“Where’s Monica?” I asked this morning as I entered the physiotherapy department of the local hospital where my aching writer’s neck was being treated. “She’s gone on leave,” said the new face and we walked to the place where she would use the ultra sound machine on my throbbing portion….
The Ninety – Ten Principle..!
Was reading an article by Stephen Covey the other day and found it so meaningful and true I thought I’d share it with you today: It’s called the 90/10 Principle. It will change the way you manage your life. What is the 90/10 Principle? Ten percent of life is made…
Small Fibs Lead to Criminal Acts..!
This happened a few years ago; I was catching a flight to Mumbai from Delhi and standing in line for my security check; the queues at airports are worse than the lines you see at railway stations and bus stops and this one in particular was moving at a snail…
Not Just Group Captain Abhinandan..!
Every now and then the name of Group Captain Abhinandan pops up, as a hero, and maybe the one and only hero the nation has had for many years. We think that heroes are found only in the battlefield, and only among the armed forces, but it is not so,…
Just a Duck Story..!
A few years ago while spending a pleasant evening in one of the many family run restaurants in Korea, seated comfortably on cushions at low tables with legs crossed in modified lotus position, the middle aged waitress came and started saying something to us; unfortunately none of us understood Korean….
Come Ye Apart and Rest..!
Exhausted after having written the synopsis of a three act play, getting a top Mumbai theatre personality interested in another, meeting a producer for my film script, and finishing the teaching of my online classes, my creative mind was now a total blank. If you’ve heard of the phrase, and…
Defectors Hotel..!
A trend that’s becoming common as political defections take place is for elected representatives to flee their state in hordes and hole themselves up in hotels in far corners of the country, where bereft of any means of communication, they keep themselves occupied in pleasurable activities that include everything except…
Rash Driving and the Police..!
The Supreme Court feels that the two years imprisonment now meted out for causing death due to rash driving is ‘grossly inadequate’. I agree, but would like to define what the police believe is rash and negligent driving, and what actually happens on the road when an accident takes place….
Beauty Through Your Applause ..!
Do you think my hair is soft and shiny?” Zarine asked Kumar one moonlit evening. Kumar answered, “Yep.” “And are my eyes bright and beautiful?” she continued. “Yep,” he replied. After a few minutes Zarine forged ahead, “Kumar, do you think my skin is smooth and clear?” “Yep.” At this,…
Are You Bothered?
The people are revolting in Sri Lanka! So what? Russia is invading Ukraine! I’m not bothered! A certain community is being bullied! So what, It’s not mine! Every day we read of war, human rights violations, cruel inhuman police brutalities and so many terrible things our newspapers scream out loud…
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.