Idol Worship..!
“Hey Bob!” I can hear many say, “Maybe this is a topic you should, ahem, avoid! It may, you know what I mean hurt the sentiments of many people!” “Aha!” I tell the same people, “Maybe whose sentiments are going to be hurt are yours!” What do I mean by…
Puncture..!
The old man at the puncture shop, looked at me with quiet patience as I stood at his shop. “Quick!” I shouted, “get the puncture done! I have a busy day ahead!” He gave me another patient look, a quiet smile, and beckoned me to sit on the bench, next…
Be a Master Communicator..!
Today you and I communicate more than ever before, and through the mobile, social media, TV, radio and other ways we are breaking all transmission barriers. But, and, this is a big but, you and I are communicating but are we good communicators? Are you really able to communicate your…
How Dare You..!
A young girl, known to me, wrote to a priest saying very politely that though she respected him, she was not in agreement with something he had done. Instead of dialoguing with her, calling her to explain, his reply was, “How dare you!” For him, questioning his actions, was dissent!…
Not just a facelift!
This is a story of a young man who had everything; a luxurious home, cars plus lots of money
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.