Article Indian Rafale Deal: Ignorance is Bliss! Ignorance is bliss and controversy sells. Human nature is such that it takes plain and simple truth for granted while it gets more inquisitive and fascinated towards the things ambiguous with the spicy flavour and grey shades. Historically it goes to the account of Thomas Gray, an English poet and scholar of eighteenth century, who […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Indian Urban Naxals: Threat is Real! Recently on 28 August 2018, the Pune (Maharashtra) police arrested five activists in a nationwide crack-down in several cities for their alleged Maoist links in connection with the Elgaar Parishad and Bhima-Koregaon violence case. The police then produced the arrested individuals in different courts for seeking their remand; however, the supporters of the alleged activists, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 10 The Kargil War of 1999 Continued from “Catastrophic Ayodhya Events in 1992” It was a sort of unprecedented historical event when the Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee seated inside a bedecked bus crossed the international Attari-Wagah border in February 1999 for a friendly rendezvous with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in an endeavor to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 9 Catastrophic Ayodhya Events in 1992 Continued from “Operation Blue Star in 1984” The contentious and long pending religious and socio-political issue of building Rama Janmbhoomi Temple at Ayodhya is once again agitating manas (minds) of the majority community in India. The issue has a centuries old history of dispute and the main reason of the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 8 Operation Blue Star in 1984 Continued from “Sino-Indian War of 1962” Operation Blue Star is the code name of the Indian Army operation carried out in June 1984 to flush out militant religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple complex) in Amritsar, India. Initially, given shelter by […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 7 Sino-Indian War of 1962 Continued from “Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990” Post-independence, there have been several major events and developments with massive implications impacting the destiny of the nation in many ways. Historians and analysts as also common people look at the things and events from their own perspective and interpretation to determine their […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 6 Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 Continued from “Indian Economic Reforms in 1991” It has been nearly three decades now and the majority of Indians, with their short lived memories, have perhaps already forgotten or reconciled with the fate of Kashmiri Pandits who were terrorized and forced en masse in their own homeland of thousand […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 5 Indian Economic Reforms in 1991 Continued from “Proclamation of Emergency in 1975” After the independence in 1947, the Congress government with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister opted for the concept of the mixed economy which at that point of time was considered as the most suitable option for the sustained growth and development of India. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 4 Proclamation of Emergency in 1975 Continued from “Emergence of Bangladesh in 1971” It has been now 43 years since the India was exposed to the hardships of the Emergency proclaimed on 25 June 1975 by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi led Congress government. Only few days back, the nation remembered those atrocious days again and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Events That Changed Destiny of Nation – 3 Emergence of Bangladesh in 1971 Continued from “Annexation of Tibet by China in 1950” 16 December 1971 was a landmark defining day in the modern history of the Indian sub-continent when Pakistan Army lost its other half (East Pakistan) to the combined forces of the Indian Army and Bengadesh Mukti Bahini Sena (Liberation Force). After […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who is Liable for India-Canada Diplomatic Downturn? The ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an erstwhile plumber, pro-Khalistani Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, and a designated terrorist by the Government of India for multiple terror and criminal activities, is a brilliant example how the short-sightedness, improvidence and myopic vision and action of an egoist political dispensation […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ishan In pretty little mouthYou don’t have teethI was in wondermentIshan, how do you eat? Your old great-grandpaIn-a-bowl, he kept teethI was in bewildermentAs to how did he eat? But now I realize… An old man and infantSail in the same boatBoth live without teethYet very well, they eat. Truly, in a cosmic cycleNature takes care […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Divine Diwali Editor’s Choice It’s a season of the divine festival of lightsAuspicious Diwali with joy and happinessFor ordinary folks, it’s just a magic of lightsBut for Hindu masses, a “Festival of Lights”Worshipping auspicious deities with delightFor connoisseurs, it’s beautiful and bright. Diwali season is indeed a wonderful timeTo join hands with the family and friendsMutually, to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
कुछ रिश्ते.. सुख-चैन की परवाह किये बिनाएक लम्बा जीवन खपा दिया मैनेंकुछ रिश्तों को निबाहते रहने मेंबनाए रखकर, सजाने-संवारने में. कभी-कभी तो मुझे ऐसा भी लगा हैमानों एक लम्बी और काली सुरंग हैबिना रुके अनवरत दौड़ता रहा हूँ मैंजीवन की इस अंधी व निर्मम दौड़ में. किंतु आज जब मुड़कर देखता हूँतो मात्र एक अहसास भर होता […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who is Liable for India-Canada Diplomatic Downturn? The ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an erstwhile plumber, pro-Khalistani Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, and a designated terrorist by the Government of India for multiple terror and criminal activities, is a brilliant example how the short-sightedness, improvidence and myopic vision and action of an egoist political dispensation […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ishan In pretty little mouthYou don’t have teethI was in wondermentIshan, how do you eat? Your old great-grandpaIn-a-bowl, he kept teethI was in bewildermentAs to how did he eat? But now I realize… An old man and infantSail in the same boatBoth live without teethYet very well, they eat. Truly, in a cosmic cycleNature takes care […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आस सूख चुके हैं प्रेमपात्र सब, मदिरा की गागर दे दो भूल चुका हूँ कौन कौन है, विस्मृति का आश्रय दे दो. ईश्वर सबकुछ भूल गया है, कृष्ण नही अब रथ पर हैंसत्य-प्रेम की राहों पर हम, फिर भी काँटे पथ पर हैं. जीवन बंधा-बंधा सा क्यों है, हाहाकार मचा यह क्यों है मानव संबंधों के तलतम में, यह भूकंपी […] Written by Santosh K Nema May 15, 2022November 18, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आत्मिक लाख समझाने पर भी नहीं समझता आईना मेरा अंदर की टूटती नसें भी उकेर दीं बनाकर उसने दरकती लकीरें वो जो बैठे हैं गहरे दिल में मेरे आईना मेरा उन्हें भी हूबहू दिखाता है. कैसे छिपाऊँ दर्दे-दिल को सामने जब बैरी-मितवा हो ऐसा चुप हूँ मैं, चुप हैं वो, मंजर है खामोशी का यह कैसा. दिल की जिद है रग-रग में […] Written by Santosh K Nema April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय मेरा समय चुप है अपनी निष्ठुरता लिए बदल रहा है निरंतर. तुम समय हो मेरे समय जिसने प्यार दिया अनंत डुबोकर किया एकाकार खुशियों से अमृत सुख की स्मृतियों से साँस साँस में चलती अनवरत सामीप्य की अव्यक्त अनुभूतियों से. समय मेरा दूर असंबद्ध सा अबदर्शक सा बन बदल रहा है सहारे तन के मन के तुझसे जो बंधे थे अडिग अटूट […] Written by Santosh K Nema March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked