How Dare You..!
As I see more and more youngsters in the country jailed because they dared question, I remember an episode involving my own daughter, who decided to voice her protest. No, it wasn’t about climate change or farmers protests, but something she felt her priest hadn’t handled well. She wrote a…
Crumbs Under the Table..!
Are you eating crumbs falling under the table? Right next to where I write this column everyday, I have a large window, and am visited most all the time by a host of different birds and many squirrels. They come and sit on my windowsill, some stare fearlessly as I…
Don’t Hold My Hand..!
She was over eighty, and not too sure of her steps as she fumbled to find the bannister railing, when the shopkeeper came running and extended his hand, “No thank you!” she said gruffly, and then looked at me, as I had suddenly turned and found she wasn’t next to…
’Tis A Cold Winter..!
’Tis a cold winter here in America where I’ve been the last month.’ I wrote this three years ago, while spending December in America, under the Trump regime! ‘The snow’s been thick and heavy, covering every square inch with a harsh white carpet. The winds have raged and blown cold…
A Sheet of White Paper..!
What are your thoughts when you see a sheet of white paper staring blankly at you? For me, it yells opportunity, but to many it could spell terror, especially when they know they have to write against a deadline. I thought it would be a good topic to spend 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.