Poem O, Dear Moon O Dear, you alternate into phasesThe light half of the lunar monthFrom the new-moon to full-moonAnd the dark half of same monthThat is a period of waning moon. Because I am so deeply charmedAnd so affectionately involved,With your such swinging moodsSometimes I am in the spiritsWhile sometimes in the blues. I tend to be overly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem O, Rajnigandha O Rajnigandha!Queen of the nightYour abstract fragranceSubtle, vibrant and lasting… A gentle reminderOf love, so eternalAnd everlasting…Ethereal and sublime! Image (c) GettyImages 31,213 total views, 24 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Now and Then One folly he committedDuring his adolescent daysThe impact and fallout was so graveThat changed the entire panorama of life…And he continued to regretAnd remorse for the rest of life. An era has passed ever sinceWhen caught in a similar situationWhere at stake was someone else’s lifeNo less dearer than his own lifeBut this time he […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nostalgia The Sky and earthAppear to meet at horizonBut do they actually meet ever!Rain is not mere drops of waterBut the love of sky for earthAn eternal bond forever. Banks of the riverAppear to meet at a distanceBut do they actually meet ever!The stream of water is not mere flowBut the love that keeps them togetherAn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem No Escape As I watch from the terrace gardenIn the wee hours at dawn in GangtokOn one of rather cold lazy morningsSlowly a white cottony roll of fogDescends down and engulfs the valleyIn my quest for quiet and solitudeSuddenly, I feel too isolated and lonelyAnd get nostalgic about our mutual pastIn your haunting memories and thoughts. In […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nisha Geet As spring is in its full glory and bloom…One more pleasant night is close to an end. Twinkling stars in sky have lost their shineMoonlight too has lost grace and splendourIn the distant east, the dawn is in the horizonAs mighty sun is about to rise up yet againBut with a sleepless night, anxiety and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nirvana If it is…Undiminishing and pure,Tasteless and odourless,Soundless, touchless and colourless,And eternal…Without a beginning and an endEver constant – the SoulIn search of Nirvana. Who experiences then,And what induces…Those carnal desires –Happiness and hope,Peace, comfort and care,Empathy and sympathy,Pity, courage and compassion,Love and affection,Pleasure, lust and sex! Who is victim then,And what incites…Those mortal sufferings –Worry […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Newly Born A newly born babyWhether of a human beingOr of an animal or birdIs so cute and captivating… It speaks a volume of lifeA Symbol of optimism and hopeBut at the same timeIt’s so vulnerable and delicateNeeds constant care and attentionNourishment and protection… Else it withers and diesThe way millions still dyingIn the third world countriesOf diseases and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem New Year Eve Editor’s Choice Here comes a greetings’ seasonMerrymaking and celebrationEmails, SMSs have replacedThe age old greeting cardsAlthough still preferred by a few. Night long partiesMany sponsored programmesBoth Sober as well as wildIn homes, clubs, hotels and farms…Eat, drink and danceTill fatigue overtakes to the hiltTheir body, mind and soul. People make resolutionsSet targets for self and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020January 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem New Moon O Dear Moon,I’m so enchantedWith your alternatingWaxing and waning moods! I remain sereneAnd contented,When I see you shiningThrough your waxing phase. But I don’t know whyI get somber and anxiousWatching you on the waneFrom Full Moon to New Moon. 31,419 total views, 10 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whisper of Silence Editor’s Pick Ever listened to a whisper of silence?With the breath paused, life standstillEpic narrative of a legendary romanceNo, it’s not gleeful, still it’s graceful. Life didn’t stay extraordinaryLife wasn’t any unique marvel evenBut it didn’t occur run-of-the-mill eitherWhatever came in balance was bountiful. It was within latitude during lifeBe it the dawn, midnoon or […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
नववर्ष दिव्य आभा मानिंद है, यह सृष्टि का सुन्दर रूपयह दर्पण भी है, मानव की विवेकानुभूति अनूपघड़ी के बारह बजे, खुलते कितने ही पृष्ठ सफेदमानों क्षितिज पर हैं भविष्य की गाथा रचते छन्द. पुराना वर्ष थम गया, आधी रात के कोलाहल मेंनये का आगमन हुआ, प्रकाश की प्रथम पुंज मेंदिनों की एक कोमल डोर, बीते समय […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
New Year 2026 Here comes the spark, elegant creationThat represents wholly, man’s discretionA clock strikes 12, unfolds blank pagesNew vistas open to create future’s tales. A gentle tide of days shines on the yoreLeave behind what is not needed moreOld year recedes in a whisper mid nightNew one arrives with the sun’s first light. As the new dawn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Accursed Editor’s Pick A person stands tall, faceless and accursedAn accused and lost, unbound & unchainedWith the saga whispered, and truths untoldWill the shadows ever unclog or fate unfold! Innocent or guilty, the apex court to decideWhile one awaits on the crossroads of fateHis life remains suspended in endless greyWith truths and lies tangled, a solemn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2025January 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Winter Blues: Cope with Polluted Atmosphere Morning walk and outdoor exercises are strongly recommended by both the health experts as well as many elders/wise men owing to an age-old tradition, belief and actual accrued benefits. It is widely recognized that a person doesn’t need any special efforts or preparation for this in lieu of the accrued benefits for boosting physical and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2025December 31, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whisper of Silence Editor’s Pick Ever listened to a whisper of silence?With the breath paused, life standstillEpic narrative of a legendary romanceNo, it’s not gleeful, still it’s graceful. Life didn’t stay extraordinaryLife wasn’t any unique marvel evenBut it didn’t occur run-of-the-mill eitherWhatever came in balance was bountiful. It was within latitude during lifeBe it the dawn, midnoon or […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
नववर्ष दिव्य आभा मानिंद है, यह सृष्टि का सुन्दर रूपयह दर्पण भी है, मानव की विवेकानुभूति अनूपघड़ी के बारह बजे, खुलते कितने ही पृष्ठ सफेदमानों क्षितिज पर हैं भविष्य की गाथा रचते छन्द. पुराना वर्ष थम गया, आधी रात के कोलाहल मेंनये का आगमन हुआ, प्रकाश की प्रथम पुंज मेंदिनों की एक कोमल डोर, बीते समय […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
New Year 2026 Here comes the spark, elegant creationThat represents wholly, man’s discretionA clock strikes 12, unfolds blank pagesNew vistas open to create future’s tales. A gentle tide of days shines on the yoreLeave behind what is not needed moreOld year recedes in a whisper mid nightNew one arrives with the sun’s first light. As the new dawn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 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