Poem Change of Seasons This year winter was too harshWith everywhere snow and frostLife was standstill in many partsBut it’s over and gone at last. Wind a bit chill but Sun is warmNow with the Spring’s arrivalAll country folks are in smileDormant trees have begun to budLeaves unfurling, flowers in bloomBees are to buzz and birds to sing. Whether […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Chameleon Chameleon –An innocent reptileChanges its coloursFor social signaling, andCamouflages with surroundingsAs a survival instinctAnd protection from enemies… The ingenious humansGive a negative shadeTo this natural instinctDrawing out a simile forCovert and deceitful overturesOf man in furtherance ofTheir selfish interests! 41,212 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Celebrating Freedom On the eve of IndependenceLet us remember our heroesWho gave up their livesIn the struggle for freedom. Of course our nation is freeBut we are yet to become freeFrom evils of poverty, illiteracyFavouritism and corruption. So while celebrating our freedomLet’s also do some introspectionTo make our humble contributionEradicating these evils from nation. 41,448 total views, 4 views […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Treasure Trove She is no more among us. It is almost twenty years now that she left for her heavenly abode at the ripe age of about ninety-six. With my own advancing age and considerable worldly knowledge and experience, I am yet to come across with a woman around of her nature, acumen, temperament and mental strength. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Without Her It was in the month of February with the receding winter. The lawn party hosted at his bungalow was at its zenith with the guests in convenient groups cozying with the tasteful snacks and drinks. Vanita was playing a perfect host as usual and her friends were adding colours with their fun and laughter. Among […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Welcome Home Warm and pleasant sunshine of late December carried no bliss or hope to old Katherine’s’ tired eyes. In the compound of this old age home, sitting on a bench under the Neem tree, she was lost in her thoughts of distant past when David was still alive and together they were considered to be the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Fragile Beauty While returning back from her funeral, I felt very sad and grief stricken. She was not only my school teacher but also an excellent human being that I knew in decades. I wondered if the death is ultimate reality in this universe then why people do so much clamoring about life all the time. I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Atonement Shalini and Ritu had accompanied me to the railway station. Whenever I go on long official tour, they have been coming for years without exception to see me off. An old fashion guy, I prefer the train journey vice airways for obvious reasons of experiencing natural, ethnic and cultural variety of this magnificent land. I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article An Unfinished Story I know him as my best friend since childhood. We were born and brought up in the same town. Our parents were family friends, our houses had a common boundary wall and, in short, we were like a family. As toddlers we had grown up and played together, went in the same kindergarten and had […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Castaway Years agoHis ship wrecked,CastawayIn his solitudeIn a constant struggleWith the lonelinessHe is still engagedWith the wreckage… Mending itRepairing itFabricating itTo a credibleNavigable deviceWith a hope to reachThe mainlandSomeday…! NeverthelessTo be,Or not to be,Remains the dilemma…If onlyHis loved oneStill longs forand accepts…The unbridgeable gapOf time, space and age! (‘To be, or not to be’ is one […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 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