In a doctor’s clinic a worried patient lay on the doctor’s couch, “What you need,” said the psychiatrist, “is to get away to a peaceful place, where you can enjoy beauty for awhile, like a…” “An art gallery?” asked his patient. “A what?” exclaimed the doctor. “A roomful of exquisite…
Our DNA Is the Same..!
‘..DNA of all Indians are same, irrespective of religion..’ RSS Chief, Mohan Bhagwat. How easy it is for us to voice words such as, ‘All Indians are my brothers and sisters!’ and then quietly turn away from some person worshiping in a way different from us! But when a national…
Worrying Yourself Silly..!
My daughter’s dog Noah has been left at my home for a few hours as she and my son-in-law have gone out for lunch. I watch him as he paces all over my home, looks through the window anxiously and watching him, I know his thoughts, “Will they come back…
Still Biting Eve’s Apple?
Many years ago, while travelling on a train to Pune, I started writing a play on Judas, and called it, “The Kiss!” This was before the age of laptops and computers and after writing the title on my pad, looked out of the window, as I normally do to get…
Take Responsibility, Says Court..!
‘Supreme Court: Kin of Covid victims entitled to compensation’ Indian Express “Why should we take responsibility for an act of god?” ask bewildered leaders. In insurance parlance, Covid-19 is called an ‘act of god’ and payments are dealt with accordingly, but what measures were taken to protect citizens, how quickly…
When We Are Called to Part..!
Five friends! Two, I left at airport gate and watched as they walked to meet their plane, stopping once to give a final wave. Three left with no wave, they could not move their hands, as two went into crematorium fire and one, lowered to earth below. When we are…
WhatsApp Terrorism..!
They all schooled together, grew up as one, spun tops, flew kites, played marbles, and in the playgrounds of school, followed more sophisticated sports like cricket, hockey, football, as seasons went by. They hurt their knees playing kabaddi, fought each other on piggyback, then got up and embraced one another….
A Wave of Sorrow..!
It’s not a second or third wave of the virus, but a wave of sorrow that envelops us today! If you feel sad and depressed right now, and can’t understand why, then join billions of others who feel the same, and why not? Right now, most of us are staring…
Are You Tiptoeing Through Life?
Years ago in school, I was once one of the shyest boys around. Girls teased me no end, and other boys bullied me till one day at the morning assembly, I heard my head master say something that changed my life. “Most people,” he said, “tiptoe through life and finally…
Argument on the Ventilator..!
She lay on the ventilator, as fervent prayers went up from hundreds, in plea chains and waves, outside same hospital, “Save her!” they prayed, and up in heaven God listened to their prayers even as He looked at her, and saw a smile of ecstatic joy on her face. “Oh…
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.