Ours, Not to Reason Why..!
A poem that fascinated me in my school days was Alfred Lord Tennyson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade. “Forward, the Light Brigade!” came the command, and six hundred British soldiers galloped courageously into a valley surrounded by Russian cannons. There was only one small problem. The order was wrong….
Belted, Thrashed and Walloped..!
“Did you always thrash your children?” I asked an elderly father. “Of course not!” he replied indignantly. “I only used my belt when words failed.” “And how often did words fail?” “Every Saturday!” There was a time when many fathers believed that a belt was an educational instrument. The child…
Refusing to Remove Your Cataract..!
Have we all gone blind? Or is it only our young people whose eyes are still open? As students pour onto the streets in protest, we should begin asking what they are seeing that we have chosen to ignore. Since 2014, India has witnessed more than 150 examination paper leaks….
When You are Just a Topic of Discussion…!
The police inspector adjusts his cap and looks at the trembling prisoner. “So you say you’re innocent?” “Yes, sir.” The inspector sighs. “What unfortunate timing.” “Why, sir?” “Because the crowd has already gathered to watch us beat you up.” “But shouldn’t the judge decide we are guilty or innocent first?”…
The Voiceless Minority..!
When I talk about minorities in India, everybody from the majority community checks to see what I have said, but, today I am going to surprise everybody. I have finally discovered the smallest minority in India, and many from the majority community are in that minority one.. No, not one…
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.