Colourful People..!
It’s always amused me some, that in the US a black man is called ‘coloured’. I guess to the white
Read more.April 5, 2021
Your Hidden Talent..!
It was one of those days when you suddenly have time and you don’t know what to do with it;
Read more.April 4, 2021
Happy Easter, It’s the Police..!
Today the amphitheater lies decayed and unused, and as the sea winds from Marine Drive just across the railway tracks
Read more.April 3, 2021
Noise Outside my Window..!
“Chip-chip! Chip-chip! Chip-chip! Chip-chip!” The squirrel outside my window was making quite a racket this afternoon. “Stop the racket!” I
Read more.April 2, 2021
Remember Good Friday, Not the Moghuls..!
Was listening to Shashi Tharoor speak very eloquently on how the British looted India and about the atrocities committed. I
Read more.April 1, 2021
Covid! No Job! No Friends..!
“I’m so sorry to hear you’re down with Covid!” you whisper with concern into the phone, “And if there’s anything
Read more.April 1, 2021
Showcase Shoes..!
Being a writer has its drawbacks I discovered one day when I took my shoes over to the shoe shop.
Read more.March 30, 2021
Your Perfect Match..!
“Dad, we’re looking for the perfect man!” my daughters would sigh a few years ago, and I would smile and
Read more.March 29, 2021
Fighting Recession Using ‘R’ Words..!
Like it not, Covid-19 is playing havoc with the world’s economy and there’s fears of the dreadful R word staring
Read more.March 28, 2021
Putting Away Deceit..!
“…I am not bound to win, But I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, But
Read more.March 27, 2021
The Colours Of Holi..!
And as India soon erupts in colour, what a delightful scene it is! Reds and greens, blues and orange, yellows
Read more.March 26, 2021
Old Age, a Headlight of Love..!
The vet shakes his head as he looks at my old dog, Jeff, “He’s on his last legs!” he says
Read more.March 25, 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.