Poem Irony of Democracy It’s an irony of democracyA pity, so ridiculous to noteDynastic party has closed its mindTo nation’s development and growthIn a crazy and shameless moveThey ridicule it as a stunt and joke. The one who is a laughing stockA source of public amusementAn object of farce and travesty…The party doesn’t realize his plightInstead projects him as […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Introspection I spent entire lifeIn causing a ruckusBy finding faults withThe character and conductOf people and institutionsIn the environment. The other day I didAn introspection of selfOnly to realize the truthThat I have far moreFaults, meanness and dirtIn my own mind and heart. (It’s so prevalent in public life that people spend a lot of time […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020November 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Intolerance Thanks to the wisdom and talentOf Indian intellectuals and mediaThese days the wind of intoleranceIn the country, is furious and fast. So many authors, actors and artistsIn protest against alleged intoleranceAre returning symbols of achievementBack to the federal government so fast. I am keen to join this elite bandwagonSo I wish if life too in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Interdependence Plants and treesInhale carbon dioxideTo manufacture their foodAnd release oxygen. Man and animalsBreathe in oxygenTo sustain their lifeAnd exhale carbon dioxide. Dependence or independence –The very thought is a mythFor the planetary existence,So let’s realize and acceptThe worth of interdependence. 41,188 total views, 63 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence Lost It has been ages nowSince our innocence lostA blank slot in my personal albumStill haunts me in solitude… “May I have liberty to catchJust one solo snap of yours…?”“Well! then what you will doWith this single photograph…?” That certainly was not the endBut a turning point of sortThat life took a zigzag courseTaking a heavy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence RajnigandhaA night-blooming flowerNicknamed by people“Fragrance of the night”I’m so emotionally attached to it,Like a valued antiquity in my life. She is pretty and cuteHer looks and demeanourOften appear so alike, that itEvokes memories of a teenage friend.While in a cheerful moodI inquired of her onceWhat she thinks about Rajnigandha.Her reply was simple and prompt…Rajnigandha! It’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020January 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Ingratitude The tall and shaded treeKept on giving for lifeFruits, shelter and shadeTo the family of this man. The greedy and ungratefulMan uprooted it one dayTo procure its trunk and branchesFor his petty commercial gains. Ingratitude in human beingsIt’s so common nowadaysElderly parents and grandparentsAre often abandoned and ignored. 41,675 total views, 65 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Inertia When time is on our sideWe suffer from inertiaAs it starts running outWe struggle to minimize loss Unaware then, it’s so easyIn life to lose someoneBut it takes a lifetimeTo forget one. 41,472 total views, 65 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Indispensable No oneIn your lifeAnd none ofYour possessionsIn the material worldAre indispensable. SoonerYou learn itAnd muster courageTo live with it,Far easierAnd smootherIs your life. The bestOn your part is,Wisdom so gainedConditions youTo cope up withVagaries of lifeWhen someoneOr people at largeAround youDon’t wantYou anymoreOr even whenYou lose somethingOr someone so dearYou loved mostIn life. 41,200 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Indifference ContinuousIndifferenceOf a loved oneIs akin to a slowAnd deadly poison It kills slowlyBut painfullyDraining out life’sEnergy, cheerfulnessSplendour and shine. 41,279 total views, 81 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha: An Eternal Flame Editor’s Pick So pure, so delicate in ivory whiteIts bloom shuns splendour of the lightSecretly in its core, away from all sightLies love burning through endless night. No splendid display, not a word to sayYet subtle fragrance travels far awayLike the love that asks for nothing moreYet it endures where it bloomed before. Each tender […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shape-Shifting Titan A translucent vagabond of the stagnant pondMapping the shadows of the depths beyondBody has no rigid contour, chassis or shellWith a plasmic universe inside a single cell. A shape-shifting titan of gel and liquid streamAn ever-shifting silhouette, a living-flowing dreamIt extends pseudopodia, pushing outward wideWhere the quiet, drifted water-currents glide. Engulfing unwary prey in a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Subterranean Wonder Below sun-scorched lands of the rainbow nationA strange and fascinating wonder lies unseenRain is scarce and life thrives on adaptationAway from eyes, the fields are seldom green. No foliage unfolds, no shoot greets the sunIts body hides below, like roots of ancient originNo chlorophyll is there to turn the light to foodIt draws life entirely […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 18, 2026October 18, 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
Rajnigandha: An Eternal Flame Editor’s Pick So pure, so delicate in ivory whiteIts bloom shuns splendour of the lightSecretly in its core, away from all sightLies love burning through endless night. No splendid display, not a word to sayYet subtle fragrance travels far awayLike the love that asks for nothing moreYet it endures where it bloomed before. Each tender […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shape-Shifting Titan A translucent vagabond of the stagnant pondMapping the shadows of the depths beyondBody has no rigid contour, chassis or shellWith a plasmic universe inside a single cell. A shape-shifting titan of gel and liquid streamAn ever-shifting silhouette, a living-flowing dreamIt extends pseudopodia, pushing outward wideWhere the quiet, drifted water-currents glide. Engulfing unwary prey in a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Subterranean Wonder Below sun-scorched lands of the rainbow nationA strange and fascinating wonder lies unseenRain is scarce and life thrives on adaptationAway from eyes, the fields are seldom green. No foliage unfolds, no shoot greets the sunIts body hides below, like roots of ancient originNo chlorophyll is there to turn the light to foodIt draws life entirely […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 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