Keep Your Eyes on Your Goal..!
A few years ago I heard a long talk by a speaker about how hard work pays. “Do you have anything to add to that Bob?” asked the convener. “Yes,” I said, “If your eyes are not on your goal, all the hard work you put in, is a waste!”…
Are You Ready for Your Chapatti Lady?
Since I’m known as a guy who’s got a soft spot for animals, I get followed round a wee bit by these four- legged friendly canines, and sometimes have a hard time chasing them away when they get overzealous and try to nibble some part of my leg, fingers or…
Puncture..!
The old man at the puncture shop, looked at me with quiet patience as I stood at his shop. “Quick!” I shouted, “get the puncture done! I have a busy day ahead!” He gave me another patient look, a quiet smile, and beckoned me to sit on the bench, next…
Naughty Abhinandan..!
It made delightful news to hear Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had been awarded the Vir Chakra! We all remember the video clip showing his capture in Pakistan, bloodied and roughed up, yet courageous and fearless. How, flying a highly inferior MIG-Bison fighter jet, he still managed to shoot down a…
Unfurling A Balanced Flag..!
I stood at attention as the strains of Jana Gana Mana ended, and the National Flag was unfurled. I watched as those around me walked away for their light refreshments, and then heard voices around me, “It’s not balanced!” “Yes sadly it isn’t!” said another familiar voice. “Of course it…
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.
