“They have put something in the school food.” The message reached a mother while her son was still in class. It showed a photograph of a child in hospital and…
“Sir, are you singing?” The question came from a man standing beside me at an imaginary government function. He had a programme in one hand and a notebook in the…
There is an epidemic spreading through our country. Young people are taking their own lives after examination failures, disciplinary action, broken relationships, workplace pressure and other setbacks. Each death is…
A ruling party spokesman has suggested that Rahul Gandhi should consider becoming a stand up comedian. I am sure it was meant as an insult. But it may have accidentally…
A young student at IIT Bombay reportedly carried his mobile phone into an examination hall, photographed the question paper and uploaded it to an artificial intelligence platform for answers. The…
Author : Robert Clements
Course by 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.