The WhatsApp War..!
Every morning, as the sun peeps over our confused democracy, a silent war begins. Not at our borders, not in Parliament, but in the palm of your hand — yes, that unassuming rectangle known as your smartphone. While I sip my coffee and reach for my newspapers, elsewhere, warriors have…
Don’t Get Bothered Dear Politicians…!
Ah, dear politicians of India, why the long faces? Why the furrowed brows and pursed lips whenever a stand-up comedian cracks a joke or a satirist wields his pen? After all, you are the epitome of cleanliness, aren’t you? Squeaky clean, polished to a shine, so pristine that dirt would…
Marry Her Off at 24..!
It seems Mr. P C George, BJP leader from Kerala has stumbled upon the ultimate solution to protect young women in India from the treacherous clutches of “love jihad” — marry them off by 24! Apparently, once a woman blows out 24 candles on her birthday cake, her ability to…
A Five-Star Jacuzzi..!
Wow! Haven’t we as a nation mastered the art of pretending normalcy? You know, that art of putting on a straight face and saying, “Everything’s fine!” Even when our world is going up in flames? It’s like we are in a small boat in the middle of a storm, and…
Entry Refused.!
As I watch Trump disallowing outsiders into his turf, I wonder why those who want to go to his land of milk and honey don’t make their own country, as good or better, so they can say, “Ours is now better than yours sir!” I imagined a day like that:…
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.