The startling news that one third of Covid deaths in the world have come from India and that we had the most number of fatalities, may have shocked the world, but not our country as I started finding out: “Who is WHO?” said a man selling tea on the platform…
A Bank Strike..!
The other day I heard the banks were on strike! My neighbour who works in a bank, owns two flats next door, and who has just bought himself a new motor car, all through zero percent interest loans, that his bank makes available for him, sat on his balcony on…
The Priest and His Cake..!
“Oh, Father, how nice of you to come home,” said the little old lady, as she ushered the priest in. “I was hoping that somebody would visit my house today. I have made some nice fresh cakes.” “Ah,” said the priest, “that does sound tempting, doesn’t it?” “Oops,” said the…
Why Me..!
“Why me?” I cried out, looking up to the sky. It happened many years ago when my wife and I had driven down to the sea side with a group of friends for a holiday. One morning we decided we would go down to the wharf and buy crabs. We…
Not Just Mom..!
Maybe it’s my late mother, whose birthday falls today on the 2nd of May, who’s telling me, “Bob, write about mothers today!” And I will: A few years ago I attended a very interesting seminar on ‘The Servant Leader’ and the speaker asked the audience to introduce themselves. Two ladies…
Where Would They Look For You?
“But why did you need to search?” He (Jesus) asked, “You should have known I would be in my Father’s house” Luke 2:49 As I read about Jesus getting lost at the age of twelve then being found by a worried Mary and Joseph in the Temple talking to religious…
They’ve Not Left You..!
This morning the first piece of news was from a classmate telling me, “He’s gone Bob!” “Who?” I asked. “My brother!” she said, “I’m now on a plane, on the way to attend his funeral!” How terrible is the finality of death especially when it’s a member of your family…
Don’t Be A Parrot..!
Let’s stop being parrots! Years ago, I had a class master who was very fond of dictating notes. That was okay by me because it was a lot better than listening to his otherwise very boring lectures. But what got me quite riled was his insistence later that his notes…
My Arm Around You..!
As I see communal tensions slowly, surely and strategically built and religion pitted against religion, I wonder what our role should be, and then remember an incident that happened a few decades ago, with an African American player. Jackie Robinson was one of the first African Americans to play major…
Monkey Business..!
Went over to see a dear cousin of mine and didn’t find him at home. “Gone to catch monkeys!” said his wife. “Monkeys!” I exclaimed and she giggled to see my astonished face. I’d known my cousin from the time we were kids; he a little older than me and…
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.