Granny not a Nanny..!
Today’s column is addressed more to youngsters than older folk: It starts with old people living quite comfortably in retirement
Read more.January 28, 2024
Never Too Busy for God’s Work..!
“Hi!” said the dead man as he arrived at the Pearly Gates, “May I come in?” “You’ll have to wait,”
Read more.January 27, 2024
The Missing Spectacles..!
On silver sands on a beachfront a pair of reading glasses looked myopically at the sea. They belonged to me.
Read more.January 26, 2024
Firm Foundation on Republic Day…!
On this Republic Day, as we salute and celebrate the making of the Constitution of India, I remember the 2001
Read more.January 25, 2024
Wrong Message..!
A procession by a majority community into a minority neighbourhood, stone pelting by foolish residents, and the next day bulldozer
Read more.January 24, 2024
From Sadness to Strength..!
This happened many years ago. The old lady sat in the room sobbing. The old man, her husband, a retired
Read more.January 23, 2024
An Acceptance of Hypocrisy..!
On one hand we have Donald Trump, from the White House walking to a church clutching a Bible in his
Read more.January 22, 2024
Are We Becoming Like Bozo?
Each state in our country is trying to force a division among the people by insisting on the local language
Read more.January 21, 2024
Temple Talk..!
No, it’s not the Ayodhya temple I’m writing about today, though there’s a faint possibility that all the temple talk
Read more.January 20, 2024
Breaking News Hangover..!
This may never happen but a part of my imagination hopes that one day I will be hospitalised for this,
Read more.January 19, 2024
Childhood Friendships are Forever…!
Friendships made in childhood are invaluable, but quite often I come across old acquaintances who’ve done well in life, not
Read more.January 18, 2024
Don’t Judge, Without Knowing..!
A car was honking behind mine, “Let him pass!” I told my driver, and my driver quite reluctantly gave way.
Read more.January 17, 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.