“Wonderful news!” said the gentleman. “I have finished my book!” “Congratulations!” I said. “What happens in chapter two?” “The same thing as chapter one, but explained more thoroughly.” I imagined a train leaving Bombay Central, travelling enthusiastically for twenty minutes, then returning to Bombay Central so the driver could explain…


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.