Poem The Living Reed Beneath the pond’s dark and glassy sleepWhere blooming lilies take rest so deepA slender stalk of the reed-like greenHydra dances in depths and worlds unseenLooks like a tiny crown of reaching threadsWhere myth and modern science weds. Named after the multi-headed monsterSlain by Hercules, a mythic Greek warriorThe creature represents a bridge trulyOf the ancient […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Island Leviathan Upon the sun-scorched, rocky crestThey are absolute rulers of Sunda islandsAn apex survivor of the dinosaur ageKomodo dragon, the largest living lizardA titan wrapped in armoured hideWith a yellow tongue that tastes the airIt smells a shadow mile from there. Despite their bulky, low-slung framesIt is incredibly fast, patient and efficientAnd stalks the deer through […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Octopus of Desert Where ancient sands of Namib gleamUnderneath a sun that ends the dreamThis lonely emperor rules the terrainFor two thousand years without a rain. No trunk to climb, no branch to waveIt looks like a low and woody graveJust two lone leaves from birth to old,To brave scorching heat and harsh cold. The fierce Atlantic brings […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Timeless Bond Your path is for you to freely chooseTo stay, to walk away, or to changeNeither my heart had designs to loseNor mind ever played a clever game. A mind may count profit, loss, and careBut heart opts for a quiet, endless prayerAnd love was born without a soundWherever life may find you bound. No matter […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Quiet Departure Editor’s Choice No formal adieu, no bitter fightsNo staying up to argue asserting rightsI opt for the door, I choose the peaceTo ensure the hefty melodrama cease. When disregard becomes the toneI simply opt for my peace aloneNo words are spent, no bridges burnedJust a quiet departure is gently turned. Many will quote, preach, and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem वह आभावान इंसान! एक अजीबो गरीब अंदाज में दिखता है वह इंसान,बेचैन हाथ और डिजिटल परेड उसकी पहचान।प्रायः बेढब भड़कीले रंगों में चीखते उसके परिधान,जैसे यह शोर मचाते रंग ही बढ़ाएंगे उसकी शान। चमकदार स्क्रीन से होती है हर सुबह की शुरुआत,फिर वही झिलमिलाती रोशनी चलती रहती है देर रात।उसकी हर छोटी सोच, हर परोसी हुई थाली की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Flashy Cynic There walks this man in loud shadesWith restless hands and digital paradesHis attire shouts in awkward flameAs if loud colours could craft a name. The dawn begins with the glowing screenTill late night, the same flickering sheenEach petty thought, each passing plateHe offers up for public attention and weight. A fierce critic of the order […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 19, 2026May 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Midnight Masquerade A giant shadow moves through rocky densDeep in the dark and chilly northern tidesFrom the Alaskan abysses to distant JapanExtending to the southern tides of Mexico’s spanEight smart arms that reach and slideWild and free, aa a dark secret of the ocean tideCapable of changing their colour, shape, and hueTo hide and prosper in rocks […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Symphony of Symbiosis Born when the deep Earth was still youngWhile the human race was nowhere roamingLichens conquered even the barest stoneIn an ancient symbiotic life, they stood alone. The architecture base provided by a fungusAnd an alga or bacterium for photosynthesisWhile fungus provided shelter and moistureAlga captured sunlight for food manufacture. Be it frozen poles or hot […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem You Like or Love! To like someonegives a feel like cozyingunder the shade ofA Bodhi or Sandalwood treeor beneath a salubrious spring sky –in tranquillity and solace;words arrive effortlessly,laughter travels without restraint,and silence seldom feels heavy.Two hearts walk in tandemwithout wavering or fear of footprints.Affection wears a simple face:a smile remembered,a message well taken,a warmth that asks for littleand […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
वरिष्ठ नागरिक साठ के बाद स्वस्थ और सेहतमंद कैसे रहें? साठ वर्ष की आयु के बाद जीवन के परिदृश्य को समझने के लिए केवल डरावनी सुर्खियों से आगे देखना आवश्यक है और बुढ़ापे को उसके वास्तविक रूप में पहचानना होगा—यानी जैविक, रूपात्मक और शारीरिक विकास की एक स्वाभाविक और निरंतर प्रक्रिया के रूप में। जैसे-जैसे मानव शरीर और मन परिपक्व होते हैं, मस्कुलोस्केलेटल (हड्डियों और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Beat the Blues: Wellness Strategies After Sixty Understanding the landscape of life after 60 years requires looking beyond alarmist headlines and recognizing aging for what it truly is i.e., a natural and continuous process of organic, morphological and physiological evolution. As the human body and mind mature, natural shifts occur across the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic systems and state of mind—ranging from altered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Scaly-Foot Snail Deep within the ocean where reigns endless darkThe scaly-foot snail braves thermal currents’ sparkWhere sulphur plumes and caustic vapours riseThese iron-armoured crawlers survive and thrive. No common fragile shell protects its crawling formInstead, a metallic fort is built against the stormBorn out of iron sulphides, forged in deep-sea firesWhere the ocean’s crushing weight in vain […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Emerald Swindler We call this creature the emerald swindlerWho robs the alga of its vital green colourA gentle leaf-like drifter in the tidal scene Unfurling its back to catch the sun’s sheen. It splits the cell, yet holds the green heartForgoing its food intake for a higher partBy indulging in kleptoplasty, an amazing artIt merges with plants […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha: An Eternal Flame Editor’s Pick So pure, so delicate in ivory whiteIts bloom shuns splendour of the lightSecretly in its core, away from all sightLies love burning through endless night. No splendid display, not a word to sayYet subtle fragrance travels far awayLike the love that asks for nothing moreYet it endures where it bloomed before. Each tender […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
वरिष्ठ नागरिक साठ के बाद स्वस्थ और सेहतमंद कैसे रहें? साठ वर्ष की आयु के बाद जीवन के परिदृश्य को समझने के लिए केवल डरावनी सुर्खियों से आगे देखना आवश्यक है और बुढ़ापे को उसके वास्तविक रूप में पहचानना होगा—यानी जैविक, रूपात्मक और शारीरिक विकास की एक स्वाभाविक और निरंतर प्रक्रिया के रूप में। जैसे-जैसे मानव शरीर और मन परिपक्व होते हैं, मस्कुलोस्केलेटल (हड्डियों और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Beat the Blues: Wellness Strategies After Sixty Understanding the landscape of life after 60 years requires looking beyond alarmist headlines and recognizing aging for what it truly is i.e., a natural and continuous process of organic, morphological and physiological evolution. As the human body and mind mature, natural shifts occur across the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic systems and state of mind—ranging from altered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Scaly-Foot Snail Deep within the ocean where reigns endless darkThe scaly-foot snail braves thermal currents’ sparkWhere sulphur plumes and caustic vapours riseThese iron-armoured crawlers survive and thrive. No common fragile shell protects its crawling formInstead, a metallic fort is built against the stormBorn out of iron sulphides, forged in deep-sea firesWhere the ocean’s crushing weight in vain […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXV Pilgrimage-I Nearly all communities and religions in the world attach significance to places which have some connection with any worldly or supernatural act(s) or event(s) of the divine (God) or His messenger(s); the birth, enlightenment or death of founder and saints; sites of the spiritual calling or awakening; supposedly a dwelling or living place of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Gulmohar Again In a life dull and forlornOwing to devastation and fearCaused by the alien coronavirusAs I venture out after weeksFrom my humble yet safe homeIn this rather isolated yet sheltered lane… Oh! It’s the month of May againThe time for Gulmohar to go greenAnd blooming full swing againIn the lane flanked by umpteenGulmohars forming a canopy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2021November 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whose God is This Anyway? God (Brahman) is the highest... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 24, 2021September 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ज्यों-ज्यों बूड़ो श्याम रंग बसन्त विहार कालोनी की परंपरानुसार... Written by Gita Singh February 22, 2021September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked