Article Wizard of Small Things – II I had chosen to refer Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ‘Wizard of Small Things’ in the previous article because unlike the tradition of his predecessors announcing big ticket schemes from the Red Fort, he had preferred to address the masses on basic issues like poverty and development, equal treatment of son and daughter while […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Nationalism Vs Internationalism I recollect some time back I had received a mail from one of the old colleagues with patriotic fervour highlighting glory of India largely citing illustrations from the data compiled on achievements of Indians serving abroad which inter alia included a high percentage of Indian doctors, engineers and scientists working in the multinational companies such […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article A Wizard of Small Things While the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing the nation from the rampart of Red Fort on 15th August on the eve of the sixty-eighth Independence Day for the first time, the thought came to my mind that I am also among those fortunate Indians who were born in the post-independent India. Apart from his […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Secularism versus Communalism Secularism is perhaps the most misunderstood and abused word in the Indian politics today. In the name of secularism, many political parties, their leaders, self-proclaimed intellectuals and activists have been raising issues in the past and a hysteria during the General Elections for the 16th Lok Sabha that minorities are not safe if the saffron party […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Lok Sabha Election (2014) Aftermath Far beyond the estimates and guesstimates of psephologists, political pundits and analysts, the Modi wave, as many called it a tsunami, has indeed eclipsed the Ruling Congress and decimated the entire opposition as is now evident from the results of the elections held for the 16th Lok Sabha of the Indian democracy. It has rendered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hoping for A Better Tomorrow On conclusion of the last phase of the parliamentary elections for the 16th Lok Sabha on 12 May, 2014 for the world’s largest democracy, almost all major Indian new channels have come out with exit polls results and analysis. This also marks the end of a hectic, heated and often vilifying campaigning by the various […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Criminalization of Politics It is often said that there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. During the national elections for the 16th Lok Sabha in India, the parliamentary constituency of Varanasi has become a fiercely contested hot seat with the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate in fray from the constituency for a prestigious win and major rival […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Electing A Lesser Evil While Mercury across the length and breadth of the country is soaring up, the histrionics of the political parties and their key leaders is also showing a rising graph. It’s a season of pledges, speeches and rhetoric which electorate of this great land experiences every five years. Perhaps this is the only time when the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Republic Day Parade 2016 Tableaus This year on 26th January, India celebrated its 67th Republic day. With the intelligence information gathered that terrorist groups from across the border are out to spoil the fun and grace of the occasion with their sabotage and disruptive activities, the security was very tight and high alert across the capital and more particularly in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Basil – The Sacred Tulsi Basil falls under the category of herbs. It is a small plant which is branched, erect and two to three feet tall. Leaves are usually green with toothed margins and dotted with minute oil glands. When crushed, leaves give a strong fragrant scent. The flowers are small, usually purplish in slender spiked clusters. It bears […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ache An ache in the heartJust to see your face once againThrough the fleeting years. 146 total views, 65 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Serendipity An instantaneous, quiet sparkTwo storms colliding in quietudeChaos finds its home. 140 total views, 55 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Creation Primordial mountains standAncient streams carve the stoneLife blooms from the silent dust. 133 total views, 46 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Weeping Dragon Across Socotra’s limestone crests they riseGrowing some thirty feet high towards skiesEndemic only to the archipelago’s rocky spaceSlow seedlings rise to claim their ancient place. Upon the scorched and barren heightThe dragon’s canopy crown shade takes flightIt looks like inverted umbrella, wide and grandConserving critical moisture for the desert land. When the heavy mist slides […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Steadfast Harbour Editor’s Choice The river sang song, sacred and sublimeBut ambivalent banks withdrew in uneaseA few passing clouds, one shadowed turnMade sacrosanct waters open to question. The pristine lotus closed before the dawnConvinced the sun had lost its orientationSteady banyan grieved to see vine unwindRumours cast heavy shadows on her mind. So too the human heart […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ache An ache in the heartJust to see your face once againThrough the fleeting years. 146 total views, 65 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Serendipity An instantaneous, quiet sparkTwo storms colliding in quietudeChaos finds its home. 140 total views, 55 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Creation Primordial mountains standAncient streams carve the stoneLife blooms from the silent dust. 133 total views, 46 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दशानन दहन प्रतिवर्ष दशानन दहन किया, मन के रावण का नाश नहीं,अगनित सीता अपहृत होती, निज मर्यादा का भास नहीं।हम एक जलाते दशकंधर, शत दशकंधर पैदा होते,करते जो दहन मन का रावण, हर गली में रावण न होते। इस शक्ति पर्व का हेतु है क्या, है ब्यर्थ दिखावे की शक्ती,निर्बल को संबल दे न सके, अन्याय से […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Happiness Happiness is a bowl of gold;Which people using a smile hold!!It creates fun in life’s every fold;As a smile is a person’s beautiful resource.We people are ocean drops…Who should enjoy this world with jumps and hops!!But often fail to realize the importance of a smile….That it does have the power to take us ahead many […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Soul on Fire A relationship lifelongThat he admired so dearAnd cherished in his heartYet unable to fathom it everAnd call it with certain onenessIf it was a friendship or love…Also when the saga endedLeaving abstract in essenceWas it the love or friendship? What he knows for sureHe always valued this bondEven more than his lifeNurtured every possessionWhether material […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked