A few years ago, a close friend of mine fell deep into alcoholism. It was heart-breaking to watch a bright, capable young man crumble into dependence on drink. One night he took his car and, completely drunk, drove all the way to Lonavala. I kept calling him again and again,…


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.