Cheers to the Unknown Many..!
I was at a dinner the other day when the speaker a small dapper billionaire, who had built up an
Read more.April 10, 2021
Leaders With Brawn..!
Maybe you don’t know, or just maybe you don’t want to read between the lines but with recent pictures of
Read more.April 9, 2021
Don’t Ask for Approval..!
Most of us seek approval. How often I’ve seen a child or maybe an adult rushing home from school or
Read more.April 8, 2021
Scowling Over An Insult..!
In ancient Greece and Rome, the Stoics, a group of philosophers who preached the value of emotional resilience — and
Read more.April 7, 2021
Safe House..!
“Don’t worry, we’ll keep you in a safe house!” says the police officer reassuringly to the frightened but bold person
Read more.April 6, 2021
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














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.