Poem Demonetization Perhaps, it’s for the first timeIn the history of this nationThat the common man is sufferingYet the majority enduring the painAnd not resorting to protests or interventionsThrough strikes, dharnas or processions. Ironically, on the other handThe privileged creamy lot of the nationPoliticians – self-styled messiahs of the landAre crying foul and opposing itEvery tooth and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Defeat or Win People take so much painThrough skillful maneuversStrategies and endeavoursTo defeat thoseWhom they considerAdversary or competitor… While it is so easyWithout malice or painTo win the same personWith a little considerationSacrifice or concessionEarning a goodwill forever. 36,977 total views, 23 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Death of a River Gone are the daysWhen Yamuna – the lifeline of DelhiAppeared so young, beautiful and blueAnd the banks so refreshing lush greenA sad saga of once a picturesque riverWith a catchment area so vast and aliveTurning into a polluted streak of drain. Isn’t it quite ironicalAn overwhelming majority of populationDepends on her for potable waterYet almost […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Death The death is imminentThe death is inevitableIt’s ultimate destinationIt’s ultimate liberation. Though every day many dieYet no one ever wishes to dieIn reality all the living beingsWish to live a life very long. Let there not be any illusionLet all of us have this visionIn fact, the day we are bornDeath also is made certain. Wisdom is to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Darvesh Life has given him everything…A family, name, fame and moneyWith no dearth of happiness aroundIn the context of worldly possessions Yet with a deep sense of indifferenceAnd melancholy in his heart and mindHe has the body of an accomplished manAnd the soul of a Darvesh. 37,337 total views, 27 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Darkness to Light The kartik amavasya,The darkest night of yearBrings Deepawali –The festival of lights… An opportunity for dark forcesBlack magic and occult ritualsTo alcoholism and gamblingFor those who live in darkness… But the essence of the festival isTamso ma jyotir gamaya –Lead us from darkness to lightThe eternal and everlastingJnana – the knowledge and wisdomFor our internal […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dark Knights Spiritual gurus often teach usTo get rid of all negative emotionsOr darker knights as some of us call itTo list a few – anger, envy and stressGuilt, fear, frustration and loneliness… Sometime or other, we all feel angerWhich signals something is wrongThat needs to be corrected fastIf you learn to express it in a mannerAvoiding […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dapper Ever neat, tidy and stylishEnvied for his dress sense,He gives a real dapper look 37,407 total views, 34 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dance of Democracy What is expected of citizensIn a civilized societyAnd a mature democracy? Parliamentarians debate over issuesIntellectuals share common concernsPeople avoid disputes on roadsCourts expected to deliver justiceWith Idiot-box to play entertainment But look at the ironyIn the Indian insinuationBoasting the largest democracy! Parliamentarians entertainIntellectuals take sidesPeople fight for justice on roadsCourts are the site of compromiseAnd […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Daddy Don’t Preach As was anticipation and expectationYet again on Father’s Day celebrationMany tributes received for daddy dearAnd we humans are always very cleverFor everything within our imaginationWe have earmarked a day for jubilation. All of us are sons and daughtersAll of us are fathers and mothersWe have universal values and obligationDo we really need an annual celebration?We […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Steadfast Harbour Editor’s Choice The river sang song, sacred and sublimeBut ambivalent banks withdrew in uneaseA few passing clouds, one shadowed turnMade sacrosanct waters open to question. The pristine lotus closed before the dawnConvinced the sun had lost its orientationSteady banyan grieved to see vine unwindRumours cast heavy shadows on her mind. So too the human heart […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
मेरा ईश्वर बनाम आपका ईश्वर अनादि काल से दुनिया भर के विद्वानों, दार्शनिकों और धार्मिक गुरुओं ने विभिन्न संस्कृतियों और धर्मों में अलग-अलग नामों और रूपों में ईश्वर की प्रकृति और गुणों की व्याख्या और वर्णन किया है। वास्तव में, आधुनिक युग में दो अब्राहमिक (Abrahamic) धर्मों के विद्वानों और अनुयायियों ने तो आक्रामक रूप से अक्सर यह दावा, और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Atta Nation Akin to tiny green umbrellas walking in a lineAttas cut out perfect leaf-discs, working overtimeEach one carries a heavy load, marching in a rowGuided by a scent trail to their colony below. They carry the harvest home, a burden of leavesInto the dark where the Great Fungus weavesThis not for ingestion, but as substrate and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Tailorbird A clever tailorbird with its needle beakHarvests silken threads from branch & boughShe weaves the live green leaves to meetConcealing nature’s quiet vow.With spider and moth silk, and fibresPunches the edge and pulls slender threadShe finely stitches a single, living cradleThus forms a warm and comfortable bed. No loom she needs, nor complex warp & […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art of Living The past still breathes within todayTomorrow learns from present’s wayOne loom, one thread & cloth, one sunWhy lament for what time has spun? Let joy and bliss arrive with open doorsLet sorrow and regret rest upon the floorsThe heart grows wise, quiet and deepWhen both as guests, it learns to keep. Hold the material world, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Steadfast Harbour Editor’s Choice The river sang song, sacred and sublimeBut ambivalent banks withdrew in uneaseA few passing clouds, one shadowed turnMade sacrosanct waters open to question. The pristine lotus closed before the dawnConvinced the sun had lost its orientationSteady banyan grieved to see vine unwindRumours cast heavy shadows on her mind. So too the human heart […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
मेरा ईश्वर बनाम आपका ईश्वर अनादि काल से दुनिया भर के विद्वानों, दार्शनिकों और धार्मिक गुरुओं ने विभिन्न संस्कृतियों और धर्मों में अलग-अलग नामों और रूपों में ईश्वर की प्रकृति और गुणों की व्याख्या और वर्णन किया है। वास्तव में, आधुनिक युग में दो अब्राहमिक (Abrahamic) धर्मों के विद्वानों और अनुयायियों ने तो आक्रामक रूप से अक्सर यह दावा, और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Atta Nation Akin to tiny green umbrellas walking in a lineAttas cut out perfect leaf-discs, working overtimeEach one carries a heavy load, marching in a rowGuided by a scent trail to their colony below. They carry the harvest home, a burden of leavesInto the dark where the Great Fungus weavesThis not for ingestion, but as substrate and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 20, 2026June 20, 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