Please Don’t Take Off..!
So, there I was, strapped into seat 46A, my boarding pass still crumpled in my fist, and a packet of peanuts unopened in my lap—not because I don’t like peanuts, but because the moment the plane began to taxi, I found myself whispering, “Don’t take off… please, don’t take off!”…
Living their Judgement Day..!
There was a time, not so long ago, when you could walk into a church and feel the brush of angel wings against your shoulder. Today, more often than not, you’re lucky if you don’t feel the shove of a Bishop elbowing you aside as he clambers to hang onto…
Did Moses Have Ulcers?
Did Moses have ulcers? I mean, he must have, right? Leading a nation of grumblers through a desert for 40 years would give anyone a lifetime prescription of antacids, not to mention a therapist on call all the time. But no. He didn’t. The man lived to 120. And not…
How to Become Tall..!
There was a friend of mine who was a good five-foot-nothing. A man with a Napoleon complex, always standing on tiptoes in photographs, buying elevator shoes, and stretching his neck like a giraffe hoping to look taller. “Why don’t you just stand next to shorter people?” I suggested helpfully. “There’s…
Bible-Brandishing-Bullies…!
Ah, the good old Bible! That sacred text filled with wisdom, love, and—wait for it—an arsenal for a few self-proclaimed messengers of God who seem to have mistaken the Good Book for a stick to whack people into submission. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, today’s message is on those cunning folks…
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.