As I listened to Rahul Gandhi’s emphatic, fact-backed, passionate proof of the Election Commission’s complicity in massive voter fraud—proof worked out like a neat school project with all the answers right there—I waited for the Commission to do what any responsible guardian of democracy should do: reassure the people of…
What is Truth..?
“What is truth?” asked Pilate, looking straight at Jesus. It’s the kind of question only a politician could ask with a straight face — a bit like asking a doctor, “What is health?” while chewing on a batata vada deep-fried in last year’s oil. And poor Pilate — he had…
Tariffs, Tyrants and Truth..!
Sometimes, dear reader, we get so busy winning a little skirmish that we forget there’s a full-blown war still raging. Right now, our television screens are filled with chest-thumping over the “battle” with the US on tariffs. Ministers wag fingers. News anchors thump tables. Hashtags scream “We Will Not Be…
Less Brains, More Bhajiyas..!
Breaking news! Breaking news! Hold on to your samosas, ladies and gentlemen, because the Ministry of Education—yes, that ministry, the one meant to sharpen minds and sculpt futures—has just declared war… on fried food. Not on failing schools. Not on outdated syllabi. Not on students memorizing for marks instead of…
Running to China…!
Somewhere in Shanghai, the tall Chinaman looked at the other Chinaman and chuckled, “I can see someone running toward us.” “Who?” asked the second Chinaman, lifting his teacup with casual indifference. “The man from the cow belt. Wears kurtas that hug the wind and speaks in three-syllable slogans.” “But why…
Jyoti Sharma and a ‘Lesser’ People..!
It stings, doesn’t it? To be mocked on the world stage. To have a foreign leader—not exactly known for consistency or tact—toss our economic efforts aside with a sneer, label us a “dead economy,” and then, while we bend over backwards to accommodate his whims, leave us humiliated in front…
If The World Was A Café..!
This evening I have a rather unusual appointment. Not with a producer or a publisher, but with a few respected members of the Jewish community here in New York. No, not to debate politics or discuss theology. But ones who have shown great interest in a play I’ve written—about solving…
Why Hail the Bail?
And so, they walked out. Heads covered. Eyes tired. Shoulders slumped—not in defeat, but from ten days of sleeping on cold concrete and listening to threats that would’ve shaken the average street-hardened thug. But they were not thugs. They were not scamsters. They hadn’t set fire to buses or incited…
The Inside No One Sees..!
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” — Colossians 3:23 In this imaginative and motivational book I’m writing, Jesus the Businessman, there’s this moment where the Joseph and Son carpentry workshop runs out of cupboard polish. The apprentices—lads with…
Our Doctorates, Awards and Rewards..!
So, Shah Rukh Khan is finally getting his first National Film Award. Yes, after thirty years of redefining cinema, of winning hearts across continents, of creating an empire on nothing but sheer talent and charm, the powers that be have finally remembered him. They’re dusting off an award and handing…
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.