Blog Panorama of Life What your mind perceives and eyes see may not necessarily be the case all the time. Life is strange and at times carries some unbelievable than what one would normally imagine or accept …!! It may perhaps take only a moment to have crush on someone, an hour to like and a day to develop […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Let Kashmir be Given A Chance for Peace Other day I was listening to a Pakistani journalist candidly speaking about a controversial Indian student activist of the Jawaharlal Nehru University namely Shehla Rashid who is well known for her anti-India tirade and open support to condemned terrorists and their nefarious activities in Kashmir and elsewhere in India. In essence what he said was […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Learning from Mistakes All of us commit mistakes. Sometimes one has to pay a heavy price for a mistake committed in terms of losing a loved one, a friend, a job or opportunity in life. Depending upon emotional and/or intellectual level, recovery of some people is fast and they move ahead in life while for some others it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog It’s Your Choice How You Take Life I have known this gentleman for a very long period through almost our entire professional life of more than thirty years. Only recently he superannuated after more than thirtyfive years service as a senior ranking official in the Government. While in service, I recall whenever we met I mostly found him unhappy with the people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog It’s Not Spicy Enough As the election fever in India for the sixteenth Lok Sabha (Parliament) pitches towards the climax, attacks and counter attacks of the leaders and candidates of the rival parties on each other are also increasingly becoming sharper and uglier. This election will perhaps be remembered in history for having been fought not for the futuristic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Greed for Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog First In First Out FIFO i.e. First-in First-out is basically an accounting technique ordinarily used in day to day management of inventory and/or financial matters. This could, however, serve as a wonderful tool too for performing the duties and responsibilities by those who believe in the principles of equity, fairness and transparency in public life in managing their day […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Freedom of Expression or sedition! Many fellow Indians must have forgotten by now the August 2018 arrest of five so-called civil rights activists by the Pune (Maharashtra) police in a nationwide crack-down for their alleged Maoist links in connection with the ‘Elgaar Parishad’ and ‘Bhima-Koregaon Violence’ about a year back. The police had then produced the arrested individuals in different […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Desperation Could Cause Disaster II In my earlier blog of the same title, Dr KS Raghavan, while generally agreeing with the contents and my reply to his initial remarks, inter alia made following additional observations – “You have your viewpoints which incidentally in line with Amit Shah. I don’t contest that. But I don’t share your optimism as of today.” […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Desperation Could Cause Disaster Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech in the 74th session of the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) on 27 September 2019 could easily be categorized as hysterical outburst of a desperate leader and head of a state. He reportedly spoke for about fifty minutes as against allotted time of fifteen minutes despite constant reminder of time […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dotage Editor’s Choice Dotage is a sense of growing oldHas its own remarkable attributesSlowly yet firmly one tends to loseMaterial attachment and affectionToward things, folks, even own kin,Inclusive of long-cherished dreams. The usual greed, inclination or urgeTo create and secure a niche for selfEven at cost of a wrangle or conflicts,Declines; the person is now inclinedTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Condolence Folks give priority to attend a funeralBe it somebody’s cremation or burialThey are so liberal in their condolenceIn saying generous words for the gone. But I find it quite odd and paradoxicalCeremonious send off after one’s goneSo much admiration at occasion of lossThey could do when the person is alive. 2,360 total views, 22 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 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
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked