“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― André Berthiaume “Did you know our country may soon be the mask manufacturing hub of the world?” asked a friend. “No!” I said, “But would it be possible to…
Walking Them Down the Aisle..!
It was just over a year ago I walked my younger one down the aisle to hand her over to the new man in her life and around seven years before that I had done the same for my eldest, and the feelings I underwent were exactly the same: Months…
Turning Insults to Your Advantage..!
As I watch many of our present-day politicians, company heads and other leaders, I notice that insults flow glibly from their tongue. It seems to be an effective way of bashing their opponents. But I do believe the only way to win against them is by turning those insults around,…
Doing Business, Bargaining and Bartering with God..!
Very often I pass church, temple or mosque and see crowds outside. Initially I used to think that their gods must be so pleased to have so many worshipping them, till I realized very few came to worship, most came to barter, “God, please give me a promotion, and I…
The Power of Passion in Entrepreneurship..!
Having been an entrepreneur most of my life, yes, even now as a newspaper columnist and writer I’m one, because what I write has to be sellable, succulent, and sensational to my readers, but coming back to the topic, what is the power this wonderful adrenalin seeking addiction has? And…
Dare to Be Unique..!
Today, I’m going to draw from my book DARE again, and if you’ve read the book, do bear with me! It was the last choral practice before the final performance, and as I stood, along with the rest of the choir, and watched our conductor, Coomi Wadia, with deft movement…
Childlike Faith on Mothers Day..!
After my book launch in the beginning of February, my daughter who came down from New York with her two-year old twin boys hasn’t been able to go back because of the lockdown, and what a joy it’s been having them around; two little bundles of mischief, of laughter, and…
Washing Your Hands For 20 Seconds..!
At this very moment, there must be over a billion of us all over the world, rigorously washing our hands for twenty full seconds! But, ask yourself, what you are washing away? Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, bearing a ‘deathlike stare’, wearing a flowing night-dress that reminded some reviewers of a shroud,…
Create a Peaceful Park In Your Head..!
“How peaceful it’s in here!” said a friend of mine as he sat in my living room. “Peaceful?” I asked surprised. My friend went to the window and opened another shutter, “Can you hear the rustling of the leaves? You are so lucky Bob, you have a peepul tree just…
Dare to UNBLUNT Yourself..!
How often we meet people who after saying something tasteless, remark in defense, “Forgive me for being blunt, but I’m made that way!” Sometime back a friend of mine decided to start writing poetry, and sent me his first poem. My attitude towards reading that poem even before I saw…
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.