Poem Amazing Pain Once in a lifetimeSomeone acts a bit harshLeaving a companion bruisedWith a broken heart… If the person is still eagerTo retain that soul in lifeWith every broken piece –That amazing pain is true love. Image (c) GettyImage 41,241 total views, 20 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Amaltas In those so carefully savedPictures in my recent albumWhen I look at her pretty, pale faceWith a thoughtful yet detached expressionAnd a smile as if for some damage controlEnigma remains to me, why all this…But the mystery only further deepensA crisis in an already turbulent lifeAnd a feeling of the absence and loss. A strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Akashdeep Some peopleYou meet and loseDuring journey of lifeThough no longerPart of your lifeYet their thoughtsAnd memoriesKeep inspiringYou for life withRight values and ethicsAnd enlighten pathTo achieve ends,A blessing sortIn disguise… They are likeAkashdeep –The ethereal lampIn your lifeOf the LighthouseIn the erstwhile timesOnce so widely usedTo emit light in darkFor the navigatorsAnd sailors,An aid to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Ahimsa The story goesJain TirthankaraMahavira was so committedCausing no harm to anyone –Physical or psychological,He didn’t even kickWhile in mother’s wombAnd delayed his renunciationUntil after death of his parents… Non-violenceAn absolute virtueTruly worth pursuingFor it has rightly been saidYou can defeat someoneBut you can’t win anyoneBy resorting to violent means..! (Gandhi was one who understood and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Aging Gracefully Mark Twain once observedWhen your friends beginTo flatter you onHow young you lookIt’s a sure signYou are getting old… Women try looking youngerUsing available artificial meansMen often make a statementThat age is a state of mindAnd so often resort to adventure,Mountaineering and hard sports. Aging gracefully is so coolCan’t people stop worryingAbout the anxieties of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Aging NothingIn this universe isPermanent and stableEvery thing changesTo grow old and weakerOnly to wither and dieIn a cycle with time. SoWhy be upset and wearyLet us age gracefullyBe subtle in lettingThe external windows shutOne by one gradually. This gradual detachmentFrom the worldly orderBrings content and peaceIn preparing body and soulFor final rest in peace. 41,525 total […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Aftermath Irrespective ofHow precious or pricelessA thing or a personMay be in our lifeWe often fail to acknowledgeAnd take cognizance ofNeedful and timely actionTo claim or retain the thingTo nurture and seal a relationshipSo as to prevent it goingAway or astray foreverFrom our life. It is onlyAfter we lose it,In the aftermath, we realizeIts worth and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adversity Adversity in our lifeIn a way it bringsImmense benefit to usBecause it often ushers inSobriety to persona and mind… And in such an eventWe are able to haveA much clearer visionOf the worldly orderLike a storm purifies the air. 41,739 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adaptation Confucius stated it onceAs the water shapesItself to the vesselThat contains it,So a wise man adaptsHimself to the circumstances. Blaming circumstancesOr people in the surroundingsFor our misfortune or miseriesSeldom yields any tangible results,Instead a positive mindsetFaith, hope and courageWith the willingness to adaptLeads to often miraculous outcomesEven in most adverse circumstances. 41,376 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Achiever Everyone goes with the flowBut one among the crowd in lifeWho ventures against the flowIs the biggest achiever in life. Stopped by the traffic copHe tried to make him understandThis gem of philosophy of lifeBut he issued a challan instead. 41,801 total views, 28 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Emerald Swindler We call this creature the emerald swindlerWho robs the alga of its vital green colourA gentle leaf-like drifter in the tidal scene Unfurling its back to catch the sun’s sheen. It splits the cell, yet holds the green heartForgoing its food intake for a higher partBy indulging in kleptoplasty, an amazing artIt merges with plants […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2026October 22, 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
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
The Emerald Swindler We call this creature the emerald swindlerWho robs the alga of its vital green colourA gentle leaf-like drifter in the tidal scene Unfurling its back to catch the sun’s sheen. It splits the cell, yet holds the green heartForgoing its food intake for a higher partBy indulging in kleptoplasty, an amazing artIt merges with plants […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2026October 22, 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
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