plagiarized, be it in words or in images

Why should you write?

• If you have a tale to tell, Sasural gives you a mouthpiece to speak into
• If you want a few receptive ears for your tale, Sasural gives you several thousand pairs
• If you want informed opinions on your work, Sasural allows readers to discuss your writings
• If you want to see your work published, Sasural gives you opportunity to publish and see your name and your work in good company
• Sasural promises exposure to, and networking within a substantial, growing and informed Sasural community world-wide; not simply by publishing your article, but by including your short profile and photograph
• If you are offered a columnist position, your work gets even more exposure

Copyright and terms

• By contributing on Sasural you are granting unlimited Internet rights and copyright to Sasural while retaining copyrights for publication elsewhere.
• Sasural assumes that the content of your contribution is original. You are the lawful copyright holder of the contributed work and it does not infringe on someone else's copyright.
• In case you have used research resources  please quote the sources fully 
• If you are contributing on behalf of another person, please email editors@Sasural.com with complete detail of your permission to do so; please include the author's name and contact information.
• Sasural does not provide monetary compensation for work published on Sasural.

Notes from the editors

• All articles must be in idiomatically correct English and must be spell-checked before submission 
• Please make sure that you are satisfied with the article before submitting it. Changes submitted after it is published will not be accepted 
• In case of submissions that should be published by a certain date, please put a note to that effect
• New writers, please include your writer's profile in the "note to editor" or email to editors@Sasural.com along with your picture
• NOTE:  all contributions are published at the sole discretion of our editors

Submission Procedure

1. Do you understand the copyright and terms listed above?
2. Are you satisfied with the submission?
3. Have you checked grammar and spelling?
4. Have you provided details about any research sources you have used?

If so, please follow one of the following methods for submission:

• If you are a registered member of Sasural, use one of these forms
  • Articles in plain text 
  • Articles requiring formatting bold, italics, hyper links, tables etc., please email as doc attachment to editors@Sasural.com 
• If you are contributing on someone else's behalf - please email editors@Sasural.com the article, details of your permission to publish, profile and contact information of the author
• If you are not a registered member of Sasural  - please email your work as doc attachment to editors@Sasural.com and provide your writer's profile including name, place, vocation, interests and anything else you would like to share with your readers

You will receive email notification when your submission is published. Please take time to review the published version and inform editors@Sasural.com immediately of any typos and errors.