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. 16,361 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
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
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