Rise Up and Rise Out…!
Many years ago, there was an interesting headline, it screamed, “From Newspaper Boy to President,” It was about the Late President Abdul Kalam who sold newspapers in his boyhood and rose to become President of India. I spent a wonderful evening two nights ago, with a large group of friends…
Lessons from Yesterday..!
Yes, there’s much to be learnt from the election results yesterday. But I’m going to cover only two, and that is compassion and arrogance. What India saw for the last few years was a resurgent Rahul, not the old spoilt brat, but a ‘never say die’ lad, who decided to…
Is Your Job Done?
It happened a few years ago, when a young Indian army officer serving in the dangerous Jammu and Kashmir region, received information that terrorists were firing indiscriminately onto the public at the Jammu Railway Station. Reaching the spot in a few minutes Lt. Triveni Singh and his group of commandos…
Stop It! You’re Not Old..!
Was in Bhopal a few months ago conducting a workshop on writing and public speaking, and having an extra day before heading home, was offered a sightseeing trip by a few students. There was a lot of Bhopal to be seen and I must have whispered, “I’m getting old,” once…
The Fragrance Still Remains..!
It was just the other day I was really enjoying the morning, looking at the different greens, imbibing the monsoon smells of rain filled earth, when the gardener beckoned me, and handed a flower which had the most exquisite smell. I kept it with me and continued enjoying the fragrance….
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.