Today’s a Fatal Saturday..!
Quietly, silently, stealthily the virus waits, outside our gates, waiting for one false move, of one pair of hands not washed with soap and water, waiting for one allowance of infected person entering, but till then it waits outside, pretending sleep, waiting for that chance, that opportunity, when it can…
The Cross and a Coronavirus Celebration..!
Jesus! There He is, stretched out on the cross! Wicked nails protruding from ripped hands and feet. Rough splinters from the wood of the cross rubbing against a back with no skin on it; removed by severe lashes Roman soldiers so freely had given him. His head dripping from the…
Earthquake and the Virus ..!
This happened a few years ago on a visit to San Francisco: The room shook one night. I could feel the tremor; I looked around, where was I supposed to run, or was I supposed to run? The room shook again and I ran to the doorpost and stood under…
If Pimples Are Your Problem, Use…
As a teenager, I quite often faced pimples, and sometimes a single pimple sprouting out of my face could wreck my confidence, my evening and even make me lose a date! I remember an ad that used to come out, “If pimples are your problem, use Clearasil!” Tons of the…
Corona Virus Cure for You..!
No, this is not some fancy mumbo-jumbo about mixing carrot juice with onion peel, and topping it off with a peg of vodka to keep the dreaded virus away. Nor, is it a religious concoction of putting your hands on the TV set for healing! Something I’ve observed in any…
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.