Why Can’t Christmas Last?
Once upon a time one was inundated with calls and visits every Christmas. Not just Christmas but every festival. There was an air of good- natured bonhomie be it Christmas, Diwali or Eid. That was how we greeted each other, once. Today it’s all WhatsApp messages and videos, but let…
Why Jesus, Why?
In the Realms of Heaven, a sweet baby angel with brand new wings walked down the heavenly corridors. She passed St Peter with his stately wings, who turned his kindly face to hers and asked, “Where are you going little girl?” “To meet Jesus!” said the little one. “There’s determination…
Bringing the Birthday Boy In..!
It was a scene of joy and revelry! The Christmas tree glistened, its branches laden with blue and red balls. Snow shone white on its branches and mistletoe and green wreaths hung everywhere. Santa stood near the tree, a look of contentment and satisfaction on his red face as he…
Peace On Earth..!
Just a hundred years ago, wars fought on battlefields, left men physically scarred, as even if they were fortunate to come home alive, they came wounded with either the loss of arm, leg, or even a mutilated face, plus horrors and traumas in their head which sometimes never went away…
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…
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.