The Guilty Will Not Be Spared…!
How reassuring it was to hear the Chief Minister of Maharashtra say in a firm voice that the guilty who were involved in the running over and killing of Kaveri Nakhwa, ‘will not be spared and the next day bulldozers were sent to break down the portions of the bar…
No Hammer Test Needed Sir..!
There was a knock on my door. Outside I found two busy looking individuals, “We are engineers, we’ve come to do a structural audit of your flat sir!” said one of them. “That’s wonderful!” I said, “Please check all the beams and pillars and see whether these old walls are…
Loose and Unprotected..!
I remember seeing this ad for a motorbike, with a handsome hunk riding it. What a bike, what a machine, what a guy, what a helmet. I looked at the ad. At the four stroke state of the art engineering marvel, that responded to full throttle by breaking through performance…
Not Bothered by the Stare…!
Was enjoying my toast and butter this morning, when my wife told me, “He’s been staring at you for the last ten minutes!” “Who?” I asked, then realised it was Noah, my daughter’s dog, who is kept at my home, whenever my daughter and family go out. I looked down…
Granny not a Nanny..!
Today’s column is addressed more to youngsters than older folk: It starts with old people living quite comfortably in retirement receiving a letter from a son or daughter settled abroad, inviting them over for a holiday. “A holiday!” They both shout and start packing, though at the back of their…
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.