Ah, the joys of grandparenting! For the last few days, I’ve been surrounded by the children of my two daughters. But it’s little Layla—just eight months old—who has been eyeing me with a mix of suspicion and frustration. She can sit up when propped, roll over, and turn on a…
Today, on Martyr’s Day..!
Sadly, our patriotism wakes up twice a year, one being the 15th of August and the other the 26th of Jan. Maybe it’s the psychological effect of the flag being hoisted or unfurled, the national anthem being sung, or patriotic speeches being said! But after a few days have passed,…
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.