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…
Fair and Lovely..!
With so many protests and debates over colour issues worldwide, corporates and industrial houses are jumping overboard to absolve themselves of colour discrimination, by changing names and titles. The latest, ‘Fair and Lovely, has changed its name to ‘Glow and Lovely!’ And in my vivid imagination I hear a boss…
handshakes, hugs and hoodwinking..!
No, it wasn’t the 14th of Nov, his birthday, and many if they’d seen him, would have recognized him by the red rose he so elegantly wore on the jacket appropriately named after him. But, like I said, it wasn’t his birthday, and no reason for him to have left…
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.