Poem Fawn and Doe One is wholly engrossed with motherIn the latter’s cozy comfort and careAbsolutely carefree as also unawareWhile sucking from her opulent udder… The doe is affectionately feeding fawnYet she is quite nervous and vigilantShe is aware of the hostile environmentEnemies looming large with latent threat. (This rather rare photo of a stray Neelgaay (an antilope variety) […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Its Only For You Some of the best ever daffodilsOf sweet and sublime fragranceReared as a prized possessionI affectionately saved only for you. Some of the best ever dreamsOf sublime reverie and musingsI gaily envisioned and pursuedContemplating only for you. Some of the saddest momentsThat I ever experienced in lifeWith sorrowful and moist eyesYearning only for you. Some of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 29, 2021April 12, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Repealing Farm Laws: Compulsion, Conspiracy or Regression! It is not the first time that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surprised Indian masses with his odd time address to the nation; one such paradigm address was the sudden announcement of demonetization on 8 November 2016 at 9.30 PM which had shocked the entire nation with mixed yet worrisome thoughts and emotions. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 27, 2021November 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Way to Earn Name, Fame & Money Few days back, somebody sent me about a seven minute long video clip with the title “I come from two Indias”, and I sincerely confess that I was not even aware of the name ‘Vir Das’ and his comic performances till the time I clicked to see it. What I found from its content instantly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Mesmerizing Nature What a rewarding experienceSpending some time daily onObjects of mesmerizing natureThat bring me happiness and peace. I am so fond of the rising sunAnd its cozy and warm sunshineIt so often gives me a feelingThat I am still alive and kicking. I am in love with the waxing moonAnd its bright and cool moonshineAt times […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article हाथी के दाॅंत एक कहावत है – हाथी के दाॅंत ं ं ं खाने के और दिखाने के और। इसकी शुरूआत कब हुई कह नहीं सकता ं ं ं शायद इसका इतिहास भी मनु-शतरूपा के वंशजों जितना पुराना ही हो। ं ं ं किन्तु इसमें संदेह नहीं है कि इसकी ‘जेनिसिस’ उन महानुभावों को मद्देनजर रखकर ही हुई […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article एक और देवदास शालिनी और रिचा हमेशा की तरह मुझे छोड़ने स्टेशन तक आये थे। जब भी मैं किसी लम्बे सरकारी दौरे पर बाहर जाता हूं वर्षों से यह दोनों बिना किसी अपवाद के मुझे ‘सी आफ’ करने आते रहे हैं। करीब आठ साल पहले डेपुटेशन पर दिल्ली आना हुआ था तब से यहीं का होकर रह गया। […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 16 Babylonia: The Jewel of Mesopotamia The ancient Mesopotamia was a region of the West Asia largely falling within the combined vast drainage areas of the Tigris–Euphrates River system. In terms of the geographical territories, it encompassed most of the present day Iraq, Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, South-eastern Turkey, as also the areas along […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 17, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Big Mirror It has been long backHaving read story of a dogWho accidentally ran intoA museum enveloped withUmpteen mirrors and mirrorsUp, down and all side walls… Sighting a pack of dogsSurrounding from all sidesWhich were own reflectionThus frightened and frozenDog kept barking and fightingFinally fell tired and lifeless So it applies to human beingsThe entire world is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Handicapped They are people amongst usHandicapped or disabled Since birth or acquired laterIn any body part or even mindThe common handicaps beingIn hearing, speech or vision. They need empathy and careMoral support and encouragementTo live with dignity and hopeIf we could help and care just oneIt will be our significant contributionTo humanity and such cause. Image […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 8, 2021November 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
My Journey to the South Block and Beyond Autobiography by Somi Tandon It was a pleasure to read the autobiography of Ms. Somi Tandon, my senior colleague and a retired civil servant from the Indian Defence Accounts Service. Like many other accomplished women from various walks of life, she acknowledges that her father, Late Shri Prem Chand Tandon, was her greatest inspiration and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 25, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who Hesitated Once Years ago, in the tender age of life,he stood before a door hesitant,and uncertain that might have openedto unleash happiness for a lifetime –An endless spring of joywith a lifetime painted in gold. But waited, and let the moment pass;the door closed; and opportunity lost.A numbing ache incurred lasting foreverthat he carried in silence for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 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