Poem The Dream Editor’s Choice It’s nearly been an aeonThat I saw you once againYou had a glittering smileI too was no less beamingBoth of us visibly appearedCheerful and contentedIn hectic preparationsWith the vivid prospectsOf the ensuing great event… Our blissful and enduring unionThat eluded us pining so longDue to absence, longing and loss. Alas!Our passion and ecstasyDidn’t […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Lotus Just as, in the Sanatana DharmaThe lotus flower verily epitomizesAs an icon of goodness and purityDespite its own origin in the mudThe leaves remaining untouchedBy the muddy and polluted water! An spiritually accomplished personIs equipoise in body, mind & actionAt all times pursuing sattvic gunasFor the goodness of people and selfWholly remaining uncorrupted fromThe confusion […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Autumn Call Editor’s Choice Ever teetering and playful wind toldAll good-looking leaves one fine day:Come on, join me to dance and playIn the meadows, roadside and ravine… To salute and solemnize the occasionOf our shared fun and merry-makingPut on your choicest colorful dressesIn red, yellow, purple & golden-brown. Summer days now turning dull and coldThe season is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 28, 2023October 29, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Feral Flame With the onset of every single twilightWhile body gets drowsy and worn outMy desperate mind pines and cravesFor a gentle and soft touch of yours…Antsy hands eager with a burning desireTo feel warmth of your charming curves. The feral flames thereby generatedIn the stillness and quietude of nightCoerce into me to struggle for survivalIn breathless […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 27, 2023March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog The Legend of Madalasa Upakhyana The Markandeya Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas (Hindu texts), named after an ancient sage of same name. It is one of the oldest vintage Puranas with the original manuscript said to have about 9,000 verses but the surviving manuscripts have 137 chapters with about 6,900 verses. Among several important subjects on the Sanatana […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2023October 23, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Neelkanth Neelkanth, a common Indian rollerWhat a fascinating avian friend…!With dull turquoise crown and napeRather pinkish temple, chin & loresPart of head and back being brownBlue on the rump, with contrastingLight and dark blue feathers and tail. A much sought after feathered friendAmong Hindus during the festive seasonOf the Nav-Ratri & Dussehra celebrationWith the popular and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Esteem When you start loving a person,but genuine admiration is missingfor the persona of this person,the love tends to wane with time… On the contrary, when you beginwith genuine esteem for the person,the love suo moto evolves and keepsgrowing beyond space, age and time! 21,587 total views, 33 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Hurt During long yester years of the mundane lifeHe felt deeply hurt once in a close relationshipOnly to discern in a passage of time, later onMain cause being own inane action & reaction Years later, he tried yet again to mend fencesMore so to secure peace & tranquil life for selfBut he realized, time was no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2023October 22, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Renunciation Editor’s Choice At certain age and in a riveting spellPassion and emotions ran very highWith an eager desire to live own lifeIn a blissful harmony with adored oneBut this was not acceptable to destinyLife slipped leaving him high and dry. Having reached a certain stage of lifeWith many things in power and reachNothing attracts, not […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem ममता की मिठास लंबे अर्से से मैं था कुछ ठहर गया।मां की नाद सुन कर मैं लहर गया।। वो जहन में है भले ही पहर गया।प्रेम अमृत से जैसे भर बहर गया।। मां कृपा से मेरा सुधर दहर गया।प्रेम जल से बुझ अग्नि कहर गया।। क्या हुआ अगर बीता सहर गया।वो घर में सदा उतर ईद शहर गया।। […] Written by Surata Ram October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 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 Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 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
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