Blog Don’t Carry Baggage on Heart The other day, I happened to see a short story on children which immediately caught my attention. A school teacher asked her students to bring some potatoes in a bag in the class on the following day. She told them to inscribe on each potato a name of person whom they hate or dislike to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Sheer Luck or Hard Work Some people are strong believers and advocates of destiny while others insist on karmic values and have faith that one can achieve any success or goal in life through sheer commitment and hard work. This reminds me of a story from my childhood narrated by an elderly man who himself was a fatalist. As per […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Try to Live in Present When I think about life, often it appears to me like a book. This may sound bit strange and philosophical at first instance but it appears so identical and true. Like a book has a number of pages further compiled or composed in chapters. Each chapter is complete in itself as it accounts for a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Live Life Full and Freely The other day, I had visited the house of a family friend to condole the death of his father. He had retired from the government service about twenty-three years back at a senior position and was not pulling on well for the last one month. He expired during the previous night and it was almost […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog The Entire Glass is Full Worldwide several authors have written books and articles on positive mental attitude leading to positive thinking and living. Spiritual leaders and motivational speakers too lay great emphasis on these things. To illustrate their point, they often narrate a story or incident something like the one below which has many elements of commonality with the derived […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Father, Sons & Camels The other day, I happened to read an inspirational story about an old man, three sons and 17 camels as only asset of the family. Consequent to his old age illness, the father died leaving behind his will in a sealed envelope. After his death, three brothers eagerly opened up the will. The family had […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Reaction or Response! She is so allergic to house lizards. Whether at home, office or any other place, the mere sight of a lizard unnerves her. The way she panics, it often leads to a chaotic situation with involvement of all and sundry around till the lizard is chased away from the sight and reach. In a way, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Right to Live with Dignity In an unprecedented move, a Private Member’s Bill addressing the rights for transgenders was passed in the Rajya Sabha of the Indian Parliament on Friday, 24th April 2015. Among other things, the Bill guarantees reservation in education, jobs, financial aid and social security. This is for the first time in almost last five decades that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Saving Children From Drug Abuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his third address to nation through ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India radio referred to the drug addiction as a national pain that leads to destruction and devastation at a massive scale. He stressed that instead of persecuting the drug addicted youth, the drugs should be shunned. “Drug addiction […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Shaheen Bagh Protests Raise Grave Public Concern When protests against the Citizen (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) started in many parts of the country overtly and covertly endorsed and escalated by some political parties, and clerics and radical groups of the particular minority community around mid-December 2019, initially it took ugly turn with a large scale arson, violence […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 24, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Visit to Alma Mater for Alumni Meet 2025 Revisiting the past always carries a mixed baggage and emotions for the most people and I do not wish to claim being a different person. As an alma mater of the University of Lucknow, India, I carry umpteen moments and sweet and sour memories of joy and sorrow during those formative years. I had joined […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2025December 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Transcending Love Editor’s Pick Resounding echoes of the absenceMuffled whispers of the memoriesLifeless beats of the hollowed heartAre aide-memoire of one’s dire loss Throbbing agony of an aching soulMelancholy of an ever longing heartPining sensation of a nostalgic waitLive eternal legacy of one’s yearning An intense and timeless aching voidAn unbearable, gnawing emptinessA lonesome heart’s imposing strainMirror […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trust Like A Kid In a lifetime, if you trust someoneTrust like a little-one, babe in armsWhen an affectionate father throwsHim (or her) to a height up in the air… Rather than being scared or cryingCarefree little kid smiles and laughsDue to cutie pie’s innate confidenceFor sure, father would take in arms. Like twin, together go Love and trust […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Grotesque This person is utterly outlandishOr so to say simply grotesqueWhether it be gross appearanceOr his conduct and demeanourIt’s unconventional & disturbingSimply summarized as appalling! Too subjective to use “Grotesque”But one cannot bear him too longTo endure queer physical featuresBizarre etiquette and mannerismsSo often exaggerated expressionsUnfolding discomfiture and unease. One wonders about likely reasonFor forming such […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Anger and Mistrust Spoil Relationships Editor’s Pick Among universal negative attributes, anger and mistrust are twosome that cause maximum discomfort and harm to the practicing person and his (or her) relationship with others. We all know that the sour relationship may become a toxic exchange of hurtful words and utterances, impaired trust, and emotional and physical abuse. Anger is one […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Visit to Alma Mater for Alumni Meet 2025 Revisiting the past always carries a mixed baggage and emotions for the most people and I do not wish to claim being a different person. As an alma mater of the University of Lucknow, India, I carry umpteen moments and sweet and sour memories of joy and sorrow during those formative years. I had joined […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2025December 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Transcending Love Editor’s Pick Resounding echoes of the absenceMuffled whispers of the memoriesLifeless beats of the hollowed heartAre aide-memoire of one’s dire loss Throbbing agony of an aching soulMelancholy of an ever longing heartPining sensation of a nostalgic waitLive eternal legacy of one’s yearning An intense and timeless aching voidAn unbearable, gnawing emptinessA lonesome heart’s imposing strainMirror […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trust Like A Kid In a lifetime, if you trust someoneTrust like a little-one, babe in armsWhen an affectionate father throwsHim (or her) to a height up in the air… Rather than being scared or cryingCarefree little kid smiles and laughsDue to cutie pie’s innate confidenceFor sure, father would take in arms. Like twin, together go Love and trust […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 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