Hills, Mountains and the Divine..!
Though I have visited and holidayed with family in quite a few of the hill stations, the visit I remember so well was the Rohtang Pass in Kulu Manali. The sudden appearance of the mighty Himalayas, peak after peak after peak, like old sages of wisdom, grouped together, not concerned…
Decide, Just Decide..!
Very often we go through life hoping a problem will go away without making any decision, because we are scared of doing the wrong thing. But I do feel that even a wrong decision is better than not deciding at all. There is this little joke about a little girl…
Problems as Big as a Ship..!
A close friend of mine sent me this WhatsApp message, which read, ‘Your problems might be as big as a ship, but God will give you a solution as wide as the ocean!’ I pondered on this awhile this morning, and slowly realized there was a lot of truth in…
Coffee Without Karan..!
When my children were quite tiny I made a trip to New York to visit my parents, and when returning home decided I would fill my suitcases with gifts for my wife and children. So I went shopping. I stared at the amazing stuff being sold in the stores and…
Just a Detour..!
A couple of years ago while traveling in scenic Austria, I got down from the car and sat by the side of a mountain besides a flowing brook. It was no restful and peaceful and I was nearly lulled to sleep by the sound of the water, but knowing it…
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.