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, 2022April 11, 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
दादी माँ की घर वापसी दिसंबर के अंत की गुनगुनी और सुहावनी धूप बूढ़ी कैथरीन की थकी हुई आँखों में न तो कोई आनंद ला सकी और न ही कोई आशा। इस वृद्धाश्रम के अहाते में, नीम के पेड़ के नीचे एक बेंच पर बैठी वह सुदूर अतीत की यादों में खोई हुई थी, जब डेविड जीवित थे और उन्हें […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Moon Inspires As I gaze at the moonThe one high in the skyThe other at the azure clay. If one is capable to quietThe dusty storms and calms the seaThe musing of other soothesMy temper, brings harmony and peace. If one steers the traveller The jagged path through the darkThe other inspires my weary soulAlso rekindles a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Saying Yes or No The impact of ‘Yes’ is light and freeLike a gentle breeze or an easy keyBut ‘No’ is indeed a robust decreeWhich is so often lost in pleasantry. I learnt to say yes or a polite nayWith almost equal ease in my lifeBut I find most people around shyWith ‘no’ and prefer to be evasive. Here […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 8, 2026April 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Flame of the Forest Blazing in hues of ember and goldPalash sets silent woods ablaze bold. Clusters of fire adorn on modest heightWhat a leafless crown as spring’s delight. Fragrance is faint, but its spirit is goldDyes to Ayurvedic cure, its gifts unfold. 1,067 total views, 109 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Starfish Upon the sea shores where tides retreatI see five-armed stars with faint heartbeatIn true sense not a fish, but an echinodermSkin quite rough, yet body reasonably firm. It exists in hues of crimson, gold, and blueAnd creeps on tube feet, hidden from viewLike a keystone guard of the oceanic floorThey balance the reef and the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दादी माँ की घर वापसी दिसंबर के अंत की गुनगुनी और सुहावनी धूप बूढ़ी कैथरीन की थकी हुई आँखों में न तो कोई आनंद ला सकी और न ही कोई आशा। इस वृद्धाश्रम के अहाते में, नीम के पेड़ के नीचे एक बेंच पर बैठी वह सुदूर अतीत की यादों में खोई हुई थी, जब डेविड जीवित थे और उन्हें […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Moon Inspires As I gaze at the moonThe one high in the skyThe other at the azure clay. If one is capable to quietThe dusty storms and calms the seaThe musing of other soothesMy temper, brings harmony and peace. If one steers the traveller The jagged path through the darkThe other inspires my weary soulAlso rekindles a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Saying Yes or No The impact of ‘Yes’ is light and freeLike a gentle breeze or an easy keyBut ‘No’ is indeed a robust decreeWhich is so often lost in pleasantry. I learnt to say yes or a polite nayWith almost equal ease in my lifeBut I find most people around shyWith ‘no’ and prefer to be evasive. Here […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 8, 2026April 9, 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