Many years ago, while doing my undergrad, my professor called me to his room, “With what you write and how you write,” he said, “You will either fail or get an A plus” “Why fail?” I asked. “Because if your examiner is one who wants a copy-paste answer, you’re finished!”…
‘I Have A Rottweiler!’ He Said Angrily..!
It was the sound of my gate opening. I rushed out and stopped the young lad from Jio who had stepped in with his bundle of wire, “Didn’t you see the Beware of Dog sign?” I asked, “He’s a huge German Shepherd, who doesn’t hesitate to bite once someone steps…
Perfection is Pure-fiction..!
Was hardly two weeks ago, when I’d flown down for the memorial service of a dear friend, that as I drove past an old theatre with a smile playing on my face, a friend sitting in the same car asked me, “Remembering someone you took to the movies Bob? Some…
Keep the Fizz Going..!
So often we are excited to begin a new task or project or assignment and we start off with a bang! But often it’s like opening a soda bottle; initially there’s a lot of fizz, and then it’s gone. I remember getting this same feeling a few months ago when…
You Kissed a Man?
The other day a man was telling me about the number of affairs he’d had after marriage, and as he winked at me, I asked, “How would you handle it if your wife had an affair?” I saw his expression change and thought of a certain shopping mall in Delhi,…
Fear and the Mumbai Sea-Link..!
Many decades ago while in my teens I loved taking the double- decker bus from the city, run up the stairs to the upper deck, rush to the front seat, and enjoy a glorious ride to the suburbs. As night set in, I would put the front glass pane up,…
Death and the Cigarette..!
“Twenty-one days!” said my friend to me. “What’s with the numbers?” I asked, “You fasting or something?” “No! I haven’t smoked for twenty one full days!” Even as I felt happy that a dear friend had finally put a stop to a deadly and fatal habit, it seemed I heard…
The Girl On The Swing..!
It was Children’s Day! She walked just ahead of me in the park. I guessed she must have been around fifteen or sixteen years of age, and then she ran to a swing which was empty, sat on it happily and pushed herself to move upward, and in her eyes…
PMC Bank and a Clever RBI..!
Have been watching the debacle of the PMC Bank which is the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank, and how the RBI, controlled I’m sure, totally by the government, is dealing with the crisis. Have noticed today, that there is no more a sense of fairness: It’s either majority versus minority…
Know Your God..!
The problem with the new airport in Mumbai is that every time you visit, there’s been a change, and this time I drove up a ramp that was meant for VIP parking, to which I certainly didn’t belong to! “Sir, please go forward then reverse out!” said the attendant politely….
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.