As I drove to the airport to drop my daughter, her husband, and twins, I felt a sadness, not entirely because they were leaving for distant shores, but because I saw numerous people on the roads, and even outside the airport, either without masks, or hanging them down round their…
Threading the Needle..!
Today I’m going to borrow a story from my book, DARE: He had the thickest pair of glasses I’d ever seen: During my childhood they called it soda bottle spectacles, because those days the soda came in a thick glass bottle, with a marble on top which you pressed down…
Just Love Without Measure..!
The other day I watched a wife look after her disabled husband. He was a surly grumpy sort who did not have the will or inclination to do something to get his limbs moving again through physiotherapy. All he did throughout the day was sit at home, filled with self-pity….
A Quiet Independence Day..!
Now it’s not every day the Man in the Moon starts peering down at Earth, right? But today, his missus, realized that hubby was spending a little too much time staring down below, “Another Miss World pageant going on husband?” she asked, “That’s one time you are glued to your…
Desi Kamala Harris and India..!
There’s a tremendous sense of hope and anticipation now that Kamala Harris’s been announced as Joe Biden’s running mate, and to many, she’s already occupied the high post of VP! “This is like a marriage alliance!” said a friend from Mumbai as we decided to mix half a mug of…
The Man in the Ambulance..!
I heard the ambulance siren. It became louder and louder, and I wondered who it was being rushed to the hospital. The ambulance stopped just ahead of me and a man from inside opened the door, and stared at me, “Who is the patient?” I asked. “Who cares!” said the…
The Heavenly Gates..!
The businessman with the briefcase came running up to the Heavenly Gates and pushed the pious old lady. “I came first,” he shouted. “My friends are all holy people,” said the old lady. “I have never seen you before.” “I” said the man proudly. “donated money for the new roof…
Are You Indian?
Poor Kanimozhi! Imagine an MP, a former Union Minister, daughter of one of Tamilnadu’s most famous chief minister’s, and in one’s own airport in Chennai, asked by the security, when she spoke in English and not in Hindi, “Are you Indian?” Now, I am not an MP or VIP and…
Pardon..!
A few years ago I had tears as I read the small news item tucked between killings and murders; it said an Indian man sentenced to death by UAE’s Supreme Court for murdering a girl had been pardoned by the victim’s parents! As a father of two daughters I can…
Trying to Do Repairs Yourself?
Ever thought that a repair job, needs a professional to do the job? That from buildings to our own lives we think we can do it ourself? CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ***************************************** Would love to hear from you in the COMMENTS section below…and IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE BOB’S…
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.