Article Sabarmati Ashram: A Legacy of Mahatma Recently I had visited to Ahmedabad after a long gap of almost twenty years and well before this visit, I had resolved to pay my homage to Sabarmati Ashram too during my next visit to Mahatma Gandhi’s Gujarat. So there was no way that I would return empty handed without visiting to Mahatma’s favourite place […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Sino-Indian Relations – 4 The War Cry of The Bullish Nation Almost two-and-half months of the standoff at Doklam with a frequent war cry and only about 10 days remaining for the scheduled BRICS Summit (3-5 September, 2017) at Xiamen in China, the two countries mutually reached an agreement to de-escalate and withdraw their troops from the standoff site […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The Statue of Liberty A Grateful Nation’s Tribute to Sardar Patel The Statue of Unity inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October 2018 is an apt and comme il faut tribute to the Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel aka Sardar Patel, very appropriately also remembered as the ‘Iron Man Of India’ or the ‘Bismarck of India’. Ironically, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part XVIII Scriptures and Texts – Part ‘A’ Continued from Part XVII In the previous parts, at many places citations from the holy scriptures and texts have been made to illustrate jewels of Hinduism. No other human society and religion boasts of an incredibly rich collection of scriptures. Among these are the holiest and most revered four […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LVIII Mauna – The Power of Silence Continued from Part LVII In a literal sense, the silence is the absence of ambient audible sound free from any noise, a state of complete cessation of sound or the sound produced, if any, is of so low pitch and intensity that it fails to draw any attention. However, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LVII Rites and Rituals in Sanatana Dharma Continued from Part LVI If the extant mankind civilizations in various parts of the world is considered, the Hindus are known for indulging in elaborate rites and rituals in their day to day life routine. In fact, all communities in the world are associated with it in varying degree […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LVI Hindu Chronology Continued from Part LV Among many civilizations simultaneously evolved across the world millennia ago, arguably only Hinduism has survived as a culture and religion in the modern age – a fact even acknowledged by the otherwise often sceptical West. All others civilizations such as Greece, Roman, Persian, Egyptian, Assyrian and Sumerian comprising of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LV Maya Mahathugni Continued from Part LIV In Hinduism, the term Maya has multiple meanings and connotations depending upon the contextual reference and reason is embedded in the interpretations of the world itself. According to ancient Hindu scriptures, the universal existence is comprised of two intertwined parts in general philosophical sense; one is invisible subtle world […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part IV Danam [Charity] Continued from Part LIII In the modern age, the introduction of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s Education in 1835 in British India could be discerned as the watershed moment in the Indian history paving way for teaching of a Western curriculum with English as the language of instruction overlooking the interests of millennia old and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LIII Krishna’s Discourse About The Stable Mind Continued from Part LII Stable and serene mind is the mental state of being free from any disorders like delusion, agitation, excitement, or disturbance or conversely it could be referred to as person having achieved the state of equilibrium, tranquility, and peace. Although in the normal circumstances and relaxed […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020March 7, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eve of New Year Here’s yet another eve of a New YearPrecursor to dawn of a new beginningEnthusiasts ready to join celebrationsWith the renewed passion and vigourFresh commitments and resolutions. For the sake of acquittances and kin Perforce I would join gala like othersYet with a heavy heart I wonderWhy on this cheery eve of 2025…? There is no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2024January 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Acceptance At the dawn of his life spanHe subscribed to “holding on” toA relation with the desirable soulWhom he truly loved and adoredReckoning it as vital need of hourFor a contented and blissful living… As this was not to happen everHe remained very upset and sadYearning for love, absence & losslFor so long during a spell […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snippersnapper He is mean and insignificantYet pretentious as so cardinaland germane –A snippersnapper in true sense. 600 total views, 32 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Jeevan-Mukt As long as I have a wantI have a reason for livingFor satisfaction is death:Quote credited to GB Shaw. The day a man feels contentedHis body and soul are in peaceThe purpose of the life is metUndoubtedly, he is jeevan-mukt. Note: George Bernard Shaw is a big name as an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Canopy Editor’s Choice It’s an early wintry morningMighty Sun yet to shower grace…As I go for a walk in solitudeOn so well-lit an earthen pathwayUnder the canopy of lush green treesMy mind engaged in morning musings. If one looks at the naturePerhaps nothing is perfectYet everything appears so perfectMany trees straight, some twistedA few even bent […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eve of New Year Here’s yet another eve of a New YearPrecursor to dawn of a new beginningEnthusiasts ready to join celebrationsWith the renewed passion and vigourFresh commitments and resolutions. For the sake of acquittances and kin Perforce I would join gala like othersYet with a heavy heart I wonderWhy on this cheery eve of 2025…? There is no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2024January 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Acceptance At the dawn of his life spanHe subscribed to “holding on” toA relation with the desirable soulWhom he truly loved and adoredReckoning it as vital need of hourFor a contented and blissful living… As this was not to happen everHe remained very upset and sadYearning for love, absence & losslFor so long during a spell […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snippersnapper He is mean and insignificantYet pretentious as so cardinaland germane –A snippersnapper in true sense. 600 total views, 32 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 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, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked