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 34,169 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
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
My Journey to the South Block and Beyond Autobiography by Somi Tandon It was a pleasure to read the autobiography of Ms. Somi Tandon, my senior colleague and a retired civil servant from the Indian Defence Accounts Service. Like many other accomplished women from various walks of life, she acknowledges that her father, Late Shri Prem Chand Tandon, was her greatest inspiration and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 25, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who Hesitated Once Years ago, in the tender age of life,he stood before a door hesitant,and uncertain that might have openedto unleash happiness for a lifetime –An endless spring of joywith a lifetime painted in gold. But waited, and let the moment pass;the door closed; and opportunity lost.A numbing ache incurred lasting foreverthat he carried in silence for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 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