Article The Congress Stratagem of Social Engineering Caste Census & Financial Survey By the time of writing these lines, the general elections for the next (18th) Lok Sabha in Bharat (India) are on and, therefore, the political parties and their selected candidates are aggressively trying to reach and romance with the electorate to garner their franchise. Two phases of poll have already […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 4, 2024May 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Bhartiya Janta Party Manifesto aka Sankalp Patra 2024 The ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has released its national election manifesto on the Sunday, 15 April 2024 and named it as “Sankalp Patra”. Earlier, the oldest political party and chief opposition the Indian National Congress had released their manifesto on 04 April 2024 calling it the “Nyay Patra”. While the Congress Nyay Patra is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 24, 2024April 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Indian National Congress Manifesto aka Nyay Patra 2024 Globally, those who have at least some knowledge of the Indian polity, would also be aware that India is a parliamentary democracy where elections are regularly held every five years for the national parliament, state legislative assemblies and local self-government for the cities, towns and village levels. Currently, this democratic election process for the parliamentary […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 14, 2024April 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Bail Is Not A Certificate of Innocence Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Admi Party (AAP) came in existence in 2012 riding on the wave of a people’s movement against corruption in public governance. It had tremendous success in Delhi by forming three consecutive state governments ever since, which also triggered its convenor Kejriwal and his key associates’ ambition to expand nationally largely by […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2024April 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Preordained Nemesis of A Serving Chief Minister It was a shocking news nationally and internationally to hear that the serving Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on 21 March 2024. This unfortunate event appears to be preordained that he had received as many as nine summons for questioning from the ED during last several months […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 31, 2024April 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The Punjab Farmers Resort to Ill-Timed Agitation The Punjab farmers are upto it yet again raising doubts and questions in the psyche of many sound and logical thinking men of this nation about the timing and true intention of agitating farmers. On the last occasion, when the federal government enacted laws for introducing the long awaited crucial reforms in the agriculture and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 16, 2024March 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Ram Mandir Consecration: A Cultural Heritage Restored Recently, the ancient city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Bharat was once again in news globally for the Pran Pratishtha of the most popular deity (Sri Ram) in the Garbhagrih (Sanctum Sanctorum) and opening of the newly constructed magnificent Ram Mandir (Temple) for the darshan by the devotees. According to the traditional cultural and religious […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 24, 2024February 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Winter Dahlia From Author’s Garden Friends and acquaintances are also aware about this author’s love and fascination for flowers, and more particularly the Dahlia flowers. While in the government service for the long years, he had ample opportunity and ideal conditions to grow a variety of Dahlia flowering plants along with other flowers year after year in his very often […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 9, 2024March 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Wild West: Double Standards on Terrorism The “Wild West” is a popular terminology, with the same terminology used worldwide freely to create movies, television serials, fantasy/video games, music albums, documentary, sitcom, comics, and so on, during the last several decades. The terminology as such is believed to have been evolved on the situation and circumstances in terms of the geography, history, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 7, 2024January 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Apply Wisdom in Using Internet Data & Information (Originally written on 24 August 2023)(Revised and updated on 18 November 2023) There is a popular quote – “History is Written by Victors.” The exact origin of the quote is uncertain and debatable but sometimes it is attributed to Winston Churchill, statesman and prime minister of UK of the World War 2 vintage. In essence, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Armoured Ascetic The little armoured soul walks the earthBears a shell of shields from day of birthNot rigid stone but the bands that bendIntertwine flexible skin from end to endWith banded shield and armoured crownIt keeps its watchful gaze often cast down. Using mighty claws and digging powerThey can fashion the earth within an hourDeep labyrinth homes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Monarch of Spines & Clay An avid ant-eater, it’s spiny and brownEchidna keeps its careful gaze cast downWith a moving shield of pale-hued spearIt strolls untouched by predators’ fearAlso seldom in hurry, it does not fightYet capable of vanishing from open sight. Egg-laying mammal with a sensitive noseIt snuffles where the ant or termite goesWith claws that breach the hardest […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 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, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked