Suicide or Murder, I Am Lost Sir..!
And as I looked at the scenario surrounding the death of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and police forces of two states pitted against each other, I wondered where this was going to lead? “Sir,” said a constable, “We have a pickpocketing near the railway station, “shall I start…
Don’t Wanna Leave the old white house..!
And in an old white house somewhere in Washington, an old man with blonde hair, shaped in a peculiar way, stood staring out of the window, “This old house gets to you!” he murmured to himself, “Need to stay here a while longer!” “Thought you didn’t much care for me…
On Not Having An Umbrella This Monsoon..!
There are many who wonder why I don’t have an umbrella, or even a raincoat this monsoon, and let me assure you it’s not due to the lockdown. It’s just that in my mind I did visit an umbrella store: “Are you an activist sir?” asked the pleasant looking salesman…
God and Our Operating Expenses..!
“Oh, Father, how nice of you to come home,” said the little old lady, as she ushered the priest in. “I was hoping that somebody would visit my house today. I have made some nice fresh cakes!” “Ah,” said the priest, “that does sound tempting, doesn’t it?” “Oops,” said the…
Abetting ‘Opposition’s’ Suicide..!
Somewhere in Rajasthan, in a police station, the phone rang and a constable lazily picked up the phone, listened carefully, frowned and then called out to his superior, “Sir, a suicide is taking place?” “Taking place?” shouted his superior, “Go quickly, bring down the victim if he is hanging, flush…
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.