Gentleman Jim..!
Even now, nearly fifty years after his death, from different households throughout the world flows out the rich, powerful voice
Read more.September 8, 2021
Anonymous Letters..!
In the good old days, cowards drew out dagger or spear and hiding in a crowd, thrust their weapon into
Read more.September 7, 2021
Pushing Yourself Out of a Grave..!
Many years ago, I worked as a salesman in my dad’s interior decoration company. Something that I feared and dreaded
Read more.September 6, 2021
Death Through Cellphone Chatter..!
I see many people talking on their cell phones while driving or riding their bikes, and to such as these
Read more.September 5, 2021
The Watch Thrown on the Floor..!
The watch on the floor looked broken. I had seen it being flung to the ground. It had taken but
Read more.September 4, 2021
Self-Pity and the Snow Storm..!
Many years ago while reading the book, Silas Marner by George Eliot, I remember the way one of the characters,
Read more.September 3, 2021
Mouse and Motherboard..!
India may be tops in IT, but for those who have not mastered mouse and motherboard, the changeover is a
Read more.September 2, 2021
Truth and Justice Chandrachud..!
‘..truth is both a sword and a shield in a democracy…” Justice Chandrachud “Impossible!” we shake our heads and say
Read more.September 1, 2021
Ban Lifts and Bridges..!
Three years ago Mumbai woke up to the scary news that a portion of a bridge in Andheri had collapsed.
Read more.August 31, 2021
God’s Garlands for Us..!
The old man looked out of his window. He saw his neighbour very surreptitiously placing a ladder on his side
Read more.August 30, 2021
Woman Thrown Off Train..!
‘WOMAN RESISTS ROBBER ON TRAIN,” read the headlines, ‘AND FALLS ON TRACKS!’ A few years ago I read about fifty-eight
Read more.August 29, 2021
Choral Music and the Sound Man..!
Since I love choral music every once in a while I’m asked to come as a judge to hear choirs
Read more.August 28, 2021














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.