Communal Bias..!
As I look at the division that’s being created by a particular party and that is taking our country by storm, and see the blatant disregard for people belonging to a particular community I felt it is time that we the educated and influencers realize and make a mission of…
Losing the Vote Bank..!
Nobody likes protests! Nobody likes his vehicle stopped on a highway for hours because protestors are protesting. It’s irritating. It’s a nuisance! But it’s democracy! Just as a government is allowed to pass laws, a democratic constitution gives citizens the right to protest against those same laws or against any…
The Army and Abide With Me..!
A few years ago, I had the privilege of being the MC for the annual Navy Week in Mumbai, and later it was on the lawns of Navy House, I was introduced to the Vice Admiral. “Thank you for your wonderful emceeing you did, and also for the piece you…
Cutting Off Tongues..!
I looked at the banners I was making: We want Freedom of speech! We want Freedom to Speak! We want Freedom of Expression! All banners for the next march, morcha or protest against the government. Then I heard a sound and from across my room heard muffled sobs and saw…
Are You Watching Your Child Protesting?
Goons enter the JNU college. They thrash professors and students. The Union President, a girl, Aishe Ghoshe is beaten on the head with iron rods, thrown to the ground, kicked, punched, bleeding and badly injured is admitted to hospital where she receives sixteen stitches on her bloodied head! Next day,…
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.