Blog Father, Sons & Camels The other day, I happened to read an inspirational story about an old man, three sons and 17 camels as only asset of the family. Consequent to his old age illness, the father died leaving behind his will in a sealed envelope. After his death, three brothers eagerly opened up the will. The family had […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Reaction or Response! She is so allergic to house lizards. Whether at home, office or any other place, the mere sight of a lizard unnerves her. The way she panics, it often leads to a chaotic situation with involvement of all and sundry around till the lizard is chased away from the sight and reach. In a way, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Right to Live with Dignity In an unprecedented move, a Private Member’s Bill addressing the rights for transgenders was passed in the Rajya Sabha of the Indian Parliament on Friday, 24th April 2015. Among other things, the Bill guarantees reservation in education, jobs, financial aid and social security. This is for the first time in almost last five decades that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Saving Children From Drug Abuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his third address to nation through ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India radio referred to the drug addiction as a national pain that leads to destruction and devastation at a massive scale. He stressed that instead of persecuting the drug addicted youth, the drugs should be shunned. “Drug addiction […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Shaheen Bagh Protests Raise Grave Public Concern When protests against the Citizen (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) started in many parts of the country overtly and covertly endorsed and escalated by some political parties, and clerics and radical groups of the particular minority community around mid-December 2019, initially it took ugly turn with a large scale arson, violence […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Sathe Sathyam Samacharet (Tit for Tat) When hostilities escalate between two or more nations beyond an acceptable limit, it’s an all-out war with no holds barred. However, during the peace time, situation is different and only few nations in the world have courage, gut and strength to penetrate deep inside the enemy territory, punish the perpetrators and safely […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Sheer Luck or Hard Work! Some people are strong believers and advocates of destiny while others insist on karmic values and have faith that one can achieve any success or goal in life through sheer commitment and hard work. This reminds me of a story from my childhood narrated by an elderly man who himself was a fatalist. As per […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Zephyr ZephyrThe soft, gentle breezeBlows from the westIn easterly directionIn spring, early summerAnd all seasonsMingled withThe fragrance ofYour sublime loveAnd everlasting memories… A continuous sourceOf solace and inspirationTo musterCourage and strength,Enough for meTo cope up with stressOdds and vagariesOf lifeIn all seasons. 36,797 total views, 57 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Your Promise Beautiful morning dawnsEver with a new hopeWhether clear or mistyIn the vagaries of the dayThe evening bringsWith every sunsetA promise of a new dawnThrough the silence of nightThe days, months and yearsThus keep on passingYet to keep promiseYou never show up,Only the memories come. Through the heat of summerAnd the welcome relief of rainThe frosty […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Your Eyes Smile I have never seen in lifeSuch beautiful lips and eyes! I crave for your smiling faceWith magnificent lips and eyesBeautiful curve of your lipsStars twinkling in your eyes… Trigger eternal love and affectionAnd I get a nostalgic feelingAs if there is a match-fixingBetween your lovely lips and eyes To get naughtier than the otherWhile lips […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020May 23, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Armoured Ascetic The little armoured soul walks the earthBears a shell of shields from day of birthNot rigid stone but the bands that bendIntertwine flexible skin from end to endWith banded shield and armoured crownIt keeps its watchful gaze often cast down. Using mighty claws and digging powerThey can fashion the earth within an hourDeep labyrinth homes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Monarch of Spines & Clay An avid ant-eater, it’s spiny and brownEchidna keeps its careful gaze cast downWith a moving shield of pale-hued spearIt strolls untouched by predators’ fearAlso seldom in hurry, it does not fightYet capable of vanishing from open sight. Egg-laying mammal with a sensitive noseIt snuffles where the ant or termite goesWith claws that breach the hardest […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXV Pilgrimage-I Nearly all communities and religions in the world attach significance to places which have some connection with any worldly or supernatural act(s) or event(s) of the divine (God) or His messenger(s); the birth, enlightenment or death of founder and saints; sites of the spiritual calling or awakening; supposedly a dwelling or living place of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Gulmohar Again In a life dull and forlornOwing to devastation and fearCaused by the alien coronavirusAs I venture out after weeksFrom my humble yet safe homeIn this rather isolated yet sheltered lane… Oh! It’s the month of May againThe time for Gulmohar to go greenAnd blooming full swing againIn the lane flanked by umpteenGulmohars forming a canopy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2021November 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whose God is This Anyway? God (Brahman) is the highest... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 24, 2021March 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ज्यों-ज्यों बूड़ो श्याम रंग बसन्त विहार कालोनी की परंपरानुसार... Written by Gita Singh February 22, 2021September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked