Niceness, nearly lost out in the four years that the White House was occupied by a boorish, loud, arrogant president, and though many reasons have been attributed to his downfall, despite fulfilling many of his
Thursday, 16th October, 2025
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Bob’s Banter
It was just the other day while shopping with my daughter, I noticed I was paying more attention to the pavement I was walking on than the display in the shop windows. I wondered for a moment and realized I was
And as Trump, hees and haws about letting go of the presidency, Liberty, the statue calls out to him, “Baby Donny, now give your toy white house to Joe, you’ve had four full years of living there!”“No,
A nightmare faced by air hostesses quite often, other than hijacks and terrorist attacks are people who want to walk past the food trolley to the toilet when food is being served. I was talking to Anne a pretty
Mine did, just now!“What’s happening?” asked my dusty brown pair of shoes, now looking almost black after being unused for the last eight months or so, “We used to be your source of pride! You even got
As I read about the beheading and terrorist sponsored deaths in France, my mind goes to that Night of Terror in the city twelve years ago, when I was just a few feet away as hundreds died! The Press Club in Mum
Suddenly many Americans are scared. “Trump won’t leave the White House!” they say, “even if he loses!” It doesn’t help that visitors standing outside the monumental presidential home in Washington i
No, I’m not speaking of China or Pakistan, as I see you pondering and wondering who else it could be!Years ago, Prime Ministers like Indira Gandhi and others, when faced with domestic turmoil, would point the
She was just seventeen, French and weeping on my daughter's shoulder as she came out of the restaurant where we'd partied last night. "What's up?" I asked my little one, "Why's she crying?""What kind of friends
And today, a story of Smiley from a play I had written years ago. Smiley was a convict imprisoned in one of those high security jails. Smiley used to look at the high walls that stood between him and the world
Why did my wife go down with the Covid-19 virus? Isolated for fifteen days, initially with a high viral count? Why did God allow this to happen? Such thoughts rankled in me.A few days before the virus att
“Economy at Doorstep of Recovery, says RBI guv” the headlines in today’s paper said and immediately felt a sense of deep peace settling over me. I was startled out of my restful repose by the clanging of
She was late, and from outside the hall she heard the sound of noisy revelry flowing. She entered, and heard everyone gasp, “Kamala, is it you?” came the lone voice of Premila, sounding much older but
It beats me, we haven’t beaten Covid yet. Everybody but everybody has a remedy for it, and most of them who have found one, call me up to suggest how they’re beating the virus, “Have a hot water bath ever
It was on one of these Zoom calls that this pretty friend asked, “What’s with the beard Bob?”“I’ve always had a beard!” I replied quickly.“True, but you’re suddenly growing it longer!”“So th
And as the nation with a sense of shock finds the Maharashtra governor deriding a chief minister by calling him ‘secular’ I foresee a situation like this arising: “Ma,” cries a little fellow, as he retu
It loomed outside, fearful, menacing, growing bigger everyday: The Covid Mountain!I tried to look beyond, but the forbidding shadow of fear blocked my gaze. It stood, grim, evil, darkly foreboding!“Lord!” I
Got you, didn’t I? You thought I was calling you a Walt Disney bunny rabbit, didn’t you? One of those hopping four legged furry fellows who multiply as quickly as you put them together, but no, it’s not t
‘Can you imagine,’ said the local corporator, poking a fat finger into my ribs, ‘the people want a new bus terminus.’‘Yes,’ I said, ‘I’ve heard about that.’‘What do we need a bus terminus fo
With loved ones testing positive, my head reeled, and as I often do, searched for some story from old columns of mine that could steady my worried mind.I found a story that had long fascinated me; that of an ol
