The Man in the Moon looked at his wife as she stopped gazing at Earth and stared at him, “What?” he asked, because women whether they were from Earth or Moon, or even from Venus, always had a question on their minds when they gave their men that look, and…
What Would You Like to Hear?
Yesterday I heard a friend of mine, appealing to others in a group to donate towards those who needed food, clothing and shelter in Manipur. Even as I heard his appeal, and saw his sincere efforts to help, I realized that many of our hearts had turned to stone when…
Tackling the Impossible..! .
And as we rejoice over Chandrayaan 3 and exult in the fruition of an impossible dream, we need to understand that all impossible projects need not be a landing on the moon! Around the beginning of the last century, polio was rampant, irreversibly paralyzing thousands of children. Immunization programs were…
Bearded Travelers..!
Was flying from Mumbai to Istanbul, a month ago, and as usual was checked and my baggage double checked at the airport, “I guess it’s because of my beard!” I told the security officer as he nearly tried to pull my beard off to see if it was real!…
You Will Never Grow Old..!
You will never grow old, While there’s love in your heart. Time may silver your golden hair, As you dream in an old rocking-chair, You will never grow old. Don’t be fretful, or regretful, That you will grow old much too soon. With a love, dear, to dream of, dear,…
Learning and Earning..!
Most of today’s billionaires earned while they learned! And maybe that’s one reason there aren’t too many in India, since many of those billionaires abroad learned a lot from the jobs they worked at even as they studied. I’m certainly not anywhere near being a billionaire, nor aspiring to be…
Perseverance and Chandrayaan 3..!
In a day or two, we will all watch Chandrayaan 3 land on the moon. Why we will all be tense is because of the crash landing that happened the last time. But what we should all be proud of is that after that we didn’t quit. We decided to…
Treason In the Neighbourhood…!
There was the sound of a police jeep and policemen entering my neighbour’s compound, “What’s happening?” I shouted to my neighbour. “Treason!” he shouted back as he opened the door and let the police in. “I called the police to arrest my wife and children!” “Whoa! Whoa!” I shouted as…
The Anti-Sin Bill..!
Around twelve years ago, we, imitating Anna Hazare, wore boat shaped hats upside down, waved the Indian tri-colour, organized candlelight vigils, sat outside the houses of MPs and ministers, screamed our lungs out with slogans against corruption, and felt good as a government relented and decided to introduce a bill against…
Vajpayee and India Shining..!
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, and NDA leaders paid floral tributes to the former prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 5th death anniversary at Sadaiv Atal’ memorial two days ago, I hoped there were others from the opposition also who did…
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.