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
Love, Longing, Loss Shadows lengthen whispers fadeIn love’s desolate garden now weeds entwineOnce vivid petals crushed, greenery declineYet in twilight’s haze, I map relics and rubble..Heart’s compass needle still stuck on youSpinning wild and weird in a ‘what if’ hue. Moments and memories’ prism refracts lightThe fractured hues narrate heart’s plightHour’s sorcery transforms ache to emberLonging refines to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Portrait Facing white windows, a poised diva sits sereneIn her watercolor hues with a soft gleaming smileA cyan‑orange scarf wraps her with a gentle flairHer doe-eyes hold depth, the recital hidden in air. Her face glows with a subtle, mellowed eleganceSpeck ebony dot brow-centred to ward off evil eyeThe ambience around her pulses a radiant simmerIn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Desires The life’s haunting dreams surge like wildfiresShadows whisper and echo unfulfilled desiresA friendship bleeds with love’s unspoken nameIn worldly chorus the cacophony remains same. Friendship whispers labyrinth of memory decaySending echoes of what could’ve been what mayI traverse ruins still untold of what could’ve beenEmitting whispers, what was what might’ve seen. In this twilight’s haze […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Living The Rose Day Editor’s Pick In days of yore, I tended a garden…Seasons’ most radiant red rosesI fancied giving you in the bygone daysYears slipped away, destiny had its designsWilted but one still untouched by timeRests in my vintage diary’s untold rhyme. Brilliant red roses of love and lightBloomed like moonlit beacon in nightWith time, insight dawned and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Solitude Solitude’s poignant alchemy –Following love and friendship lostLike autumn leaves to the wind’s whimsy,But haunting like harsh abstract shadowsOf whispers, echoes, or even ghosts unlaid –He found a paradoxical companion and friend. When life’s aspirations crashedCherished dreams left shatteredNone was near to offer succor and solace…Solitude became anchor in the dark phaseA fatal attachment, and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Love, Longing, Loss Shadows lengthen whispers fadeIn love’s desolate garden now weeds entwineOnce vivid petals crushed, greenery declineYet in twilight’s haze, I map relics and rubble..Heart’s compass needle still stuck on youSpinning wild and weird in a ‘what if’ hue. Moments and memories’ prism refracts lightThe fractured hues narrate heart’s plightHour’s sorcery transforms ache to emberLonging refines to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Portrait Facing white windows, a poised diva sits sereneIn her watercolor hues with a soft gleaming smileA cyan‑orange scarf wraps her with a gentle flairHer doe-eyes hold depth, the recital hidden in air. Her face glows with a subtle, mellowed eleganceSpeck ebony dot brow-centred to ward off evil eyeThe ambience around her pulses a radiant simmerIn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Desires The life’s haunting dreams surge like wildfiresShadows whisper and echo unfulfilled desiresA friendship bleeds with love’s unspoken nameIn worldly chorus the cacophony remains same. Friendship whispers labyrinth of memory decaySending echoes of what could’ve been what mayI traverse ruins still untold of what could’ve beenEmitting whispers, what was what might’ve seen. In this twilight’s haze […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 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
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked