Yes, there’s a book inside most of us, waiting to be written. Each of us go through experiences in life which may be quite similar to those others face, but how we face them, win over circumstances, fight the odds, build our faith, sometimes lose it, watch friends disappear, see…
A Broken Voice for Christmas..!
“Now that you’ve retired mother what do you plan to do?” asked her children as she came back from work the last day at the office. “Join the church choir!” exclaimed the mother. “But you don’t know how to sing ma!” they all said in dismay. “Ah my children but…
Curious Word Origins..!
More often than not, we speak this wonderful language called English, using words big and small, in our daily conversations, without really wondering how some of these words originally came from. The field dealing with the origin of words is Etymology. Today I thought we could have a look at…
Farmer Talks..!
A friend of mine, who says he is a supporter of the ruling party was quite upset the Courts had stepped in between the government and the farmers, “But we were having good talks,” he said, his face very crestfallen, “In fact I had even made a blueprint to make…
Go For It..!
A friend came to me with a brilliant idea which required him resigning from his job and setting up a business. The scheme seemed good, and it was some years later I met him and found him still plodding on in his old job. “What happened?” I asked, “I thought…
Singing In the Kitchen..!
The year is nearly done. Most of us are disappointed with it, even as we feel a little older, very dejected, or that there were things we could have done better! And suddenly I can hear my late mother sing a song, she loved to sing, “Count your many blessings,…
My Possessive Best Friend…!
“You are quite possessive you know,” I said looking squarely at my best friend. “I have to be Bob, you’ve got too many friends I don’t approve of,” said my best friend with a smile. “You don’t approve of most of my friends,” I complained. “You don’t need them when…
Distractions and Mr and Mrs Woodpecker..!
The best part of my day, I believe, are my mornings, when after my one hour mandatory walk, I sit with a jug of freshly brewed coffee, my newspaper, a good book, my Bible and spend time enjoying a bit of each, even as I imbibe the sights and sounds…
I Want A Refund..!
Something I do, when hard pressed for a topic to write on is to wade into conversations happening in the numerous WhatsApp groups, I have been graciously been put into. There was one which was hosting an interesting international webinar, which I couldn’t attend because of my writer’s workshop later…
Just a Little Trek..!
A couple of years ago while traveling in scenic Austria, I got down from the car and sat by the side of a mountain besides a flowing brook. It was restful and peaceful and I was nearly lulled to sleep by the sound of the water. In a while I…
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.