I love reading the comments for my columns from readers, and something I’ve noticed is that there are readers who get motivated by the inspirational columns, and others who say, ‘it can’t be done!’ There’s a picture I saw in a magazine, it showed two passengers in a train, one…
Dare to be Unpopular..!
Over three decades ago, while a young Rotarian, a game was played by the over hundred members of my club, and it was about who they felt was most popular. I was pleasantly surprised to find I had won. Two years later, there were some issues I felt I had…
Let the Slaps Stop…!
It was a tight slap on the actress that left its mark! An act that should be condemned, however much we try to justify the reason behind it. It was not done by some angry member of the public but carried out by one in uniform who was supposed to…
Leave Our Home Alone..!
Just behind my home, a giant peepul tree spreads its branches majestically around my home, and sitting beneath its whispering leaves every morning sipping my coffee, I watch my friends, the mynah couple, the crows with their cawing son Babu and squirrels who play hide and seek around my feet….
A Time to Sow.!
This is not a time to crow. Though the galvanising of thought and ideas were hugely successful, though the Constitution of the country has been saved, yet it is not a time to crow over one’s victory. There were many who dreamt of a Rajya that would be of one…
Sitting with Uncrossed Legs…!
Many years ago, I attended the court hearing of a friend, and managed to get a seat in the courtroom. I sat with my legs crossed, as I normally do, till I found a policeman at my elbow, brandishing his lathi at my legs, gesturing for me to uncross them….
The Elections and Positivity..!
The mood in the country is rather mixed right now after the elections, but if all of us could focus on the positive instead of the negative, then the whole country would be happy again. I came across this wonderful speech delivered to a graduating class of 2003, by Butch…
Adulation and Ordinary Man…!
Man has many weaknesses, but one of his biggest is he can never play the role of God. Strangely, many dream of being gods in some form or other, of having people loving them absolutely, praising them constantly, and worshipping them continually, but the moment those wishes start coming through,…
Lessons from Yesterday..!
Yes, there’s much to be learnt from the election results yesterday. But I’m going to cover only two, and that is compassion and arrogance. What India saw for the last few years was a resurgent Rahul, not the old spoilt brat, but a ‘never say die’ lad, who decided to…
Finding the Right Time and Place..!
Had been invited to speak at a book-launch and during the evening asked the new author when he planned to write another book, “I plan to take three months off, and go to some place quiet, where I am alone, and write!” he said. “Don’t take three months, take three…
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.