Poem Bhaiya Dooj A ceremonial earthen pot in the plateIs symbolic to puja made by my sisterOn the occasion of the Bhaiya DoojAs part of the Dipawali celebrations. The puja falls on the second lunar dayOf the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight)Of Kartika, the auspicious eight monthOf the Vikram Samvat Hindu Calendar. Celebrated in the various parts* of BharatThis […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Wait Editor’s Choice Separated by infinite distanceAnd away from the homelandLost in cacophony of a busy shoreOf an alien and prosperous landA young and agile shadow emergesClose to a young and tall palm treeWrapped in a silky pink-blue attireEver so magnificent and charmingMingles with the din of dusty timesAnd then like a warped winderGently starts unfolding […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 13, 2023November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Diwali Again Festival of Light is here yet againCarrying ample hope and optimismFor peace, prosperity and wellnessAnd to revive a few soulful thoughts. Regarding triumph of divine over evilIn as well as victory of light over darkIn essence, this implies a simple truthOf knowledge prevailing on ignorance. Celebrations fit so well on occasion…People light their homes with […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 12, 2023November 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Jews Have A Case for Israel as Their Homeland The ever so volatile Middle East has traditionally been a dangerous place for the world peace for long and it is once again in news for the same reasons. The Palestinian militant organization Hamas shocked and surprised Israel during the wee hours of the 7th October 2023 when a large number of its fighters/militants breached […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 12, 2023November 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem तितली संपादक की पसंद तितली रानी, तितली रानीकरती फिरती हो मनमानीफूल-फूल मंडराती फिरतीपीछे अपनी छोड़ निशानी। खुद के रंगों और चंचलता सेतुम सबका मन हर लेती होऔर अपने छोटे से जीवन सेजीने की कला सिखलाती हो। लेकिन आज उदास इस तरहवीराने में आकर क्यों बैठी होक्या तुम हो बीमार या फिररूठ किसी से, यूँ ही ऐंठी […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem कुछ लोग अपने संस्कारों व अर्जित ज्ञान के बल पर,देश व समाज में खुद का स्थान ही नहीं,अपितु उसने जीवन में कौशल भी सीखा;अपने प्रियजनों, रिश्तों और संबंधों को,जीवन भर के लिए, एक ईमानदारी सेसंभालना, सहेजना और पोषित करना। परन्तु वह आजतक नहीं समझ पाया,उनको, जो एक गिरगिट की तरह अक्सर,खुद की सुविधा और माहौल के अनुसार,जल्दी-जल्दी […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Bliss Editor’s Choice Once he confided in meThat for him, it has beenToo much, as also too long…So far, he lived for othersBut now he has earnest wishTo live only for own happiness! Whenceforth, the rest of lifeHe has lived this passionOr, so to say, an obsessionOf seeking happiness for selfBy joining this blind race, as […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem खुशी संपादक की पसंद उसने मुझसे कहा दूसरों के लिए जीना अबबहुत हुआ, बहुत हो लियाअब वह केवल खुद के लिएखुद की खुशियों के लिए जीना चाहता है…! फिर शेष जीवनवह इस जुनून के साथ, खुशी की चाहत लिएखुशी की तलाश मेंएक अंधी दौड़ में शामिलएक लम्बी-अंधी सुरंग मेंजिसका न आदि है न अंतचलता रहा, दौड़ता रहा है…दौड़ आज भी […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2023November 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Dream Editor’s Choice It’s nearly been an aeonThat I saw you once againYou had a glittering smileI too was no less beamingBoth of us visibly appearedCheerful and contentedIn hectic preparationsWith the vivid prospectsOf the ensuing great event… Our blissful and enduring unionThat eluded us pining so longDue to absence, longing and loss. Alas!Our passion and ecstasyDidn’t […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Lotus Just as, in the Sanatana DharmaThe lotus flower verily epitomizesAs an icon of goodness and purityDespite its own origin in the mudThe leaves remaining untouchedBy the muddy and polluted water! An spiritually accomplished personIs equipoise in body, mind & actionAt all times pursuing sattvic gunasFor the goodness of people and selfWholly remaining uncorrupted fromThe confusion […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
झील कीचड़ की कैद में थी झील की सोई हुई दृष्टि,अब नीलम-दर्पण बनकर जल ने पाई नव सृष्टि।कुमुदिनियों की अरुण हँसी बिखरी है लहरों पर,मानो उषा ने लिख दी हो कविता जल के अंतर। जहाँ जकड़े थे स्वप्न कभी दलदल की बेड़ियों में,वहीं आज जीवन गाता है हरीतिम छेड़ियों में।धुंधलाते क्षितिज से मुक्त हुआ अब यह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Friends That We Were We were friends, separated and built own spheresBeneath the steady laws of the rolling yearsNew identities were anchored to obligate spheresBound by diverse fortunes, duties and highways. The world commands a script for what we areAnd a strict decorum for our unmapped fireBy counting the distance, questioning our lineTo freeze our spirit rendering lesser sanguine. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lake Muddy banks in the lake once hid viewNowadays the waters wake in mirror-blueA blush of lily petals; pink, wild and brightNow bathes within the golden day light. No longer choked by only mud and weedThe lilies breathe here from shadows freedFar beyond, no more the mist-veiled crestsNow, there a lush green vegetation rests. 906 total […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
झील कीचड़ की कैद में थी झील की सोई हुई दृष्टि,अब नीलम-दर्पण बनकर जल ने पाई नव सृष्टि।कुमुदिनियों की अरुण हँसी बिखरी है लहरों पर,मानो उषा ने लिख दी हो कविता जल के अंतर। जहाँ जकड़े थे स्वप्न कभी दलदल की बेड़ियों में,वहीं आज जीवन गाता है हरीतिम छेड़ियों में।धुंधलाते क्षितिज से मुक्त हुआ अब यह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Friends That We Were We were friends, separated and built own spheresBeneath the steady laws of the rolling yearsNew identities were anchored to obligate spheresBound by diverse fortunes, duties and highways. The world commands a script for what we areAnd a strict decorum for our unmapped fireBy counting the distance, questioning our lineTo freeze our spirit rendering lesser sanguine. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lake Muddy banks in the lake once hid viewNowadays the waters wake in mirror-blueA blush of lily petals; pink, wild and brightNow bathes within the golden day light. No longer choked by only mud and weedThe lilies breathe here from shadows freedFar beyond, no more the mist-veiled crestsNow, there a lush green vegetation rests. 906 total […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 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