Article This Diwali Auspicious festive occasion of DiwaliThe Festival of Lights is here, yet againWith the familiar regalia and splendourHindu folks indulging in merry-makingOwn houses adorned with the propitiousTraditional diyas and strings of LED lightsShare homemade dishes, sweets & gifts…Splendid show of fireworks and sparklers. Past these decorations & manifestationsFancy rows of lamps and flames of candlesMagnificent fireworks, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem अंधेरा जीवन में अंधेरा है अंधेरा घना हैपर अब अंधेरे से डर नहीं लगताकिशोरावस्था की आहट सेजीवन के अब अंतिम पड़ाव तकपहले भी अंधेरे से समागम हुआ थाकभी प्रकाश की चमक-दमकफिर लम्बे अंधकार का साम्राज्य एक नि:शेष जीवन बीता हैअंधेरों के बीच अंधेरे से जूझते हुएपर कभी हार नहीं मानी… हाँ क्षण भर के लिए थोड़ी निराशा और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Distancing By the nature and temperamentI was not reactionary even in pastYet events in life with kin & confrereFully changed the philosophy of life. Now when someone misconductsI usually avoid giving any reactionInstead of any conflict or discussionI just keep a distance from the person. I know nothing is gained by arguingMelodrama and histrionics of no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem अनादर स्वभावत: प्रतिक्रियावादीतो मैं पहले भी बहुत कम थासमय और रिश्तों के अनुभवों नेतो जीवनदर्शन ही बदल डाला है अब जब कोई अनादर करता हैमैं प्रतिक्रिया देने से बचता हूँवाद-विवाद तो बिल्कुल ही नहींव्यक्ति से मात्र दूरी बना लेता हूँ बहस से कुछ हासिल नहीं होताअतिनाटकीयता सृजनात्मक नहींबिना दोष माफी मांगना हल नहींखुद को छोटा करने […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sharad Purnima The Sharad Purnima offers a bright full moonAn apt blend of cosmic science and devotionAccording to an immemorial Sanatana traditionThis night, moon rays carry a healing vibration… People keep Kheer (rice pudding) under moonThat turns into a divine elixir, a magical potionNow here, milk symbolizes serenity and purityWhile rice stands for the prosperity and fertility. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 6, 2025October 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Status Quo I wishfully yearnedAnd strived as well forThe true happiness in lifeHaving said that, but whatActually came to my share Was an enduring sorrowWith a heartache for life… As a consequence Instead of getting overly Vexed or overwroughtI learnt to live the status quoTelling my mind and heartOkay, that’s also welcome And just about right for me. 8,405 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2025October 16, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog The Truth Has Now Fastened Its Shoes Various versions of a saying on the TRUTH and LIE are available on internet and people quote them as per their convenience. A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes. A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 21, 2025September 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Politics Todate About the global order in the present agePolitics has become such a dirty gameAny thoughtful person of a good lineageAvoids interface with men of this genre. The resultant nemesis, the mankind suffersCommunist regimes with ruthless dictatorsAnd democratic ones with lacklustre rulersCountries rarely find a truly selfless leader. For the illustration’s sake… Look at the leader […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Barefoot Sans my childhood’s early yearsCan’t even recall now how and whenI stopped walking on earth barefootLest my feet would be soiled with dirt,This has been an aeon since…Until this realization came the other day. Even so, having experienced this nowI find it’s so connecting and calmingAt the same time, a divine sensory feelingEntailing a subtle […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 10, 2025September 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Debonaire During an official tour overseasOf a group of the civil servantsFrom different streams and cadres,Following group dynamics for daysA distinguished member of the teamMade the following observationsAbout his belongings & attributes: Be it a traveler’s luggage gearOr his formal and casual attireA persona with a graceful glitterSynergized with his suave demeanourOf an assured man with […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 9, 2025November 25, 2025 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