“Why are you smiling?” asked a gentleman, looking at his neighbour with the suspicion normally reserved for someone carrying an unattended suitcase. “Have you seen the news?” His neighbour nodded. “Checked your bank balance?” Another nod. “Then,” whispered the gentleman, “perhaps you should see a doctor. You appear to be…


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.