He was an old man, well into his eighties and I had always been particularly fond of him. I entered his room in the hospital and found him bent with his back to me doing something to his leg. I walked up and gently touched him, “Bob,” he said, “my…
Just Joy..!
A few hundred yards from where I live are buildings meant for the poorer section, put up, to take them out of the slums. One would think, that in their little crowded tenements, tempers would be high, and anger a way of life, but the happiest sounds of fun and…
Be Still and Listen..!
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system through which God speaks to us every hour if we only tune in.” …. George Washington Carver. If only we would stop awhile and look at nature at its splendid best, we would realize that God speaks through the…
Inciting the Mob..!
Even a President can incite a mob! A Lawmaker Inciting men and women to become lawbreakers! What the world saw happening to the greatest democracy on earth should be a lesson they should never forget! On my visits to the US, and to Washington, standing outside the fence of the…
Tears Ltd..!
“How many times a day should I use these eye drops?” I asked the doctor. “As many times as you need to,” he said, “It’s only tears!” I stared at the bottle. I looked hard at the price. One hundred and fifty rupees for a tiny bottle of tears! “You’ve…
Angels and Accidents..!
The new guardian angel, who had just started guarding people on earth, sighed and all the angels nearby rushed to his side, “What happened?” they asked with heavenly concern. “Well it’s been a tough day!” said the guardian angel, “I really don’t mind that but to get yelled at, is…
Two Little Masters..!
Many who walk into my bedroom, look at the empty space carved into my cupboard and look askance at me. “That’s where I had my TV!” I tell them, and seeing puzzled faces, continue, “It was a small 14 inch set!” With mega screens, and giant screens, I know it’s…
I’m From the Boy’s Side..!
I was in Jodhpur for a wedding two years ago, and decided that instead of seeing the forts and palaces and jewelry and other artifacts, that google so kindly had pictures of, I would go around meeting the locals, and I did just that, including a delightful conversation with three…
Killing Love..!
Suddenly love has turned to hate in our country, with violent terms like ‘love-jihad’ on everyone’s lips. Men are being put into prisons for falling in love and married couples separated! Horrified, I just saw a video of ruffians beating up a couple who were sitting together in a park!…
Tiptoeing Into 2021..!
And as news of Covid mutating spread, countries closing borders, ours banning flights, curfews implemented, fear gripped my heart, and with timid steps, I passed the sentry at the gate of time into the New Year! “What’s with the slow walk Bob?” he called out genially, ’twas one with bounce…
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.