Maybe it’s my late mother, whose birthday falls today on the 2nd of May, who’s telling me, “Bob, write about mothers today!” And I will: A few years ago I attended a very interesting seminar on ‘The Servant Leader’ and the speaker asked the audience to introduce themselves. Two ladies…
Robert Clements is a journalist and newspaper columnist. With an estimated 6 million readership, his column, Bob’s Banter is published in over 30 newspapers and magazines in nearly every state in India, as well as in the top newspapers of Bangladesh, London and Dubai and is also translated into Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
Where Would They Look For You?
“But why did you need to search?” He (Jesus) asked, “You should have known I would be in my Father’s house” Luke 2:49 As I read about Jesus getting lost at the age of twelve then being found by a worried Mary and Joseph in the Temple talking to religious…
The Poll Strategist..!
“Hi!” “Hi! Why are you waiting outside? I thought our meeting to lay out my strategy for your party to win elections was taking place inside?” “Yes, it is, but I thought it would be better if we could meet before you meet mummy and the others inside!” “Have I…
They’ve Not Left You..!
This morning the first piece of news was from a classmate telling me, “He’s gone Bob!” “Who?” I asked. “My brother!” she said, “I’m now on a plane, on the way to attend his funeral!” How terrible is the finality of death especially when it’s a member of your family…
Don’t Be A Parrot..!
Let’s stop being parrots! Years ago, I had a class master who was very fond of dictating notes. That was okay by me because it was a lot better than listening to his otherwise very boring lectures. But what got me quite riled was his insistence later that his notes…
My Arm Around You..!
As I see communal tensions slowly, surely and strategically built and religion pitted against religion, I wonder what our role should be, and then remember an incident that happened a few decades ago, with an African American player. Jackie Robinson was one of the first African Americans to play major…
Monkey Business..!
Went over to see a dear cousin of mine and didn’t find him at home. “Gone to catch monkeys!” said his wife. “Monkeys!” I exclaimed and she giggled to see my astonished face. I’d known my cousin from the time we were kids; he a little older than me and…
Cricket, Biden and Ukraine..!
This could happen soon when cricket’s T 20 World Cup begins! “Get me the Pakistan prime minister, I want to speak to him!” shouts Biden. “I can’t get him Mr President!” says his Secretary of State. “Why not?” asked the President irritably. “He’s watching the World Cup!” “Get me the…
Love and the Angel..!
Was driving by the picturesque sea-link in Mumbai, where couples sit huddled together, all very much in love, when I saw a crowd and stopped my car, thinking there had been an accident. It wasn’t. It was a lover’s tiff and a young man and woman were screaming and shouting…
Clean Yourself, then the Floor..!
The puzzled chairman entered the precincts of his company, and stared at the peons, clerks, stenographers and other employees, huddled together outside his MD’s office. He wasn’t too startled as he heard the sniggering, smirking, sneering at something going on inside. He pushed his employees aside and roughly entered the…
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.