Elections Are Not Wars..!
I chuckle to see the quips and jokes put up by friends on WhatsApp groups after the recent Delhi elections. We must remind ourselves that there’s a certain madness that grips people when elections roll around. The air is filled with dramatic speeches, promises grander than a Bollywood climax, and…
Don’t Take Them Seriously..!
On one hand I see the common man like you and me working hard to build a great country, and alas on the other, politicians doing their utmost to destroy our land; it’s depressing to watch such happen. “So you’re depressed about it huh Bob?” “Aristotle!” I cried in disbelief. “No,…
Look Who’s Stupid..!
I enjoyed this imaginary conversation with a fellow who thought that all stupid people should wear a sign saying they are stupid. What I loved most however was how it ended: “Why don’t stupid people have signs? Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, “I’m Stupid”. That…
‘I Have a Rottweiler..!’
It happened a few years ago, when my German Shepherd was alive and I heard the sound of my gate opening. I rushed out and stopped the young lad from Jio who had stepped in with his bundle of wire, “Didn’t you see the Beware of Dog sign?” I asked,…
Replacing the Morning Walk..!
Maybe it’s because I couldn’t complete my morning walk today, being slightly under the weather that made me look for another alternative to walking. I stared at the advertisement: A walk machine! All I had to do was place my still lazy feet on the machine without getting off 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.