Article Let Army Be Spared of Dirty Politics The other day, a news item on a television channel caught my attention. A gentleman called Partha Chatterjee (Tag: Social Scientist and Historian) recently wrote an article titled “In Kashmir, India is Witnessing its General Dyer Moment”, on a news portal namely ‘The Wire’ triggering a nation wide controversy. On perusal, the article indeed reflects […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Bharat Mata – A Raising Controversy There is a famous Hindi saying – Badnaam honge to naam na hoga! (Infamy too brings fame). Ironically, some politicians and celebrities in this country appear to religiously believe in this saying and periodically, and perhaps deliberately, indulge in controversial statements or sloganeering that will keep them topical and in the lime light. Besides, in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article It’s Freedom of Expression or Sedition However democratic values it may nourish, any mature nation would not allow sedition or anti-national activities on its soil in the name the freedom of speech and expression, even if it is in the form of mere slogan shouting. But of course India is a nation of all possibilities and it is not surprising that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article When A State Sponsors Terrorism Once again, 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack is in news rubbing salt in the wounds of those who lost their kin or were inflicted with critical injuries and consequent disability or scar for life consequent to the gory incident. David Coleman Headly, one of the key plotters of the Mumbai terror attack has divulged with the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Out of Box Diplomacy In the recent past, the national and internal electronic and print media was buzzed about the news of Indian Prime Minister visiting Pakistan while on way back from Moscow and Kabul visits. It will be difficult to fathom what actually transpired behind the scene but apparently it was a combination of impulse and strategy that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article United Nations: A Failing Organization United Nations has completed seventy years of its existence in 2015 ever since the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II with a larger objective to prevent another such conflict in future. The chief objectives of this international organization were to foster international security, peace and cooperation, human rights, socio-economic development, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Securing Permanent Seat in UNSC Once again the much talked about reforms in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is in news ever since on 14 September 2015 the member nations agreed by consensus in a meeting that over the next year, they will negotiate the wording of a document seeking reforms in the United Nations Security Council. India considers it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Betraying Aspirations of Aam Admi In one of the previous articles, I had mentioned that this time the National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi has elected its government on the most populist and ambitious agenda under the sky so far with virtually no opposition for the next five years. The next in the line would be how, after formation, the Aam […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Kashmir: A Dangerous Drift Recently, elections were held in 87 State assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in November/December, 2014. Just before the elections, the traditional alliance between the Indian National Congress (INC) and National Conference (NC) was broken and both the parties independently fought elections. The other serious contender parties this time in these elections were the Bhartiya […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Pakistan: Anatomy of Terror – Part III Recently, while addressing a joint session of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir’s assembly in Muzaffarabad on 5th February, 2015 on their annual ritual of Kashmir Solidarity Day, Pakistani Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif, among other things, said that he had an emotional bond with Kashmir from the childhood and would continue to struggle for the rights of people of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXVII Misconception and Misunderstandings – III (B) Sociology and Culture For the last few centuries, Sanatana Dharma has frequently been analysed and evaluated, particularly by the Western sources, through their socio-religious lenses, thereby reducing an open, vibrant and liberal millennia-old cultural matrix into some rigid stereotypes. Critics and outside scholars/observers often confuse late-historical distortions, local customs, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
All Wrapping, No Gift Tailored trim with a practiced poise,He makes a rather spectacular noise;Citing from books, skipped at school,He plays the sage to hide the fool. What a painted stage and grand design,Where all that glitters claims to shine;He wades through puddles, calls them deep,And peddles the dreams he cannot keep. He weaves a web of borrowed threads,And […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Harvest of Nevermore He dithered too long at crossroads of his heartUnsure what to speak, irresolute where to startWhile his love stood waiting, tender yet so boldHe watched its fleeting light turn pale and cold. It’s too late to realize what silence had concealedSome wounds are born of truths, never revealedA wavering heart might lose what once was […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
क्षितिज का दीया अब यह न तो अनुराग की आसक्ति है,न ही स्मृतियों को संजोए रखने की याचना,यह तो मात्र अनंत शून्य के पार तैरती हुई…एक निःशब्द, मूक मनोकामना है—सीमाओं के भूगोल में घिरी, एकअदृश्य, निश्छल चेतना का स्पंदन मात्र,जो समाज अथवा नैतिकता के दायरों,सीमाओं या मर्यादाओं को स्वीकार कर भीदिशाहीन गगन में पंख फैलाती है. कारण..!वर्षों पूर्व […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Godavan In Thar’s wide realm, it walks the desert floorAnd treads the plains where arid spirits soarGodavan – a heavy wayfarer that seldom fliesAnd rules the trails beneath the blazing skies. With stately height and crested crown of blackGreat Indian Bustard walks lonely desert trackA neck of pristine white and deep brown wingsIt displays regal sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXVII Misconception and Misunderstandings – III (B) Sociology and Culture For the last few centuries, Sanatana Dharma has frequently been analysed and evaluated, particularly by the Western sources, through their socio-religious lenses, thereby reducing an open, vibrant and liberal millennia-old cultural matrix into some rigid stereotypes. Critics and outside scholars/observers often confuse late-historical distortions, local customs, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
All Wrapping, No Gift Tailored trim with a practiced poise,He makes a rather spectacular noise;Citing from books, skipped at school,He plays the sage to hide the fool. What a painted stage and grand design,Where all that glitters claims to shine;He wades through puddles, calls them deep,And peddles the dreams he cannot keep. He weaves a web of borrowed threads,And […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Harvest of Nevermore He dithered too long at crossroads of his heartUnsure what to speak, irresolute where to startWhile his love stood waiting, tender yet so boldHe watched its fleeting light turn pale and cold. It’s too late to realize what silence had concealedSome wounds are born of truths, never revealedA wavering heart might lose what once was […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दशानन दहन प्रतिवर्ष दशानन दहन किया, मन के रावण का नाश नहीं,अगनित सीता अपहृत होती, निज मर्यादा का भास नहीं।हम एक जलाते दशकंधर, शत दशकंधर पैदा होते,करते जो दहन मन का रावण, हर गली में रावण न होते। इस शक्ति पर्व का हेतु है क्या, है ब्यर्थ दिखावे की शक्ती,निर्बल को संबल दे न सके, अन्याय से […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Happiness Happiness is a bowl of gold;Which people using a smile hold!!It creates fun in life’s every fold;As a smile is a person’s beautiful resource.We people are ocean drops…Who should enjoy this world with jumps and hops!!But often fail to realize the importance of a smile….That it does have the power to take us ahead many […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Soul on Fire A relationship lifelongThat he admired so dearAnd cherished in his heartYet unable to fathom it everAnd call it with certain onenessIf it was a friendship or love…Also when the saga endedLeaving abstract in essenceWas it the love or friendship? What he knows for sureHe always valued this bondEven more than his lifeNurtured every possessionWhether material […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked