Columns - Bobs Banter

“Grandpa, race you to the gate!” My grandson had already disappeared down the garden path before I had even decided

July 14, 2026

“I don’t believe it!” The gentleman folded his newspaper, which showed that his Ram Mandir trust had been systematically looted,

July 13, 2026

There is always one emotional scene playing out at every airport and railway station. A young man rushes towards his

July 11, 2026

There was a time when the very thought of my children settling abroad filled me with dread. “What if somebody

July 11, 2026

I have finally discovered why Americans don’t walk. They have no vendors on their footpaths. I went for a morning

July 10, 2026

The minister leaned back in his oversized chair, lifted his cup of tea and smiled. A terrified official burst into

July 8, 2026

As the US celebrated it’s 250 years of Independence, I watched dramatic pictures of fireworks accidentally setting parts of the

July 7, 2026

Luckily, at this very moment, I am thousands of miles away from Mumbai, watching videos of roads that have turned

July 7, 2026

There is a little wooden bench in the woods where I am staying in the Pocono Mountains. Nothing fancy about

July 6, 2026

Whenever life gets difficult, I have a wonderful plan for God. I present it to Him in great detail. “Lord,”

July 5, 2026

When I talk about minorities in India, everybody from the majority community checks to see what I have said, but,

July 4, 2026

I am writing this from my daughter’s villa, her second home, tucked away in the woods of the Pocono Mountains

July 3, 2026

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