Not Buildings or Cemeteries..!
“Bob!” he said as he opened the blueprint, “This is going to be a fourteen-story building! On the ground floor
Read more.February 10, 2023
The Train of Life..!
It was a 1947 steam engine. I looked at the pictures of it. It was going to do a heritage
Read more.February 10, 2023
No Difference in a Baby’s Cry..!.
“I am a very secular person!” announced Mrs Kapoori one day to the girls at home, who were her paying
Read more.February 9, 2023
Our Country’s Strong Leaders..!
As I glanced at the papers today, all of them mentioning different leaders in our country, I came across some
Read more.February 8, 2023
The Catfish In Your Tank..!
On a visit to a physiotherapist, an exercise she prescribed for a painful right shoulder was the putting of my
Read more.February 7, 2023
Just Beyond The Leaf..!
“Goodbye!” I used to shout. “Goodbye dad!” they shouted back. “Goodbye” I whispered and watched the retreating figures of my
Read more.February 6, 2023
Spreading Laughter, Through Inner Peace..!
He’s gone now, to the great beyond, but many years ago, as I returned from my walk, I used to
Read more.February 5, 2023
Blood Stains in a Church..!
In my travels through Spain, Portugal and many other European countries I’m often told of some famous church I should
Read more.February 4, 2023
Hindenburg and Misguided Nationalism..!
As the might of superior American artillery rains on a heroic, yet poor, poverty-stricken billionaire, our battered countryman stands valiantly
Read more.February 3, 2023
Construction Angels or the Morgue..!
As I bid farewell to the masons, carpenters and electricians and the last of the construction workers after they had
Read more.February 2, 2023
Being Secular and the Supreme Court..!
‘Be secular: Supreme Court on PIL for ban on parties with religious link’ TOI, 1st Feb “What’s the news in
Read more.February 1, 2023
Unplugged..!
Mornings are coffee time, and a time, which I spend most conscientiously brewing the concoction to perfection! Quite a few
Read more.January 31, 2023
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.