T’was on a rock the monster sat. He was brute if ever there was one. His hair was coarse and thick and fell in muddied plait, his beard unkempt, grew wild and fearsome. The Jewish villagers from afar, knew it was some bandit rogue, some devilish highway looter who now…
Imitation Marble and Our Faults..!
Sometimes there is a typo error in my column! Once in a way not one, not two, but three! Normally within minutes of sending the column, I get readers responding from all over, some sending me an emoji of appreciation, others coining a reply. Sometimes it’s a dozen, often a…
Trust and Mistrust..!
When we are strong and physically able, how easy it is to trust everybody! We do so because we have complete confidence in ourselves, that in case of any trouble, our strength, both physical and mental, will take care of the situation. But as we age, this confidence grows weaker….
Open Your Eyes, See the Diamonds..!
Many years ago while walking through a village in the outskirts of the city, I suddenly stopped and held the arm of a friend who was walking alongside, “Listen!” I said and we both stopped and listened. I saw his face grow from curiosity to enlightenment, “Isn’t it beautiful!” I…
Ketchup and Your Blood..!
Last evening as I looked up from my writing, I smiled at the vegetable puff my wife brought me along with my mug of tea. It wasn’t the puff or tea that made me smile but the tomato ketchup poured quite lavishly for me. I love tomato ketchup, and many,…
Leaving the Familiar..!
It was two months ago in America, I opened the top drawer where I’m sure my daughter had said the mugs were kept, but a packet of coffee powder stared back at me, or was it chilly powder? But they don’t keep chilly powder on shelves, do they in America?…
Are You a Trump?
As I read about Trump ranting and raving about immigrants, I remember my father telling me about travel in his days. Those were days, he told me, when one hardly reserved seats when travelling but took one’s chances in crowded, congested, claustrophobic third class compartments. First you arrived, along with…
Shepherds of the Flock..!
Something we need to understand is that every single individual has a right to be part of God’s fold. Unlike many other religions where outsiders are not allowed in, we have no outsiders. Every man, woman and child, black and yellow, red and white is a member of God’s fold….
Your Power to Choose..!
However confident a politician is, the one time he or she gets afraid is when voters exercise their greatest power at elections; the power to choose! Your greatest power is your power to choose, do you use that power? Benjamin Franklin, one of the great Founding Fathers of the United…
Look Around and Think..!
Today’s world is all about new ideas that are changing the way we live. Just because something existed from the time you were born, doesn’t mean you accept that it continues to be that way: That’s how the motor car was invented, the aeroplane, the computer, so look around you…
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.