Poem 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
Article 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
Poem 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 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 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 17, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 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
Poem Witness For long during lifeHe idolized, andTried to hold her close;But dispassionate Time —A quiet yet decisive teacherMoves through all things. Now she stands afarThe language between themfalling like hesitant stepsAs though their shared pastBond and companionshipWas just a fleeting dream. A deeper thought rises withinThis body we cling with prideEgo we nurture so resiliently —Are […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Treasure Editor’s Pick Over many decades, the vintage box existed,A silent sentinel in grandma’s personal careFor kith and kin, an enduring mystery unsolvedAn enigma, none other than her could answer. The kin envisioned jewels of royal originOf shimmering diamonds or gold from the pastThey craved for the contents hidden thereinUntil the moment she breathed her very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Onset of Spring Now the winter’s strength is draining away The deciduous trees put on robes of greenMany sprouting shoots greet the nascent dayA vibrant and colourful tapestry is foreseen. The earth is riveting from her quiet sleep,As rainbow flowers bloom bold and bright;The pledge that nature promised to keepNow manifest in floods of glowing light. A cool […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog India Rising as a Responsible Global Leader For centuries, global politics has largely operated under the crude maxim that might makes right. Nations have traditionally been judged by the size of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the scale of their military arsenal, and their technological supremacy. Many widely used global indices have also emerged largely from Western institutional frameworks and, at times, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 7, 2026March 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Shadow & Sage I chased a shadow through the shifting lightUntil the time she vanished from my sightLike a fleeting dream dissolving into the nightOr even water seeping through the sand desert. Then there was a sage in wisdom’s heavy gownWho held golden words for valuable talk in townI watched dejectedly as the tower tumbled downHe drifted away […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Witness For long during lifeHe idolized, andTried to hold her close;But dispassionate Time —A quiet yet decisive teacherMoves through all things. Now she stands afarThe language between themfalling like hesitant stepsAs though their shared pastBond and companionshipWas just a fleeting dream. A deeper thought rises withinThis body we cling with prideEgo we nurture so resiliently —Are […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Treasure Editor’s Pick Over many decades, the vintage box existed,A silent sentinel in grandma’s personal careFor kith and kin, an enduring mystery unsolvedAn enigma, none other than her could answer. The kin envisioned jewels of royal originOf shimmering diamonds or gold from the pastThey craved for the contents hidden thereinUntil the moment she breathed her very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Onset of Spring Now the winter’s strength is draining away The deciduous trees put on robes of greenMany sprouting shoots greet the nascent dayA vibrant and colourful tapestry is foreseen. The earth is riveting from her quiet sleep,As rainbow flowers bloom bold and bright;The pledge that nature promised to keepNow manifest in floods of glowing light. A cool […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
India Rising as a Responsible Global Leader For centuries, global politics has largely operated under the crude maxim that might makes right. Nations have traditionally been judged by the size of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the scale of their military arsenal, and their technological supremacy. Many widely used global indices have also emerged largely from Western institutional frameworks and, at times, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 7, 2026March 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shadow & Sage I chased a shadow through the shifting lightUntil the time she vanished from my sightLike a fleeting dream dissolving into the nightOr even water seeping through the sand desert. Then there was a sage in wisdom’s heavy gownWho held golden words for valuable talk in townI watched dejectedly as the tower tumbled downHe drifted away […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Witness For long during lifeHe idolized, andTried to hold her close;But dispassionate Time —A quiet yet decisive teacherMoves through all things. Now she stands afarThe language between themfalling like hesitant stepsAs though their shared pastBond and companionshipWas just a fleeting dream. A deeper thought rises withinThis body we cling with prideEgo we nurture so resiliently —Are […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Treasure Editor’s Pick Over many decades, the vintage box existed,A silent sentinel in grandma’s personal careFor kith and kin, an enduring mystery unsolvedAn enigma, none other than her could answer. The kin envisioned jewels of royal originOf shimmering diamonds or gold from the pastThey craved for the contents hidden thereinUntil the moment she breathed her very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Onset of Spring Now the winter’s strength is draining away The deciduous trees put on robes of greenMany sprouting shoots greet the nascent dayA vibrant and colourful tapestry is foreseen. The earth is riveting from her quiet sleep,As rainbow flowers bloom bold and bright;The pledge that nature promised to keepNow manifest in floods of glowing light. A cool […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 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