“Excellent fruit sir! Sweet and tasty! Just look at the skin!” I looked at the fruit and there was no doubt in my mind they were ripe and ready for eating. I wondered whether the fruit vendor could see I was nearly drooling in anticipation of having them after lunch….
Missing Gentlemen of India..!
As I heard about the very rude and crass speech by a member of Parliament, hurling abuses on another member because of his different faith I realised what’s missing are gentlemen! And so, at this time when we as a nation have become intolerant with each other, with politicians insulting…
Down from the Blessed Mountain..!
The car ahead moved forward, I followed and there was a screech of brakes as a vehicle from the right narrowly missed hitting me. I looked at the signal, it was still red. I had followed the car in front blindly without checking to see whether the signal had turned…
The Earthworms were Laughing…!
The earthworms were laughing as I looked down at them, “What’s with the laughter?” I asked. “Where were you these past few days?” “Out of town!” I said, intentionally not mentioning where I’d gone as I thought it was not earthworm business, “Why do you ask?” “Because the birds you’ve…
Learning to Respond not React..!
This happened years ago when my dog Jeff was alive: A moth, one of those huge ones with big eyes, flew from somewhere and sat on my wife’s side of our bed, a little away from me. She screamed out of fear and with a panic stricken face jumped towards…
Why Should Tears Be Shed?
And as the Hamas terrorize Israel and Israel retaliates with unparalleled fury, one knows that those laughing their way to the bank are the weapon manufacturers. To keep a war going, a country has to spend heavily and as England found out after the Second World War, she never really…
Don’t Insure Your Assets ..!
Holly Madison, the former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, insured an attractive part of her body for 1 million dollars. She said that she insured her famous assets with Lloyd’s of London to protect them while appearing in her Las Vegas production, ‘Peepshow’. One million dollars! I can imagine insurance people…
Sweetened Tongues..!
“Oh Bob!” she said as she held my arm, “where’ve you been?” “Bbbut, bbbut,” I stammered, “I just missed coming here once!” “I missed you,” she said and just as I was getting ready to fall into her arms I saw her eyes flit to someone else in the room…
The Almost People…!
And in my imagination, I am given a glimpse of hell. The fires rage, and flames almost, yes almost come to where I am as I look down. Most of those below, though dreading the flames that scorch them, still bear no remorse, because in their minds, they feel they…
And the Mandir Groaned…!
Be it Diwali, Christmas, or Navratri, we need to abide by the laws about noise or loudspeakers put in place by governments and courts, but I do remember, this man… He walked by the revellers at the local Navratri night. Walked straight to the makeshift temple with all eyes on…
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.