Desi Kamala Harris and India..!
There’s a tremendous sense of hope and anticipation now that Kamala Harris’s been announced as Joe Biden’s running mate, and to many, she’s already occupied the high post of VP! “This is like a marriage alliance!” said a friend from Mumbai as we decided to mix half a mug of…
Say It With Class..!
The other day a friend of mine was telling me she didn’t much care for some of our Indian standup comedians because they were so crass, and I realized how true that is. Not just stand ups, but many of us cannot crack a joke or say something cutting without…
Wrinkles on YOUR Face..!
“Oh no!” you whisper as you stare at the mirror. “What is it?” asks the wife, looking up in alarm, “You look pale, come we need to take you to the hospital, you’re getting paler. Doctor! Doctor, my husband is turning white. Yes, please send an ambulance, I think it’s…
Dead Mobiles..!
Most psychologists say that this lockdown will help bring families together, but I doubt that will happen as long as our mobile phones keep us company.. Unless…. And I mischievously wondered what would happen if suddenly all mobile phones went dead: A husband and wife sit down to lunch. He,…
Opening of Liquor Shops.!
Now that the government has announced the opening of hooch shops, and some are for it, and many against it, I decided I’d don a mask, practice social distancing and find out for myself the reaction of drinkers by meeting them as they bought their liquor: “Stand in line brother,”…
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.