And as I hear about our brave soldiers fighting for the country in the cold heights against a brutal Chinese army, I am reminded of a young Indian army officer…
One very frightening sight on our roads is to see grown- ups walking with their children on the outer side. The little child tugs and pulls and skips and hops…
The other day there was a friendly debate on a WhatsApp group about building a successful enterprise, where one of us talked about faith and the other that hard work…
The watchman outside my gate was fast asleep. He was old, and wanting to return to his village, “We need to change the watchman!” I said as I glanced wearily…
A few days ago, I was asked to be a Moderator on the new National Education Policy. The debate was conducted by the Atomic Energy Junior College in Tarapore. Much…
And finally, the vaccine came out and every single person was given the antidote against the dreaded virus, and the world went back to business, and games, and politics and…
The man walking next to me pushed himself as he walked faster and faster. “Hey, “I said, “What are you trying to win? The marathon?” “I need to keep myself…
Leaders across the world have a choice when they come to power, whether to burn bridges or build ones! They watch two communities sparring with each other all the time,…
I looked at a motley lot of people who had come to me to learn the art of public speaking. As I began the talk my heart sank; they looked…
There’s a giant chessboard set up in the city of Mumbai, with only two pawns, both Bollywood actresses scrambling all over it’s surface, even as the two players, one a…
As India and China slowly start recognizing each other as enemies, I think of another enemy. “I’ll have another drink,” he told the waiter. “It’s your fourth,” I said. “So…
“You are so lucky Bob!” is something I hear ever so often from friends and relatives, who know I spend the day writing from home, “You can be so flexible…
How we would like to get out of bed every morning, knowing there was no problem to face, right? Wrong! If that’s what your thoughts are, because those same challenges…
Abhishek Bachchan visited his old school a few years ago. I believe that like a little excited schoolboy he went from class to class, explored every nook and cranny of…
For many years I was part of the Prison Ministry, working with prisoners in jails across the state. A story I used to frequently tell those in jail, was of…
In a huge white house somewhere in Washington, a lady walked slowly from room to room, staring sadly at each piece of historical furniture, “Whatcha doing?” asked her husband. “Am…
I love Jungle Book, especially Balu the bear and his antics. What I love most is the song he sings to little Mowgli: “Look for the bare necessities The simple…
I decided to do some homework today. Yes, I do work from home and have been doing so for a few decades; tapping away on laptop, making enough noise with…
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.