Not just me, but most of the world is astonished as our elected representatives switch sides! Logically, how can they do this? They’ve been elected by voters voting for a particular party and its ideology, and the representative is the collective voice of those same people, and cannot have an…
Reservations For All..!
With so many advantages for those who claim reservations in our country, many forward class citizens are trying to certify themselves as backward and the day is coming when the whole nation may be known as a reserved country! The philosopher cum astrologer cum godman rubbed his hands with glee…
Adjust Your Sails..!
I notice that on certain mornings I get up worried, “Worried about what?” I ask myself and realize it is just a habit and most people get out of bed worried every morning! We are worried about ourselves, our jobs, children, health and just about everything, and a little later…
Go For It..!
I watched the family as they stood near the roller coaster ride. Each one bore different look. The teenage son looked at the cars coasting around with glee; he was just waiting, I could make out for his share of fun; the mother looked a little worried and the father…
Do We Need Reforms?
“Bob,” said an editor, “About these reforms our leaders keep talking about, find out if people want reforms or not.” “Of course we want reforms,” said Pandu the office peon, “I want editor sahib to be reformed. Today I have both ulcer and blood pressure, because editor sahib and you…
The ‘Mellow’ People..!
So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth… New King James Version How easy to be lukewarm or mellow! We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, step on another’s toes! We want to be liked by the community around,…
The Emperor’s New Clothes..!
Once upon a time, so the old tale goes, there lived an emperor who wanted to stitch himself the fanciest set of clothes in his kingdom. So he called the best tailors and asked them if they would stitch them for him, and even offered to pay a million rupees…
Cyrus, A Martyr..!
There’s enough that’s been written about the car crash that took the life of billionaire Cyrus Mistry, and I’m not going to wade into those already muddied waters. However, something that struck me as I read our transport minister’s statement after the accident, was the sudden focus on using seat…
Whose Health?
The road runs wide through the extended city of Greater Mumbai, till, just before it enters the same city, it narrows into a street, meanders and twists reluctantly past posh homes, leaning balconies, where liveried residents, inside air-conditioned flats grimace disdainfully as they peer at traffic jams below, causing exhaust…
Dirt On Your Finger..!
An item in the newspaper had me sadly amused. A lady doctor who runs a pain clinic, told the press how she saw a destitute woman bleeding profusely on the pavement outside her gym. “She was bleeding profusely, it was all over the pavement and flowing onto the road. I…
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.