Poem Content Almost daily now the day opens withWith the multiple inspirational quotesAnd messages from relatives & friendsOn happiness and ways on a happy life Seeking or craving for the happinessIs like chasing or running after a mirageMore you chase or run for the happinessPhenomenally your thirst for it increases Therefore, rather than chasing a mirageIf you […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 31, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Many Antinational Forces Are Active to Let Down India Nationalism and Freedom of Expression are valued concepts in the democratic nations of the world but, at the same time, they are so often misinterpreted and abused in the context of the Indian polity and society. Ordinarily, the nationalism is taken as a politico-social and economic system promoting the interests of any sovereign country free […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 29, 2023July 8, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Cyclic Editor’s Choice As an old saying goesJoy and sorrow go hand in hand…An integral part of our mundane lifeBut being sad is also an assuranceThat this phase will be over with timePaving way for the joyful days… Following the colourful fall seasonThe winter was too harsh this yearMaking life boring and standstill for weeksBut this […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 22, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Ending Mafiaraj & Gangsters from Uttar Pradesh While working on this piece, the first thing that came to author’s mind was a Bollywood movie Vaastav (The Reality) of 1999 vintage based on harsh realities of the Mumbai underworld. The film starts with the funeral rites of the protagonist on the bank of a river by his family members, and then the story […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 21, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Spring Editor’s Choice As an old saying goesJoy and sorrow go hand in handAs an integral part of our mundane lifeBeing sad in life is also an assuranceThat this phase too will be over soonPaving way for the joyful days… Following the colourful fall seasonThe winter was too harsh this yearMaking life boring and standstill for […] Written by Anubhuti May 14, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Holy Narmada from My Memoirs Besides holy Ganga River, if any other Indian river has ever really fascinated me more, it is Narmada River. While doing my Masters in Business Administration from the Jabalpur University during 2008-10, I had opportunity to visit this river on many occasions at several places in Madhya Pradesh including its place of origin “Amarkantak” of […] Written by Anubhuti May 13, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem आत्मबोध सुनो हमारे प्यारे प्यारे दास जी,अब कुछ नहीं बाकी खास जी,लिखने को हमारे अब है पास जी,सब शब्द हो गए इकदम खलास जी. किसी से कुछ नहीं बची है आस जी,नीचे है धरती ऊपर आकाश जी,अब आप फेंको कुछ प्रकाश जी, आभार हैं हमको अहसास जी. शब्द बिना कैसे हो बकवास भी,जमाना ने खोए होश हवास […] Written by Surata Ram May 6, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Love True love is not constrainedor bound by the contemporaryethos and laws of the society –The manmade dos and don’ts. Without expecting reciprocity,it’s selfless and unconditionalboundless, eternal and purebeyond the space, age and time. It doesn’t bind but liberates –A reason why it’s rated greatestexcelling over all other emotionsand attributes, only next to God 14,808 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 4, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem We Are Mature! Editor’s Choice We are matureWhen we can laugh out loudRevisiting, remembering and sharingWith our relatives and friendsOur inane childhood follies and foibles. We are matureWhen we can gleefully admitRecalling our early younger daysWithout any shame or guilt attachedOur teenage bizarre fancies and fantasies. We are matureWhen we are willing to be trueTo self, our people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 4, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Mother It has been fourteen yearsSince I lost mother’s umbrella ofUnselfish love, affection and careAs also the only dependable soulWhom I could always confide withLife’s every success and failureWith the usual comfort and ease;No sense of shame or guilt attached. Your remembrance suddenly remindsEphemeral and fragile nature of lifeThat the time is fast catching upMay be […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dotage Editor’s Choice Dotage is a sense of growing oldHas its own remarkable attributesSlowly yet firmly one tends to loseMaterial attachment and affectionToward things, folks, even own kin,Inclusive of long-cherished dreams. The usual greed, inclination or urgeTo create and secure a niche for selfEven at cost of a wrangle or conflicts,Declines; the person is now inclinedTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Condolence Folks give priority to attend a funeralBe it somebody’s cremation or burialThey are so liberal in their condolenceIn saying generous words for the gone. But I find it quite odd and paradoxicalCeremonious send off after one’s goneSo much admiration at occasion of lossThey could do when the person is alive. 2,193 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 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, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked