Maldives and Laughing at Ourselves.!
Though the remarks by the Maldives deputy minister in ridiculing our PM as a ‘clown’ and a ‘puppet’ are immature
Read more.January 11, 2024
Your Common Courtyard..!
“…..A common courtyard is swept by none’….” Chinese Proverb “Park your taxi to the side of the road!” I told
Read more.January 10, 2024
Black n White..!
“Would you like to see the pictures I clicked?” she asked me as I sat at a restaurant somewhere up
Read more.January 9, 2024
Catch The Real Thieves..!
As rapes and molestations take place in the country, we find that instead of making the streets safer, we insist
Read more.January 8, 2024
Did You?
The cars were honking on the road this morning as I made my way to the park, drivers in trucks
Read more.January 6, 2024
Flying First, Seated Economy..!
Yesterday, returning from New York, I flew First Class. Now I’ve flown first and business class many times in my
Read more.January 6, 2024
Dead Living Rooms..!
There was once a time not too long ago when the living room of a home reflected the kind of
Read more.January 5, 2024
Strict Rules for a Talking People..!
People are talking, but not to each other and just like cigarette smoking has restrictions, we need to have strict
Read more.January 3, 2024
Leadership is Building Leaders…!
There’s an aspect of leadership, most so-called leaders don’t like, and that is building others to become leaders. Many don’t
Read more.January 3, 2024
A Little Too Much Wine..!
T’was a fancy restaurant we went to in my imagination. The waiter not only had stiff upper lip, but same
Read more.January 2, 2024
This New Year, Reach Out to Someone Lonelier Than You..!
And as I look at the New Year messages that’s flooding my phone, I see something that may have escaped
Read more.January 1, 2024
Following Dad..!
It was the night before the New Year! The old man sighed as he watched his family sit together that
Read more.January 1, 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.