India’s Angry Uncles..!
Our Prime Minister recently at a college gathering where he had been invited to speak, compared those who constantly question his government to naraaz fufas, the permanently upset uncles at a family gathering. I immediately imagined one such Indian gathering where an uncle sat in a corner wearing the expression…
The British Are Coming Back..!
“The British are coming back! The British are coming back!” The frightened cry travels through villages, election meetings and television studios. “Where are they?” asks an alarmed citizen. “Have their ships entered Mumbai harbour?” “No!” “Have British soldiers landed?” “No!” “Has the Queen returned?” “She is dead.” “Then who is…
First Teach Potholes Marathi..!
“Bandra,” I told the auto driver. He looked at me suspiciously. “Bandra?” he repeated. “Yes, Bandra.” “East or West?” “West.” And with that, our highly complicated linguistic exchange was successfully completed. No interpreter was summoned. No dictionary was opened. No government officer stood between us translating my desperate request into…
Intelligent AI..!
A group of elderly rulers gathered in Delhi to study Artificial Intelligence. They entered the classroom with the confidence of men who had never allowed intelligence, artificial or otherwise, to interfere with their decisions. The instructor switched on the computer. “This is AI,” he announced. The rulers leaned forward suspiciously….
Six Hundred Examiners Fail the Exam..!
Six hundred examiners entered the examination hall. Unfortunately, the examination body failed all of them. The NTA has reportedly removed six hundred experts following examination controversies and ordered multiple layers of checking. NTA stands for the National Testing Agency. It is an organisation established by the Government of India to…
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.