Poem No Escape As I watch from the terrace gardenIn the wee hours at dawn in GangtokOn one of rather cold lazy morningsSlowly a white cottony roll of fogDescends down and engulfs the valleyIn my quest for quiet and solitudeSuddenly, I feel too isolated and lonelyAnd get nostalgic about our mutual pastIn your haunting memories and thoughts. In […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nisha Geet As spring is in its full glory and bloom…One more pleasant night is close to an end. Twinkling stars in sky have lost their shineMoonlight too has lost grace and splendourIn the distant east, the dawn is in the horizonAs mighty sun is about to rise up yet againBut with a sleepless night, anxiety and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nirvana If it is…Undiminishing and pure,Tasteless and odourless,Soundless, touchless and colourless,And eternal…Without a beginning and an endEver constant – the SoulIn search of Nirvana. Who experiences then,And what induces…Those carnal desires –Happiness and hope,Peace, comfort and care,Empathy and sympathy,Pity, courage and compassion,Love and affection,Pleasure, lust and sex! Who is victim then,And what incites…Those mortal sufferings –Worry […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Newly Born A newly born babyWhether of a human beingOr of an animal or birdIs so cute and captivating… It speaks a volume of lifeA Symbol of optimism and hopeBut at the same timeIt’s so vulnerable and delicateNeeds constant care and attentionNourishment and protection… Else it withers and diesThe way millions still dyingIn the third world countriesOf diseases and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem New Year Eve It’s a season of greetingsAnd celebrationEmails, SMSs have replacedAge old greeting cardsThough still preferred by few. Night long partiesAnd sponsored programmesSober and wildIn houses, clubs, hotels and farmsEat, drink and danceTill fatigue overcomesTheir body and soul.People make resolutionSet targets for self and othersExchange giftsWith or without intentions. In a few days thenEuphoria dies downThings are […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem New Moon O Dear Moon,I’m so enchantedWith your alternatingWaxing and waning moods! I remain sereneAnd contented,When I see you shiningThrough your waxing phase. But I don’t know whyI get somber and anxiousWatching you on the waneFrom Full Moon to New Moon. 30,493 total views, 27 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Neutrality In Mahabharata, Lord Krishna said –In a holy war against injusticeNo one should remain neutral,Who doesn’t stand for righteous causeIs pitted against the righteous cause. So indeed those are sinnersWho do injustice to othersBut they are also no less sinfulWho tolerate the evil doerOr meekly surrender to the oppressor. 30,578 total views, 27 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nemesis When he finds herThoughtful and detachedUnable to fathomWhat makes her sadYet his heart sinks,Remains gloomy for days. When he finds herCheerful and smilingUnable to fathomWhat makes her chirpyYet his heart warms up,Remains sunny for days. Though met his nemesis,He is still unsureWhat is that connects them…!If this was predestinedFrom a former existenceOr it’s her eternal […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Negligence My sheer neglectOr take a recourse toMy off-late pressing schedule. I could not pay attentionTo nurture and nourishMy favourite container-grown plants. By the time I was awareIt was too late.Due to lack ofProper attention and careLeaves had drooped, flowers witheredAnd stems too were dry and shrivelled. Any amount of water and manureCould not revive themTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Negative Upbringing A wise man said onceDoubters don’t achieveSkeptics don’t contributeAnd cynics don’t create… It’s negative upbringingThat piques them so oftenAt home, work and everywhereWith such traits and maladies. 30,222 total views, 25 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय और हालात समय और हालात, इंसान कोक्या से क्या बना देते हैंऔर कहाँ से कहाँ पहुँचा देते हैं! किसी का घोर पतन होता हैफिर वह इंसान से इंसानियत केनिम्नतम स्तर तक पहुँच सकता है… तो किसी को यही कारकऊर्ध्वगामी दिशा दे जाते हैं,जीवन में शिखर तक ले जाते हैं। एक स्वार्थ और प्रतिशोध वशराक्षसी प्रवृत्ति का शिकार […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Time & Circumstance Time and circumstancesStir up and transform a manSo often in two contrary extremes For one, it causes a downfall –Thus far off from being humaneTo the lowest levels of humanity While it elevates the otherTo the greater heights in lifetimeEnabling him to attain pinnacle of life In the first case, same personDriven by selfishness and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
पीला गुलाब बाग में हजारों गुलाब खिले दिखाई देते हैंसफ़ेद, स्कारलेट, क्रिमसन और वर्मिलियनदेखने और गुजरने वालों की आँखों कोमानों सब कैंडीफ्लॉस ऑफर करते हैं। और फिर उसी बाग के एक कोने मेंएक अकेला पीला गुलाब भी खिलता हैअपनी बेहतरीन खुशबू बिखेरता हुआजैसे अनंत दोस्ती, प्यार और परवाह की। लाल गुलाब आकर्षित करते हैं भटकाते हैंदर्शकों की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
एकांत Editor’s Pick जीवन की सबसे दुखद घटना थीअपने प्यार और दोस्ती को खो देनालेकिन जैसे जैसे समय बीतता गयाप्यार एक अमूर्त बनकर रह गयामैंने दोस्ती को भी फीका पड़ते देखाअब मैने अपने अंदर ही एक दोस्त पायामेरा अपना एकांत! सच है, मुझे अकेले रहना पसंद हैक्योंकि मुझे कभी ऐसा साथी नहीं मिलाजो मेरा इतना साथ […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
प्रायश्चित जब भी मैं खोलता हूँपुरानी यादों की किताब,प्रस्तावना में लिखा होता हैउस एक दिन, उसके बाद भीजीवन के एक दौर मेंमैंने आपके दिल और दिमागको गहरी चोट पहुँचाईआपको रोने पर मजबूर कियाऔर लंबे समय तक दुखी रखा… और उसके बाद केकितने ही अध्याय गायब हैं,कितने ही पन्ने फट गए हैं,लेकिन उपसंहार में बसमेरी एक ही […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय और हालात समय और हालात, इंसान कोक्या से क्या बना देते हैंऔर कहाँ से कहाँ पहुँचा देते हैं! किसी का घोर पतन होता हैफिर वह इंसान से इंसानियत केनिम्नतम स्तर तक पहुँच सकता है… तो किसी को यही कारकऊर्ध्वगामी दिशा दे जाते हैं,जीवन में शिखर तक ले जाते हैं। एक स्वार्थ और प्रतिशोध वशराक्षसी प्रवृत्ति का शिकार […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Time & Circumstance Time and circumstancesStir up and transform a manSo often in two contrary extremes For one, it causes a downfall –Thus far off from being humaneTo the lowest levels of humanity While it elevates the otherTo the greater heights in lifetimeEnabling him to attain pinnacle of life In the first case, same personDriven by selfishness and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
पीला गुलाब बाग में हजारों गुलाब खिले दिखाई देते हैंसफ़ेद, स्कारलेट, क्रिमसन और वर्मिलियनदेखने और गुजरने वालों की आँखों कोमानों सब कैंडीफ्लॉस ऑफर करते हैं। और फिर उसी बाग के एक कोने मेंएक अकेला पीला गुलाब भी खिलता हैअपनी बेहतरीन खुशबू बिखेरता हुआजैसे अनंत दोस्ती, प्यार और परवाह की। लाल गुलाब आकर्षित करते हैं भटकाते हैंदर्शकों की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 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