Repairer of the Breach..!
In Isaiah 58 verse 12 we hear God talking about a Repairer of the Breach. Which immediately makes me picture
Read more.February 6, 2026
No Safety in Parliament?
I read the news and blinked twice. Then I rubbed my glasses. Then I read it again. The Prime Minister
Read more.February 6, 2026
How to Become a Bore..!
There is a strange epidemic sweeping across drawing rooms, coffee shops, family lunches, office corridors, and unfortunately, even national television
Read more.February 5, 2026
Adulation and the Fall..!
Life has a wonderfully predictable script. A person begins with nothing. Works hard. Struggles heroically. Prays occasionally. Succeeds unexpectedly. And
Read more.February 4, 2026
Your Simple Lie Detector..!
One of the toughest challenges today is not traffic, pollution, or even rising blood pressure. It is figuring out whether
Read more.February 3, 2026
Only One Speed Saar..!
Because a wedding party was arriving at the YWCA International Guest House in Chennai, we were moved from an air
Read more.February 1, 2026
The Indian Budget Tamasha..!
The Indian Budget is that annual national festival which arrives with great fanfare, deep mystery, and absolutely no guarantee of
Read more.February 1, 2026
Admitting We Are Weak..!
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is tucked away quietly in Isaiah chapter forty verse twenty nine. ‘He
Read more.January 31, 2026
Stop Performing to be Loved…!
Over the last week I have been spending time with people who were part of my growing up years. Schoolmates.
Read more.January 31, 2026
In the Debris of a Plane Crash..!
The news came like news always does these days. Casually. Between a cricket score and a discount sale. Someone powerful
Read more.January 29, 2026
Therapy without Walls..!
The school buildings had been torn down a year ago. Flattened. Cleared. Wiped out. All to make way for something
Read more.January 28, 2026
Unfurling and Hoisting the Flag..!
There is a brand-new national pastime that has quietly overtaken cricket, it is the sacred art of correcting someone who
Read more.January 27, 2026














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.