Are You His Masterpiece?
The other day I was walking past a shop window and noticed a mannequin standing there with more confidence than most politicians I have seen. Chin up, shoulders back, dressed better than the average wedding guest. People stopped. Stared. Some admired. And one fellow even adjusted his own shirt as…
A Samaritan Women’s Day..!
Today is Women’s Day. Across the world speeches are made, flowers are distributed, and social media becomes a garden of inspirational quotes written by men who still cannot locate the kitchen sink. It is a beautiful day. But as I thought about Women’s Day, my mind did not travel to…
A Duet Between Two Birds..!
I am at a little resort in Saphale, two and a half hours from Mumbai, and for once the alarm clock has competition. At six thirty in the morning, before the tea kettle has even considered whistling, the birds have begun their choir practice. Not one bird. Two. And then…
Holy Anger and Unholy Temper..!
Anger is one of those emotions we defend passionately while claiming we hardly ever have it. “I am not angry,” we say loudly, with bulging eyes and trembling nostrils. At that point even the ceiling fan feels unsafe, as your wife and children hide. The Bible, thankfully, is more honest…
Let Your Yay be Yay..!
How often we swear. Not just casually, but dramatically. On our mother’s grave. On our own life. And when all else fails, on the heads of our children. It is said with such confidence that even the ceiling fan pauses to listen. Yet somehow, miraculously, the promise still manages to…
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.