Picture Perfect Husband..!
The wise man who once said, ‘grass always looks greener on the other side,’ must have chuckled as he spoke those words, as he looked out one night and saw this young couple: It was Valentine’s Day and they had been invited to the home of another friend and his…
Worn Hands and a Wedding Ring..!
So often our success is because of the hard work of a mother, father, elder brother or sister, or a wife or husband. Sometimes we forget, and tell the world we are self-made people, but today on her birthday I remembered my late mother’s wedding ring: It was worn out,…
A Simple Valentine Story..!
Chotu, all of thirty- six sat on his verandah on Valentines Day studying Linda Goodman’s Love Signs. He was sure this was the day. He had read enough, studied much and knew for certain the chemical process would work in his favour today. “Chotu you are thirty six years old, we will get you…
Childhood Friendships are Forever…!
Friendships made in childhood are invaluable, but quite often I come across old acquaintances who’ve done well in life, not interested in meeting childhood friends who life has dealt with less favourably. An uncle of mine told me an incident of how when he was a high-ranking officer, he had…
Love Should Not Be Blind..!
A reader of mine has asked me to write about love! Ah love: What a beautiful feeling isn’t it? Suddenly the world changes, dark clouds become bright sky, gloomy days become joyful, and quiet men and women get swept away in a form of ecstatic madness! I have seen shy…
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.