Poem Self-Appraisal Editor’s Choice Verily desire-lessWith no more cravings leftFor the temporal possessionsAs well sensual enjoymentsNow I seldom countMy left-over days in lifeIf the span is less or more. During this arduous journeyRealization came rather earlyHowever meticulously I plan or targetWith whatever precision I conductDestiny always had it’s designOne step ahead it’s own plan Sometimes for the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 21, 2022January 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 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
Poem Letting Go Editor’s Choice During all these yearsOnset of autumn made meSo gloomy and sad about lifeWith nature showing variety of huesRed, orange, yellow and purple….A candy-floss to the eyes for daysThen the sudden nemesis followsAll beautiful colors wither and drop! Then I met this wise manWho taught me not to be sadChange is the nature of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 18, 2022August 2, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXX Mind Control Continued from Part LXIX In Hindu Vedic texts, the human mind is often compared with a chariot drawn by multiple horses. The smooth and synchronized movement and consequent right direction and purpose of the chariot is achieved if the horses endeavour to work in synchronized unison. On the contrary, if the chariot is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 18, 2022May 31, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sanatana Dharma Hindu,HindutvaAnd HinduismRepresent the legacyOf an ancient and extantCulture & civilization –The Sanatana Dharma,Or an eternal way of lifeAs encoded in scripturesVedas and Upanishads… Hindu and HindutvaAre not a threatFor any community or sectAs so often publicizedPurportedly by someBelonging to certainCommunities and sectsOwing to vested interestsIn the name of certain God. Appeared much laterOn this livable […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 19 Olmec: The Mother of Mesoamerican Civilizations While it is beyond doubt that the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, collectively known as the Old World or Afro-Eurasia, boast of the world’s most evolved, glorified and lost civilizations. In the context of the ancient cultural, philosophical and religious developments, the Old World civilizations had almost simultaneously […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 11, 2022October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 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
Poem You Have Glamour You have that glamourSo I pray for you to shimmer! Go and show it;Don’t worry, that is it…You have that talent,That the almighty has sent!Oh! Let us clap;Obviously, for you chap! As you smile,You have to go many milesYou just work hard and smartSo that you don’t fall apart.Don’t be late,And always have faith. As […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Warfare Any war betweenTwo nations, orTwo civilizations,And even betweenRaces or communitiesIs a serious tragedyAnd a heinous crimeAgainst the humanity. But for somePowerful and greedyPeople and countriesIt comes like an opportunityTo shine image and popularity,Own authority and influenceMake business and profiteeringBy offering mere lip sympathiesAnd lucrative sale and supplyOf war machinery and equipment. Actually any warIs an […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Bygone Be Bygone Once a wise man in the West gaveA dictum ‘Let bygone be bygone’Treating it as mere follies of youthFor person’s peace and bliss in life! The phrase by its genuine implicationEssentially advises everyone to forgetMore of the eventful and sordid pastFor a cheerful life with what is present. But is this really true and practicable? […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Balance Editor’s Pick At times I pause and wonder stillDo vibrations stir your mind at willA long ago, our paths had crossedTogether we walked, then were lost. You moved on like most people doLeft behind a legacy for me to followHalf-dreamt desires, unspoken pleasSo I kept following on uncertain seas. As one who strolls with sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXIV Sanatana Samskaras (Rituals) Among all the extinct and existing civilizations in the world, when it comes to the tapestry of Sanatana Dharma, life has never been viewed as a random sequence of biological events; instead, as a disciplined progression of soul in stages with an end goal of spiritual liberation (Moksha). Since Vedic age, the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 21, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Chital – Jungle’s Grace Golden coat with moonlit white spotsSimmer at the sunrise – soft and brightSlender limbs, expressive eyes so wideIn dappled woods they leap and glide. Lyre-shaped antlers crown the malesQuite long branching like a forest taleThey roam through teak and sal treesDance and play in pan India jungles. Predators’ shadow, silent and nearTheir life renews through […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 19, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Royal Bengal Tiger Among sal and teak wood where ancient whispers clingMoves Vanraj – the Royal Bengal Tiger, the majestic kingA sovereign flame deep in forest, the big cat walks aloneAmber fire upon its coat and midnight stripes full-grown. Though tiger’s origin is not exclusively Sunderbans deltaThe mangrove forests present unique and special habitatAn avid swimmer where tangled […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 17, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Balance Editor’s Pick At times I pause and wonder stillDo vibrations stir your mind at willA long ago, our paths had crossedTogether we walked, then were lost. You moved on like most people doLeft behind a legacy for me to followHalf-dreamt desires, unspoken pleasSo I kept following on uncertain seas. As one who strolls with sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXIV Sanatana Samskaras (Rituals) Among all the extinct and existing civilizations in the world, when it comes to the tapestry of Sanatana Dharma, life has never been viewed as a random sequence of biological events; instead, as a disciplined progression of soul in stages with an end goal of spiritual liberation (Moksha). Since Vedic age, the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 21, 2026March 22, 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