New Rules Outside Your Door..!
Most people have forgotten there’s a world outside their door, and governments all over the world are readying themselves to reteach people what lies outside! “We will be standing at the gates of each building and helping people to adjust to the world outside!” said one of the government trainers….
Did YOU Just Buy A Cheap Car?
“Our engineers burned the midnight oil to produce this car,” said the MD as he showed me into his factory in the outskirts of the city, “and after this lockdown, this is just the car for your highly strained pocket!” “And this car will cost less than a lakh?” I…
The Cleanest Station Award..!
This happened before de Corona came a visitin’! The station master of the local suburban station came and stood near me, “There’s an award for the best kept station,” he said spitting a wad of betel nut onto the platform. “Interesting,” I said, as I watched the red juice flow…
What’s A Pavement Dad?
Don’t be surprised if the conversation below happens with you in it: “What’s a pavement Dad?” asked the little girl looking up from her homework. “My child,” said the father gently, “haven’t I always told you to refer to the dictionary, see how you found out the meaning of ‘ambidextrous’…
Namaste! Let’s Look Below Sir..!
This morning I removed the cushion on my seat and suddenly the view outside my window was glorious. Till then, I had been looking down from my perch at barren land, rubbish strewn all over, and goats, dogs and cats picking up whatever leftovers, inhuman humans, had thrown out through…
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.