Poem The Archerfish The silver hunter scans the world of dayTo strike the target in its single sprayKnocking the insect from a leafy screen.Beneath mangrove bay where branches leanIts sharp eyes break the boundary line of lightCorrecting for the stream with flawless sight. Tongue pressed against mouth’s deep grooveIt locks the pressure in a narrow courseThen shoots a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Waterwheel Plant It floats in the quiet and shallow streamsRootless, and in whorled green spokesWhere clear and sour waters gently glideIt drifts along the avian highway’s tide. Each leaf is a trap like a microscopic jawIt snaps completely shut by physics’ lawInside the dome the trigger hairs are setTo trap little bug or insect inside the net. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Tempest and Shore Though wise men urge the heart to heal and forget the pastThe deep, painful wounds of love leave memories built to lastShe too knew well the storm, tears, and nights may not endYet she walked beyond all these ruins, seeking life to mend.But does she know what stayed behind when she moved onThe unspoken weight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXV Misconception and Misunderstandings – I In part XLVIII – Prodding Questions Faced by Hindus Globally – of this series, the author had addressed some common misconceptions and prodding questions that Hindus are often faced with globally from the people of other faiths, and particularly from those pursuing two dominant Abrahamic religions in the world. Then […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article कोशा – एक समीक्षा “कोशा” की समीक्षा लिखते हुए, मैं प्रारंभ में ही यह उल्लेख करना चाहूँगा कि सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद से लेखक और मैं वर्षों से घनिष्ठ परिचित और मित्र रहे हैं, तथा एक लंबे समय से एक ही कॉलोनी में पास-पास रह रहे हैं। उस नाते, मैं दृढ़ विश्वास के साथ यह कह सकता हूँ कि यह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Kosha: A Critical Review While writing a review of Kosha, I may also mention at the outset that the author and I have been close acquaintances and friends for years following our retirement, having lived close by in the same colony for a long period. In that capacity, I can state with conviction that this novel represents the author’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Everlasting Echo Editor’s Pick Lived with the guilt through these long, fading yearsWhen my teenage silence buried the deepest truthsSeized by shadows of my shyness and tender fearsI chose to hide my inner voice with a thousand words. I watched many couples moving on to tie their knotYet time dissolved the passion they had soughtThe seven vows […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Beautiful Story Editor’s Pick Sitting amid the hollow space of timeWhere even hours forgot to chimeSuddenly, the dusty curtains drewAnd the faded ink began to seep anewThe reels of yesteryear began to unwindUnleashing shadows of joy and pain abound. A reflection, I had lost you long agoand sustained that loss like a wound:An incertitude of youthA thousand […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 10, 2026August 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Venus Flytrap A rosette close to the damp and dark groundIts flat green stem spreads wide and roundThe red-lipped traps with small hairs on waitTo snap shut swiftly on an insect’s fate. Venus Flytrap stand rooted, yet it knowsWhen to remain open and when to closeIt never chases any wandering preyInstead, simply waits and watches the day. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 8, 2026August 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A True Friend One who walks beside you, with selfless love and grace,Honest words, a transparent heart, trust finds its place.He guards thy secrets in heart, a rock-solid shield to stay,Turns into a guiding torch, whenever thy footsteps stray. With patience in his gentle soul, and wisdom to forgive,A bond built as bedrock of trust, together two vow […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दुर्भावनापूर्ण तर्कों से निपटने की कला एक सक्रिय व्यक्तिगत और व्यावसायिक (सामाजिक) जीवन जीते हुए, आपका सामना हर तरह के लोगों और अनुभवों से होता है। अपने वर्षों के लंबे सामाजिक जीवन के दौरान, मैंने हजारों व्यक्तियों से मुलाकात और व्यवहार किया है—जिनमें कई प्रशंसक रहे तो आलोचक भी। किंतु यहाँ जिस व्यक्ति का उल्लेख किया जा रहा है, वह ‘संज्ञानात्मक […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 27, 2026August 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art of Handling Bad-Faith Arguments While living an active personal and professional (social) life, you encounter all kinds of people and experiences. During my own long years of social life, I have met and dealt with thousands of individuals, with many admirers and detractors too. But the individual referred to here embodies a classic study with attributes of cognitive dissonance […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lithops – A Living Stone It looks like a stone upon the desert floorOften unnoticed where the dry winds roarIt wears neither branches nor leaves or shadeBut twin green vessels that will never fade. Lithops’ mottled skin disguises what is there,Its life concealed within the desert’s glareIt hoards the precious water when it comesAnd saves each drop before the heat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Assurance His each stumbled step in life became a silent guideWith every blunder of bygone days now set asideAnd there is no room for any mistrust or any dreadA profound wisdom clears the road that lies ahead. Be assured, his spirit is authentic and motives pureHe has a grounded mind that acts as its own cureWith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 25, 2026August 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Swamp Monarch The twelve-horned prince moves with wild graceThrough the misty reeds and marsh’s silent spaceThe morning dew and fog becomes a shifting veilAs the golden sunlight awakes the wetland trail. A golden crown of pointed antlers shines so brightWhen the marshland ruler steps quietly into lightThrough the misty reeds his amber coat will gleamAn untamed and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दुर्भावनापूर्ण तर्कों से निपटने की कला एक सक्रिय व्यक्तिगत और व्यावसायिक (सामाजिक) जीवन जीते हुए, आपका सामना हर तरह के लोगों और अनुभवों से होता है। अपने वर्षों के लंबे सामाजिक जीवन के दौरान, मैंने हजारों व्यक्तियों से मुलाकात और व्यवहार किया है—जिनमें कई प्रशंसक रहे तो आलोचक भी। किंतु यहाँ जिस व्यक्ति का उल्लेख किया जा रहा है, वह ‘संज्ञानात्मक […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 27, 2026August 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art of Handling Bad-Faith Arguments While living an active personal and professional (social) life, you encounter all kinds of people and experiences. During my own long years of social life, I have met and dealt with thousands of individuals, with many admirers and detractors too. But the individual referred to here embodies a classic study with attributes of cognitive dissonance […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lithops – A Living Stone It looks like a stone upon the desert floorOften unnoticed where the dry winds roarIt wears neither branches nor leaves or shadeBut twin green vessels that will never fade. Lithops’ mottled skin disguises what is there,Its life concealed within the desert’s glareIt hoards the precious water when it comesAnd saves each drop before the heat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 26, 2026August 26, 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