There were trumpets and fanfare as his coffin was carried! A few months ago, I heard about a funeral in America of a famous religious apologist, attended by the former Vice-President of the United States, Mike Pence. I have listened often to this preacher and was always amazed by the…
Teach Them To Love..!
Like the man on the moon, there is an old man in Mars, and rumour has it that he knows more than he’s revealing, what happened to India’s little vehicle that landed on Mars. Anyway that’s another story, today, he stroked his white beard and looked through his telescope at…
Mr Pointed Ears..!
Two years ago, a new dog, with long pointed ears, entered the colony I live in. Nobody wanted the new stray to stay in the premises, and so all the watchmen were kept very busy, every day chasing it out of the gates, but somehow it managed to enter again…
The Defective Weighing Machine..!
Haven’t been to a station in a while, and I’m not sure they have weighing machines on railway platforms like there used to be before. This particular weighing machine, I remember, always had a long line of people waiting to weigh themselves, unlike the one next to it, “Why?” I…
No Debates in India..!
As I watch the Bengal elections, I imagine a foreigner friend asking me, “How can a candidate win an election without a debate?” To show him we could also have what the west had, I decided to organize one. We picked a moderator. “Your speech will make the difference!” said…
Sailing a Ship..!
What if Earth is a ship on which we are sailing? What if each country has a certain portion of the ship to look after? One gets upper deck, the other engine room, another the cabins, and others the lifeboats, hull and so on. I’m sure our main interest would…
Strange Look in Her Eyes..!
She was still staring at her husband; eyes full of love, and yes, some other expression, as though she was seeing his face after a long time. The owner of the horse cart turned away after looking at the couple, he couldn’t figure out how a wife could still have…
Partly Free..!
‘Rebellion!” is the name of the Netflix serial I am watching. Based on incidents just after the First World War when Irish soldiers were used to fight against the Germans, and asked themselves, “Whose war is this? Ours or that of the British?” And then an even bigger question, “Whose…
Once..!
Mala giggled to herself as she picked up the phone and dialed Sandra’s number. “So,” she giggled, “what happened? You said your aunt was dying. I even gave you a bottle of blood to pull your aunt through, now why the silence?” “We didn’t use your blood Mala?” “Oh you…
Missy’s perfect Mister..!
Missy was ready for marriage, and suddenly each man she met became a potential husband. And then one day she saw him; he was a flawless hunk, huge and muscular, handsome and confident as he looked around. she stared, fascinated at his, bulging muscles and taut abdomen. “How strong he…
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.