The ‘Flat- Earth’ Society..!
Nobody in their wildest dreams a few hundred years ago believed the earth was round, “Round!” they would have laughed at you scornfully, “Am I laying flat stones for my castle flooring or curved ones? Ha, ha, ha!” Today the whole world knows the earth is round, yet there are…
Are You Indian?
Poor Kanimozhi! Imagine an MP, a former Union Minister, daughter of one of Tamilnadu’s most famous chief minister’s, and in one’s own airport in Chennai, asked by the security, when she spoke in English and not in Hindi, “Are you Indian?” Now, I am not an MP or VIP and…
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…
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.