Many years ago, I fell sick with a near fatal illness. Most doctors gave up on me, except the Mighty Healer. After getting back on my feet, albeit a little shaky, I remember conducting a choir, in which my gift to the people in the congregation who had kept me…
Believing Our Politicians..!
As I see people applauding, believing wholeheartedly in what our present politicians promise I remembered a joke my late mother had sent me, called ‘The Vote for Heaven or Hell!’ A powerful senator dies after a prolonged illness. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at…
Trim The Bristles..!
“Hi!” “Hi!” I offered back in return as the stranger with a beard longer than mine, and much whiter, looked at me with kindly eyes as we sat on a bench in the park, “What do you do with your old toothbrushes?” he asked. “I throw them away!” “Don’t,” said…
A Bridge Across The River..!
How well I remember this bridge being built, because the British made bridge next to it was too narrow. Today’s paper said, it was beginning to fall off and needed extensive repairs, and I think of the many bridges, flyovers, roads and government buildings all over the country that have…
Falling in the Bathroom..!
I still remember that day, I slipped and fell in the bathroom. My feet shot into the air and I fell with a thud on my back. I gingerly opened eyes and found that except for a slightly bruised elbow, I was none the worse for wear. I cautiously glanced…
Shooters Academy…!
My neighbor, who saw me leaving for America, and knows I have the former US President’s ear, called out to me from his window, “You think you can talk to Trump, Bob?” “What’s it about this time?” I asked wearily. “American universities don’t have my daughter’s course anymore!” he said,…
It’s Only a Pimple..!
As a teenager, I quite often faced pimples, and sometimes a single pimple sprouting out of my face could wreck my confidence, my evening and even make me lose a date! I remember an ad that used to come out, “If pimples are your problem, use Clearasil!” Tons of the…
Defections and all that Money..!
How much money did it take for so many MLAs to cross the floor, betray their leader, betray their voters, forget their ideology and run to the other end of the country? I wonder what people do with so much money? I mean you get a crore that’s a lot…
The Boy in the Barbershop..!
Something I love doing if I go for a drive, is to instruct my driver to drive slowly, while I look down every street, into every shop, sometimes homes that have their doors open. I gaze at people going about their normal activities, watch expressions and quite often hear conversations…
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.