The Cost of a Miracle..!
One Sunday the priest at church asked our congregation whether they had experienced God’s presence in their lives in the past week. One after the other, different members, young and old, got up and told the others, some with voices choked with emotion, how miracles had taken place through prayer….
Fear and The Mumbai Coastal Road..!
Many decades ago while in my teens I loved taking the double- decker bus from the city, run up the stairs to the upper deck, rush to the front seat, and enjoy a glorious ride to the Mumbai suburbs. As night set in, I would put the front glass pane…
Time for your Children..!
Today’s the day of the career dad and mom! Both work, both sometimes earn equal salaries, and both spend long hours away from home. “Why do you work such long hours?” I ask. “Bob, I want my kids to have a better life than I did,” is the reply I…
Adulation and Ordinary Man…!
Man has many weaknesses, but one of his biggest is he can never play the role of God. Strangely, many dream of being gods in some form or other, of having people loving them absolutely, praising them constantly, and worshipping them continually, but the moment those wishes start coming through,…
Stop Lying, It’s a Bad Policy..!
With our country getting to be the biggest creator of Fake News, we also have the unenviable distinction of being the biggest liars. But lying isn’t good for business, or whatever else you are doing? Good old honesty is still the best policy. That one can still be counted a…
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.