Burning Bibles and Crosses..!
Very often we hear the news of some church vandalised, the altar desecrated, pews overturned and maybe Bibles burnt. Immediately there is a hue and a cry and the noise is as if Christ is being crucified again. There is outrage from the pulpit. There are processions on the street….
The Army We Cannot See..!
Just over two years ago I found myself speaking after three very eminent speakers. They had all painted a picture of our nation that made the audience shift uneasily in their seats. Shashi Tharoor had spoken, another respected voice had followed, and both had highlighted the challenges facing India. That…
After the Prodigal Returns..!
We have all heard the story of the Prodigal Son. The one who left home, squandered everything, and came back smelling of pigs and regret. And we love the part where the father runs out to meet him, hugs him, puts a ring on his finger and throws a grand…
Your 127 Runs..!
Yesterday, I wrote about Jemima Rodrigues and her unbeaten hundred and twenty-seven runs that took India to the World Cup final. The column drew a flood of responses, and nearly every reader spoke about how humble she was, how touching it was to see a young player publicly thank her…
Heaven Sees Your Heart..!
I remember once being asked by a young man, “Sir, do I need to be baptized to become a Christian?” He looked at me with the same anxiety I had when applying for my visa to the US, afraid he might miss some official stamp that would deny him entry…
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.