Stop Switching Channels..!
It’s a day and night journey by car between Dubai and Israel. In Dubai, the Women’s T20 championship is being
Read more.October 4, 2024
The Drunk Girl..!
This happened a few years ago, when as the chairman of my colony, the doorbell rang, and a watchman stood
Read more.October 3, 2024
Embracing Each Other..!
A few years ago I watched the movie ‘Mr and Mrs Iyer’ on the small screen and loved every moment
Read more.October 2, 2024
Being Still, Before the Kill…!
As I had planned to start the writing of my latest book this morning, my mind was initially feverish with
Read more.October 1, 2024
Enjoying our Joy..!
My wife, a medical doctor, is quite strict about the sweets I’m allowed to have, and when she does give
Read more.September 30, 2024
Starts With A Lil’ Scratch..!
There was a ruckus going on downstairs, screaming and yelling with some choice words thrown in for effect. I didn’t
Read more.September 29, 2024
Bringing Them to the ‘Exchange’..!
Something I see very often is the ‘holier than thou’ attitude we possess. To some who are proud of this
Read more.September 28, 2024
More Than Tears Needed..!
The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion: he has given it to them to protect the
Read more.September 27, 2024
Fear and The Mumbai Coastal Road..!
Many decades ago while in my teens I loved taking the double- decker bus from the city, run up the
Read more.September 26, 2024
Fighting Fair in the Bedroom…!
Most of the nastiest fights take place not on battlefields or war zones, but within a bedroom. Fights, which are
Read more.September 25, 2024
History and Heritage Erased..!
And now that the elections are over, I was happy to hear the elected representatives are eager to get down
Read more.September 23, 2024
Being Bored Again..!
After yesterday’s column on the Gift of Boredom, I decided to delve a little more on the benefits of being
Read more.September 23, 2024














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.