Why Did I Take the Train?
“Why did you take the train?” asked my friend, as he met me on the platform and stared curiously at
Read more.August 3, 2019
The Open Grave..!
’Twas an open grave I passed on my way out of the cemetery: Quite often gravediggers dig graves beforehand and
Read more.August 2, 2019
How Dare You..!
A young girl, known to me, wrote to a priest saying very politely that though she respected him, she was
Read more.August 1, 2019
Suicide and an Anchor..!
As I read about the suicide of Café Coffee Day’s Siddhartha I realized that slowly but surely, suicides in the
Read more.July 31, 2019
Alligator in a Gutter..!
You and I have seen videos of snakes being pulled out of flats and bungalows, but I was pretty astounded
Read more.July 30, 2019
Strength of a Woman..!
It’s a strange, sad sight I am seeing as my car overtakes an auto rickshaw: A young couple holding a
Read more.July 29, 2019
Your Blade of Grass..!
The skies were dark and a heavy cloud hung over us as we drove on roads that echoed the darkness
Read more.July 28, 2019
Love Without Measure..!
The other day I watched a wife look after her disabled husband. He was a surly, grumpy sort who did
Read more.July 27, 2019
Government Guilt Trip..!
Was looking at a senior citizen railway ticket the other day, and below the tiny, computer lettering, which only the
Read more.July 26, 2019
Noise outside my window
The squirrel outside my window was making quite a racket
Read more.July 22, 2019
Not just a facelift!
This is a story of a young man who had everything; a luxurious home, cars plus lots of money
Read more.July 6, 2019
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.