Article The Great Indian Bustard The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) or Indian Bustard is a magnificent large bird with crane like appearance due to its long legs and horizontal body. This heavy bodied flying bird is a native of India and surrounding regions in Pakistan. I recall I came to know about the bird more than three decades back in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020October 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Do We Care for Life Over two years ago, I had shifted to this new government locality in the heart of the city. A two-fold motivation was responsible for my decision. The one reason of course was the fact that the massive flat was better designed and comfortable than the previous one, the other and main reason was that this […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Festival of Colours Holi, also known as festival of colours, is predominantly a festival of Hindus. Importance wise perhaps it would only be next to Diwali but in some parts, particularly in the northern India, it is celebrated with even more enthusiasm and fanfare. It marks the end of the winter season and arrival of the spring symbolic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya Every civilization on this planet has its own ancestral legacies and unique characteristics and traits. The religion has, since time immemorial, been one of the most dominant factors in determining the socio-economic environment and structure at all points of time for any human race or community. Many religious and ethnic communities don’t allow or keep […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Covid-19: India in A Lockdown Mode One must admit that most Indians were apprehensive with mixed opinions and conjectures during the whole day when they received the breaking news of Indian Prime Minister’s second address to the nation at 8.00 PM again on 24 March within a spate of just ten days. In fact, ever since the fateful demonetization event on […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Covid-19: Global Corona Carnage Within the worldwide apocalypse on account of Corona scare for the last over two months now, I had been wondering what would happen if my worst fears come true! No I am neither talking about commotion or pandemonium on account of the colossal plasma surrounding the Sun and other stars nor the spontaneous corona discharges […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Managing Stress in Life As per a definition, the stress is defined as the demands exerted upon our physical or mental energy in day to day life. As such, the life experiences several demands all the time. So long we are in a position to easily cop up, we have no problem but when we feel overburdened with such […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Be Positive, Live Healthy The human body has several endocrine glands, each of which secretes certain chemicals called hormones. The hormonal flow in the body causes specific emotions and consequent behavior. On release, hormones pass into the bloodstream and stimulate or excite organs into an activity. Major endocrine glands are pituitary, pineal, hypothalamus, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus and adrenal glands. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article It’s raining Cats & Dogs For the record, the Sawan is considered as the fifth month of the traditional Vikrama (Hindu) calendar which coincides with July and part of August in Gregorian Calendar, and in India this is the time of the rainy season with the maximum precipitation. Somehow like many others, I have often been fascinated with the rains […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Stiff-Necked Bureaucrat I met him almost two decades back when I was posted as a deputy secretary in the federal government where he had about a month back picked up the grade of the joint secretary. Though he was many years senior to me in civil service but by virtue of my assignment I exercised a lot […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 28, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Olm’s Labyrinth Where Adriatic stone runs quite deep and coldIn karst-locked rivers, pretty dark, silent and oldDeep in the dark, where silent waters crawlThe baffling olm abides within its limestone hall. Pale and unpigmented, like phantom lace arrayedA slender and subterranean proteus is portrayedCrimson plumes of lace adorn its sightless headAnd three-toed limbs through silent waters tread. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Malagasy Spear It looks like an architecture of the thorny spiresWith so many branches growing vertical and highTall Alluaudia lives where lands are hot and drySo curiously watches desert clouds go rolling by A role model for the defence and efficiencyIt’s colossal with tiny leaves and lethal spines greyThis wonder water-saving soul is tough and strongA strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Reconciliation Our dossier is sealed, the judgment is signedYou were ever unwavering, I faltered behindAdorned, I wore a crown of flawless mistakeIn return, a harsh winter I caused for your sake..To the eyes of beholder, the palace stands tallBut the shadow in the mirror remembers the fall. No jury could decree, a punishment for I choseIt’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lemur of Madagascar Upon Madagascar’s forests green and wideThe nimble lemur leaps from tree to treeAncient primates’ kin but charted a separate lineIn the family tree, the lemur’s eyes still shine Its bright round eyes adorn a gentle faceWith grasping hands it moves with elegant graceLong tail that balances every agile boundThrough the leafy canopies without a sound. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Monolithic Water Tower The monolith relies on sheer mass and storageA mechanism whereby it will survive and thriveWhere dry earth cracks and rivers cease to flow,But the majestic Baobab permits no thirst to grow. Looks like a cylinder of grey and fibrous mightIt leisurely drinks fleeting rains and holds it tightThe trunk swells its massive body with the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Olm’s Labyrinth Where Adriatic stone runs quite deep and coldIn karst-locked rivers, pretty dark, silent and oldDeep in the dark, where silent waters crawlThe baffling olm abides within its limestone hall. Pale and unpigmented, like phantom lace arrayedA slender and subterranean proteus is portrayedCrimson plumes of lace adorn its sightless headAnd three-toed limbs through silent waters tread. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Malagasy Spear It looks like an architecture of the thorny spiresWith so many branches growing vertical and highTall Alluaudia lives where lands are hot and drySo curiously watches desert clouds go rolling by A role model for the defence and efficiencyIt’s colossal with tiny leaves and lethal spines greyThis wonder water-saving soul is tough and strongA strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Reconciliation Our dossier is sealed, the judgment is signedYou were ever unwavering, I faltered behindAdorned, I wore a crown of flawless mistakeIn return, a harsh winter I caused for your sake..To the eyes of beholder, the palace stands tallBut the shadow in the mirror remembers the fall. No jury could decree, a punishment for I choseIt’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 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, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked