It was one of those days when you suddenly have time and you don’t know what to do with it; the wedding ceremony I’d attended was over by four in the afternoon and the reception was late in the evening; somehow the idea of traveling home and returning didn’t appeal…
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.
Happy Easter, It’s the Police..!
Today the amphitheater lies decayed and unused, and as the sea winds from Marine Drive just across the railway tracks sweeps across the once famous open air theatre now lying in ruins, its resigned silence speaks about rock concerts, jazz yatras, tamashas and lavani shows held here in days long…
Noise Outside my Window..!
“Chip-chip! Chip-chip! Chip-chip! Chip-chip!” The squirrel outside my window was making quite a racket this afternoon. “Stop the racket!” I said as I opened the window and stared harshly at him. “Quite a tough stare you’ve got considering your wife made you a good breakfast!” said the squirrel, grinning gleefully,…
Remember Good Friday, Not the Moghuls..!
Was listening to Shashi Tharoor speak very eloquently on how the British looted India and about the atrocities committed. I have visited New Zealand and the United States, where the natives keep reminding the white people of the crimes perpetrated against them by early settlers. The old grudges keep the…
Covid! No Job! No Friends..!
“I’m so sorry to hear you’re down with Covid!” you whisper with concern into the phone, “And if there’s anything I can do for you, don’t hesitate to ask!” Well, it might not be just during these times of the virus we utter these words, but maybe when there’s a…
Showcase Shoes..!
Being a writer has its drawbacks I discovered one day when I took my shoes over to the shoe shop. “New shoes!” said the shoe shop owner looking at the pair. “Quite old,” I said, “nearly three years!” “They’re still as good as new!” “But the soles have gone!” I…
Your Perfect Match..!
“Dad, we’re looking for the perfect man!” my daughters would sigh a few years ago, and I would smile and tell them there’s no such thing as finding a perfect match, “you create excellence in your relationship with your spouse by the process of give and take!” And to illustrate…
Fighting Recession Using ‘R’ Words..!
Like it not, Covid-19 is playing havoc with the world’s economy and there’s fears of the dreadful R word staring at you and me, and the first thing you or even I want to do is run away, rush off to hide or rid oneself of such morbid thought! Notice…
Putting Away Deceit..!
“…I am not bound to win, But I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, But I am bound to live up to the light I have I must stand with anybody that stands right, Stand with him while he is right, And part with him…
The Colours Of Holi..!
And as India soon erupts in colour, what a delightful scene it is! Reds and greens, blues and orange, yellows and browns, splashed, sprayed, squeezed, and suddenly joy and laughter erupting from town and village, city and nation, gully, street and highway! Yes, this year, Holi will certainly be subdued,…
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.