Poem 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. 22,748 total views, 13 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Seven ‘Rs’ If you are willing to trustYou stand a good chance to earnA genuine kinship and friendship. You are willing to sacrificeYou stand a better chance to maintainA healthy and harmonious relationship. If you are willing to care forYou stand the best chance to sustainThe long and committed companionship. So, it’s for you to rememberrealize, recognize, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Morning Musing When you are an early riserYou learn from rising morning sun Darkness & obstacles don’t last forever. Image (c) Jaipal Singh 23,857 total views, 8 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Megalomania A sycophant and touchy to the coreUnusually foppish and vain in attireToo mercurial and moody in natureShallow yet pompous, and derisiveFor quite a few, a bother and bustle…He suffers with megalomania in a sense. A savant said it’s a delusive attribute…Quite akin to a serious mental illnessClose to a madness for the greatnessWith a proclivity […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 27, 2024September 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Self-Absorbed From mundane material perspectiveHe is blessed with many attainmentsNeeded for a reasonably snug livingYet he lives under funny propensitiesOf being wronged, as he’s vulnerableThereby gullible by so many personsSuch as his close friends and relativesWho arguably keep playing mind-game. All this has made him a vexed personaFrustrated and unhappy, he perceivesHis real well-wishers as his […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Enchantress Enchantress! For sureAn enchantress she wasWith a magnetic charmHer aura so divineAnd a captivating smile..It’s not astonishingHe impromptu fell forHer looks and demeanourYearning and pining for herFor all time to come in life. Image: AI-generated artwork 22,011 total views, 6 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 25, 2024February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXIII Hindu Mythology In simple terms, the study of myths can be defined as the Mythology but in common parlance, the term all encompasses the tales and narratives usually associated with the supernatural powers, gods and goddesses, prophets, and even the legendary kings, warriors and saints, etc. in the ancient literature of civilizations, associated with their […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 24, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Prisoner for Life Editor’s Pick As if descended from skiesOn vista, she appearedwith musings so profound,and stooped to conquerwith her angelic aura,beguiling beauty,and captivating smile… Upright and sinless,he stumbled onto Enchantress’ fairy charm, and tempting miensfalling like an easy sinecureonly to remain a prisonerof her thoughts for life. Image: AI-generated artwork 24,805 total views, 19 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 21, 2024February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Eternal Truth Throughout the vast span of human livesMost of them thrive on physical comfortsWhile cribbing for the unfulfilled desiresDriven by the lust, greed and selfishnessAs discontented self, keep troubling othersIn many cases to the core of recklessness. The ubiquitous reality of the universe isPhysical world is merely a grand illusionAll living bodies comprising of perishableFive gross […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem ज्योति दर्शन है दीपावली यह बात सब जानते है, कि तन है कच्चा गागर।इसमें निवास करता है, ‘वो’ ख़ुशी का महासागर।। सीमित में असीमित, करती दीपावली है उजागर।मैने कुछ भी नहीं कहा, इस शाश्वत में मिलाकर।। मैं खुशी का सागर हूं, आप हैं खुशी के महासागर।इस सागर में महासागर, मिल जाओ तुंरत आकर।। हस्ती में है हसीन हस्ती, हम […] Written by Surata Ram November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Beat the Blues: Wellness Strategies After Sixty Understanding the landscape of life after 60 years requires looking beyond alarmist headlines and recognizing aging for what it truly is i.e., a natural and continuous process of organic, morphological and physiological evolution. As the human body and mind mature, natural shifts occur across the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic systems and state of mind—ranging from altered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Scaly-Foot Snail Deep within the ocean where reigns endless darkThe scaly-foot snail braves thermal currents’ sparkWhere sulphur plumes and caustic vapours riseThese iron-armoured crawlers survive and thrive. No common fragile shell protects its crawling formInstead, a metallic fort is built against the stormBorn out of iron sulphides, forged in deep-sea firesWhere the ocean’s crushing weight in vain […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Emerald Swindler We call this creature the emerald swindlerWho robs the alga of its vital green colourA gentle leaf-like drifter in the tidal scene Unfurling its back to catch the sun’s sheen. It splits the cell, yet holds the green heartForgoing its food intake for a higher partBy indulging in kleptoplasty, an amazing artIt merges with plants […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha: An Eternal Flame Editor’s Pick So pure, so delicate in ivory whiteIts bloom shuns splendour of the lightSecretly in its core, away from all sightLies love burning through endless night. No splendid display, not a word to sayYet subtle fragrance travels far awayLike the love that asks for nothing moreYet it endures where it bloomed before. Each tender […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shape-Shifting Titan A translucent vagabond of the stagnant pondMapping the shadows of the depths beyondBody has no rigid contour, chassis or shellWith a plasmic universe inside a single cell. A shape-shifting titan of gel and liquid streamAn ever-shifting silhouette, a living-flowing dreamIt extends pseudopodia, pushing outward wideWhere the quiet, drifted water-currents glide. Engulfing unwary prey in a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Beat the Blues: Wellness Strategies After Sixty Understanding the landscape of life after 60 years requires looking beyond alarmist headlines and recognizing aging for what it truly is i.e., a natural and continuous process of organic, morphological and physiological evolution. As the human body and mind mature, natural shifts occur across the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic systems and state of mind—ranging from altered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Scaly-Foot Snail Deep within the ocean where reigns endless darkThe scaly-foot snail braves thermal currents’ sparkWhere sulphur plumes and caustic vapours riseThese iron-armoured crawlers survive and thrive. No common fragile shell protects its crawling formInstead, a metallic fort is built against the stormBorn out of iron sulphides, forged in deep-sea firesWhere the ocean’s crushing weight in vain […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Emerald Swindler We call this creature the emerald swindlerWho robs the alga of its vital green colourA gentle leaf-like drifter in the tidal scene Unfurling its back to catch the sun’s sheen. It splits the cell, yet holds the green heartForgoing its food intake for a higher partBy indulging in kleptoplasty, an amazing artIt merges with plants […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 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, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked