Blog It’s Your Choice How You Take Life I have known this gentleman for a very long period through almost our entire professional life of more than thirty years. Only recently he superannuated after more than thirtyfive years service as a senior ranking official in the Government. While in service, I recall whenever we met I mostly found him unhappy with the people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog It’s Not Spicy Enough As the election fever in India for the sixteenth Lok Sabha (Parliament) pitches towards the climax, attacks and counter attacks of the leaders and candidates of the rival parties on each other are also increasingly becoming sharper and uglier. This election will perhaps be remembered in history for having been fought not for the futuristic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog 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 December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog First In First Out FIFO i.e. First-in First-out is basically an accounting technique ordinarily used in day to day management of inventory and/or financial matters. This could, however, serve as a wonderful tool too for performing the duties and responsibilities by those who believe in the principles of equity, fairness and transparency in public life in managing their day […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Freedom of Expression or sedition! Many fellow Indians must have forgotten by now the August 2018 arrest of five so-called civil rights activists by the Pune (Maharashtra) police in a nationwide crack-down for their alleged Maoist links in connection with the ‘Elgaar Parishad’ and ‘Bhima-Koregaon Violence’ about a year back. The police had then produced the arrested individuals in different […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Desperation Could Cause Disaster II In my earlier blog of the same title, Dr KS Raghavan, while generally agreeing with the contents and my reply to his initial remarks, inter alia made following additional observations – “You have your viewpoints which incidentally in line with Amit Shah. I don’t contest that. But I don’t share your optimism as of today.” […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Desperation Could Cause Disaster Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech in the 74th session of the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) on 27 September 2019 could easily be categorized as hysterical outburst of a desperate leader and head of a state. He reportedly spoke for about fifty minutes as against allotted time of fifteen minutes despite constant reminder of time […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Nation Can’t Afford Biased Media & Intellectuals Today while reading a news item on day-to-day hearing of the litigation about the title of land involving Ram Janmbhoomi-Babari Masjid dispute pending in the Supreme Court since more than eight years back when it stayed the judgment of Allahabad High Court of 2010, I realized how a skillful fiddling with the facts and phraseology […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Melancholy Media Blues On many occasion, the Western media has disappointed me with their lopsided, misleading and even scandalous reporting of the Indian affairs. I often wonder as to what are the compelling reasons or considerations for the major American daily newspaper like “The Washington Post” to remain critical portraying India’s negative image most of the time. While […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Veer Savarkar Needs Gratitude, Not Derision Of late, the former Congress President and de facto leader of the party created a furor in media and Indian politics when he spoke from a public platform – “…My name is not Rahul Savarkar. I will never apologize for truth…” The occasion was the Congress sponsored “Bharat Bachao Rally” (Save India Rally) at the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
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
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 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
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
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
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 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दशानन दहन प्रतिवर्ष दशानन दहन किया, मन के रावण का नाश नहीं,अगनित सीता अपहृत होती, निज मर्यादा का भास नहीं।हम एक जलाते दशकंधर, शत दशकंधर पैदा होते,करते जो दहन मन का रावण, हर गली में रावण न होते। इस शक्ति पर्व का हेतु है क्या, है ब्यर्थ दिखावे की शक्ती,निर्बल को संबल दे न सके, अन्याय से […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Happiness Happiness is a bowl of gold;Which people using a smile hold!!It creates fun in life’s every fold;As a smile is a person’s beautiful resource.We people are ocean drops…Who should enjoy this world with jumps and hops!!But often fail to realize the importance of a smile….That it does have the power to take us ahead many […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Soul on Fire A relationship lifelongThat he admired so dearAnd cherished in his heartYet unable to fathom it everAnd call it with certain onenessIf it was a friendship or love…Also when the saga endedLeaving abstract in essenceWas it the love or friendship? What he knows for sureHe always valued this bondEven more than his lifeNurtured every possessionWhether material […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked