In my book, ‘DARE’ which should come out quite soon, I have a chapter, ‘Dare to Make and Keep Friends’, but today I’m not going to quote from my book…
Most of us are scared of rejection, aren’t we? I remember years ago, when I worked as a salesman in my dad’s company. So, there were times when I nearly…
“The Supreme Court asks for normalcy in the Valley’ Hindustan Times, 17th Sept Many years ago, my father lay dying in my home of a cancer that had reached its…
Throughout the night they wait, these creepy crawly FORWARDS! They hide In cyberspace, these monsters, waiting for the crack of dawn, and with the sun’s first rays, they scream, shout,…
With this onslaught of ridicule on the poor Finance Minister’s reasons for the automobile industry slowdown, I decided to come to her rescue and do my own detailed study on…
It may come as a surprise to many, as some leaders clamour for a national language, that both the US and also the UK have no national language. In fact,…
A writer arrived at a monastery to write a book about the master. “People say you are a genius. Are you?” he asked. “You might say so,” said the master…
Just come back from a fishing trip! No, I didn’t have to go far, nor did I go to a lake or river. I needed no net or tackle. All…
Was listening to Neil Diamond singing, “Husbands and Wives” on my car radio, and heard his words, “Angry words spoken in haste, what a waste of two lives,” when I…
Gujarat exempts pillion riders from wearing helmet …Times of India Sept 11th ’Twas just over a month ago I rode pillion after over more than twenty-five years, on the back…
Quite a contradiction isn’t it? How can peace ever be exciting? A few moments back, while pondering on what to write on, I felt something falling on my shoulder from…
What did you think of our attempt to land on the moon? Disappointed? Or did you feel we are not big enough to attempt something so huge? I’m going to…
Just behind my home, a giant peepul tree spreads its branches majestically around my house, and sitting beneath its whispering leaves every morning sipping my coffee, I watch my friends,…
Very often, we come across people who know everything, at least that’s what they presume: These highly blessed know alls act and speak like walky- talky Encyclopedia Britannicas. Such people…
Yes India, you are being watched by the rest of the world. You are being watched by neighbours, many of whom have never tasted democracy, many who have suffered under…
The principal in charge of the school took me to a classroom, “Look at this student! She is the one you asked admission for last year! Just look at her…
One of the biggest remedies to any situation is the ability to laugh at ourselves. We don’t have that ability and, so, half or more than half of the problems…
“Hey Bob!” I can hear many say, “Maybe this is a topic you should, ahem, avoid! It may, you know what I mean hurt the sentiments of many people!” “Aha!”…
Author : Robert Clements
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.
