Musk Jr. In the White House..!
Ah, the White House! The seat of power and dignity. Where presidents pause before every syllable, where journalists cross their legs like they belong to a ballet troupe, and where historical furniture sits with the silent patience of a butler who has seen it all—until, of course, Elon Musk’s toddler…
Look Beyond the Lie..!
Very often I hear men and women telling me, “For me there is only black and white, it’s either a truth or a lie!” While I respect such people, and feel it’s commendable to be that way, I also see that many of them live miserable lives! Why? Because they…
A Delay Could Save Your Life..!
I pressed the horn, stomped on the accelerator, cursed the driver in the next car and nearly shouted at the traffic policeman. “What’s the matter dad?” my daughter asked. “I hate being late,” I grumbled. “D’you know of all the people whose lives were saved because they were late?” “After…
Silence Ain’t Golden No More..!
How often we are told that silence is golden. No, it isn’t always so; sometimes it’s plain yellow! Yes, the yellow of cowardice. The yellow of running away from a confrontation. The yellow of keeping your mouth shut when it should have protested. The phrase “silence is not always golden”…
Trust the Director..!
Something I loved doing and still love, is directing some of the plays I’ve written. But even as I directed the same, I would always see a difference in how members of the cast treated my directional skills. Those who I had directed before, would be like putty in my…
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.