How often I see many whispering about someone who has made a fortune, or done well or uses his talents of preaching, writing or speaking, with envy. “Oh,” we say, “He bribes people that’s why he’s rich!” “He’s a cheat!” “He’s a show off in front of the mike! But…
Staying Motivated All The Time..!
Many years ago, just out of my teens I read two books that really changed my life. One was ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’ by Norman Vincent Peale and the other was “Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill. In those two books I was told I could dramatically improve…
New Olympian Democracy Game..!
Members of the Olympics Committee sitting in Tokyo, looked tiredly at each other, “Handling all the complaints makes me wonder whether it’s worth the trouble of actually having these games!” said the Chairman, as his secretary whispered in his ear, that an Indian delegation wanted to meet him. “What’s it…
Flights Only for Bearded Passengers..!
It’s a suspicious world we live in now. If we dress different, look different, people are wary, so much so a political leader remarked, “I know who’s behind our political turmoil because I can recognize them from their clothes!” So different clothes invites suspicion and as I’ve found out beards…
Green Grass Below Your Feet..!
‘Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have’ Gautama Buddha With a disgruntled look on his face, Kumar got into his car as his driver opened the door. He remembered when the car interiors had a new car smell. “Sir ‘new car fragrance’ is…
Honour Killing and Mr Honourable You..!
With lethal, bludgeoning, battering blows, that make sickening thud as wooden stick meets soft, beautiful head, proud father lands each blow on his beloved daughter. Limp eyes look up with horror, as very hands that protected all these years now cruelly turn oppressor. “Father!” she feebly cries, “It is me…
Seeing Yourself In The Selfie..!
At this very moment, there are more selfies being taken than cameramen or professional photographers taking pictures! Two months ago, while walking down the streets of New York I found selfie sticks being sold for less than five dollars! But along with progress comes danger. There have been hundreds of…
From Cowards to Courageous Men..!
They were not the kind of group you might have expected Jesus to send forth on his mission to reach the world. There was nothing special or spectacular about them. The twelve apostles were just ordinary working men. But Jesus formed them into the backbone of the church and gave…
Poor Mirabai Chanu..!
Poor Mirabai Chanu! What a weight rested on her, as one point three billion pinned all their hopes on her weight lifting shoulders! What a shame, that we, with the world’s second largest population, are still trailing other countries like Japan, with an area just about that of little Kerala,…
Discounts, Sales, and Bargains..!
It was a huge ad in the newspaper, not just a page, but two; it showed pictures and prices of scores of items that were going at a discount. There were beard trimmers going at two hundred and forty nine bucks, vegetable cutting machines for less than five hundred, air-conditioners…
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.