Control That Animal In You..!
We hear of accidents happening because a car, bus or truck went out of control right? Maybe brakes failed, or too high a speed or a sudden pothole! But when men and women go out of control, all we can cry out is why? “Why?” we cry out to rape-…
Fooled by the Skin..!
“Excellent fruit sir! Sweet and tasty! Just look at the skin!” I looked at the fruit and there was no doubt in my mind they were ripe and ready for eating. I wondered whether the fruit vendor could see I was nearly drooling in anticipation of having them after lunch….
Laughter, Pain and Death..!
As you read this, I will be on my way to Pune for the funeral of my friend. A friend for over thirty-five years of my life. Even as I write this, I hear his baritone voice cracking a joke, and chuckling even before I did, “You laugh at your…
Invest In 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…
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.
