Poem New Year & Macrocosm Editor’s Choice I am in stupor gazing into the aeons‘New Year Day‘ comes once in a yearCarrying renewed hopes & aspirationsFor the better and a healthier tomorrow… Across the globe, most people indulge intoCelebrations in a joyful and exuberant wayTaking fresh commitments and resolutions:The planet is standstill for one whole day! Did anything really ever […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beholder Editor’s Choice Like a silent and vain onlookerHow much I can behold and endure! When I see one merrily gaslights othersDespite being well groomed & educatedInstead of utilizing his energies for goodHe gets kick out of manipulating psycheOf his usual friends and acquaintances –An unkind behavior, haughty and inane… How much I can behold and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2023December 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Blessed Many so often crib and complainI am such a deadhead and boreThat I do not socialize with themAnd prefer to be a loner in life… What they fail to fathom outIs that whenever I am ‘all alone’I am in blessed company of someWho are not visible to them! As a matter-of-factly, while aloneRather than feeling […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Amiss Over a span, during all these yearsThe temporal business is as usualMusical notes remain all the sameFlowers ooze out same fragranceAnd so remains the riot of coloursDuring the spring and fall seasons… The easterly and westerly breezesCarry on to alternate the same wayThe dew drops in winter cling on toThe grass, twigs and leaves of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fireflies The demons of past houndHis tormented and forlorn life…A pining of cherished desiresA saga of tattered dreams. Then, in the wildernessOf his muddled mindHer thoughts & memoriesShimmer like fireflies! 21,221 total views, 37 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem आत्मशांति दूसरों को करने से पहले, ख़ुद अपने को नमन करो।उजड़े हिये को कर आबाद, ईश्वर का भजन करो।। कंकालों की लीक पूज कर, आत्मा का दमन न करो।यश नाम की चिंता से बच कर उससे बहिर्गमन करो।। गुलामी के स्वर्ण मुकुट से अच्छा है प्यार कफन करो।संघर्ष करने का साहस नहीं, तो खुद को दफ़न […] Written by Surata Ram December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Demise The very thought Of demise is so painful… Yet away fromIllusion & delusionThis is ultimateAnd immutable truthThat relieves oneFrom all miseries, painAnd sufferingsOf mundane lifeIn the material world. 20,197 total views, 28 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Weaverbird O My much-cherished weaverbirdYour honed up skills at weaving isExceptionally good and admirableWhat a flair, finesse and fine art…! You are the one, and a unique pieceWith your skill of the warp and weftNone can ever find any visible knotsIn your skillfully woven flawless nest. Once upon a time, in a spell in pastI tried […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Call Far away, in the ravineOn a fullmoon nightWalking down the valleyof steep slopes…Do you hear that agonizing echoWhen someone calls you by nameIn a downcast, moist voice? Far away, in the woodsUnder the moonlit canopyof tall, vibrant trees…Do you hear that air-rending cryWhen someone calls you by nameStanding below an old oak treeIn a loud […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 24, 2023February 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beauty My friend, it’s not my faultIf stupefied by your beauty –Elegant, ethereal and eternal,I remained mesmerized lifelong. It’s not mere admirationRather a genuine convictionThe flawless beauty you are…Attired in an exquisite pink & blueIf you ever appear on a sea shoreUnder the moonlit night…! Why only mortals,Devas and angels will blinkYour looks may stun even […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 18, 2023February 11, 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 Making of a Man She, a wayfarer and friend, told himWith wonderment in her eyesThat he was an amazing personaA perfect man ever seen or known to her…In every sphere where mind & soul riseBe it mundane wisdom and knowledgeLiterature, sports or even fine arts –He’s professionally superb yet so humane. That he is one whom fate has crownedWith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 16, 2026March 17, 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
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