Stoking ‘Remembrance’ Fires…!
What about having a ‘Forgiveness Day’? What’s that, you ask, what d’you mean by such? Well, since this government seems to be blessing us with days to remember atrocities and injuries, what about a day to forgive and forget each other for the same? Not just you and me, but…
Weighing Scales Don’t Lie..!
What a terrible disappointment it is for the whole of our country. The one gold medal we hoped to win, was snatched away because of 150 grams! Even as I share the sadness of all my countrymen, still, there’s a lesson we have to learn from here; a lesson I…
Spirituality or Plain Religion..!
How can we talk of religion without it’s effects being seen in our lives? I address this to all of us who want just one religion for our country, because without spirituality there is no religion. But even as I say these words, I can hear many asking, “What is…
A Bloody Ireland or Peaceful India..!
Every part of Ireland was beautiful to me last week as we drove through the country, with its lush green farms, long winding, narrow country roads, and folklore that still lived in the minds of locals we met in pubs, taverns, restaurants and churches. But even as we saw what…
Lincoln, Gandhi and ‘Useless’..!
The last thing you’d think while traveling abroad is to hear much about your country, so I was pleasantly surprised to hear this huge, strapping Irishman who was chatting with me at a pub, knowing much about India, but a lot of it focussed on the hate campaigns that the…
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.