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India’s Angry Uncles..!
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India’s Angry Uncles..!
September 8, 2026 Robert Clements 0

Our Prime Minister recently at a college gathering where he had been invited to speak, compared those who constantly question his government to naraaz fufas, the permanently upset uncles at…

Homeopaths Turn Allopaths..!
Homeopaths Turn Allopaths..!
September 7, 2026 6

I read with a shudder that Maharashtra is allowing homeopaths who complete a one year course in modern pharmacology to prescribe certain allopathic medicines. What an extraordinary shortcut! Perhaps tomorrow,…

Afraid of Smart Glasses…!
Afraid of Smart Glasses…!
September 6, 2026 1

The other day, a gentleman stared suspiciously at my spectacles. “Bob, are you wearing smart glasses?” “No,” I replied. “Thank goodness,” he whispered. “Then I had better say whatever I…

Just Speak the Word…!
Just Speak the Word…!
September 5, 2026 11

I watched politicians and activists gathering around the tiny Christian community in India, offering sympathy, support and some splendid speeches. “We are with you,” they declared. I smiled, because politicians…

The Emperor Has No Chest..!
The Emperor Has No Chest..!
September 3, 2026 6

“Hey,” whispered the white bearded village chief to his bald deputy as they stood at the edge of their village, “do you think my fifty-six-inch chest is growing smaller?” The…

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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.

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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.

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