How Big is Your Bag of Smelly Vadas?
Years ago, younger and less wiser, I loved warning people that I never forgave and remembered every insult throughout my
Read more.July 16, 2020
Not Just Another Mom..!
More than a decade ago I attended a very interesting seminar on ‘The Servant Leader’ and the speaker, Dr Sam
Read more.July 15, 2020
Let’s Produce Sweet Music Together..!
Just over two years ago, seventy-three voices, including mine, and an orchestra of thirty-one raised their voices, violins, violas, cellos,
Read more.July 14, 2020
The Old Wonderful World..!
Anyone who’s seen the classic Cecil B. DeMille’s movie, ‘Ten Commandments’ will relate to what I’m going to portray; the
Read more.July 13, 2020
Your FORECAST for TODAY..!
Are you troubled about your today, or worried who holds you as you step into your tomorrow? Well, here’s an
Read more.July 12, 2020
This Too Shall Pass..!
A story goes that a neighboring king once came to Solomon and asked him for a motto, “It must be
Read more.July 11, 2020
Aiyo..!
She was beautiful, doe eyed and South Indian, and every time, we met after college, and I recounted something I’d
Read more.July 10, 2020
Family Photos n’ Lockdown Fights..!
Something I see very often on most sitting room walls in most homes is the family photo: Generally taken when
Read more.July 9, 2020
Have A Happy Thursday..!
Ah! For all of you who wake up grouchy on a Thursday morning, here’s something for you: An officer who
Read more.July 8, 2020
A Sheet of Snow White Paper..!
One section of a bookshop that always beckons me seductively, is where they display stationary. It isn’t books by famous
Read more.July 7, 2020
Don’t Look at the Waves..!
Nearly three decades ago, I fell sick with a near fatal illness. Terrified, one night I called a doctor friend,
Read more.July 6, 2020
Do Viruses or Bombs Frighten You?
Is there a sense of dread, fear or huge unease you feel right now? Listen to the couple who laughed
Read more.July 5, 2020














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.