How To Be Secular..!
Many in our country are afraid of being called secular. Does it mean anti Hindu, anti Muslim, does it mean pro minority? Strangely a similar situation exists in America. The USA like ours, and unlike the UK, is a secular country, but for nearly three centuries, Christian thought in all…
Living On A Lie..!
As I saw pictures of the nineteen floor illegal buildings in Cochin being brought down after the Supreme Court ordered it, and saw other illegal villas in Alibagh being torn down by the government, I thought of children who know that their parents have usurped land that does not belong…
Namaste..!
This morning I watched him wish me with a Namaste! I have always been fascinated by this simple greeting, but today looked closer and found it very touching. There was something warm and meaningful in his gesture. He was actually touching his heart with the end of his folded hands….
Slow Me Down, This Year..!
Happy New Year dear friends, my message to you today, is ‘Slow Down this Year!’ “What!” you exclaim. Strange message for the New Year, isn’t it? When all your resolutions are about getting things done this year, changing yourself and changing the world, what I have to offer as advice…
The Last Day of the Year
Today dear folks, is the last day of the year. First let’s start spending it in thankfulness! “Thankfulness,” you ask, “maybe bruised and battered, what’s there to be thankful for? Do you know how tough the year’s been for me?” I can imagine, and in no way am I trying…
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.