Poem A flock of Pigeons Today, while snapping a flock of pigeonsRevived my childhood memory of a fableThat I read in Hindu classic Panchtantra…How a wise assembly of pigeons escapedFrom the machiavellian fowler’s dragnet! Ubiquitous through much of the planetFrom tropical forests to urban tower blocksPigeons are among the successful speciesWith fascinating and complex behavioursTo live as communal and gregarious […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Birthday Greetings Many friends who are born in the month of May,Are destined to have, everywhere a greater say. I hope for the hopeless, they are a glowing ray,They write their destiny, toiling all night and day. When sun is shining, they make the most of hay,While others are idling, awake for long they stay. That’s the […] Written by Surata Ram May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem राम महिमा चिर काल तक आप सबको पेश है मेरी हर शुभ प्रभात,बाइस जनवरी को भारत में, घटी बड़ी ऐतिहासिक बात।भावना मेरी परम सुखी हों सबके कुटुंब तात और मात,सीता जैसी भार्या हों आपकी, हों लक्षमण जैसे भ्रात।राम होकर भी राम को ढूंढते, क्यों हम दिन और रात,काम सा नहीं राम जग में, काम में बसती है […] Written by Surata Ram January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beauty My friend, it’s not my faultIf stupefied by your beauty –Elegant, ethereal and eternal,I remained mesmerized lifelong. It’s not mere admirationRather a genuine convictionThe flawless beauty you are…Attired in an exquisite pink & blueIf you ever appear on a sea shoreUnder the moonlit night…! Why only mortals,Devas and angels will blinkYour looks may stun even […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 18, 2023November 25, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence RajnigandhaA night-blooming flowerNicknamed by people“Fragrance of the night”I’m so emotionally attached to it,Like a valued antiquity in my life. She is pretty and cuteHer looks and demeanourOften appear so homologousEvoke me a friend of teenage past.While in a cheerful moodI inquired of her onceWhat she thinks about Rajnigandha.Her reply was simple and prompt…Rajnigandha! It’s a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020November 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
खास अंतर Editor’s Pick सूर्यास्त का समय एक सुनसान समुद्र तट –वह आश्चर्य से देख रहा थास्थानीय निवासी झुककर कुछ उठाताऔर फिर दूर पानी में फेंक देता थावह इसी काम की पुनरावृत्ति में लगा था। उसने जिज्ञासावश पूछा – आप क्या कर रहे हैं?स्थानीय निवासी ने जवाब दिया – भाटा हैतारामछलियाँ तट पर आ गई हैंमैं उन्हें वापस […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
बहीखाता मैं अक्सर सोचता रहता हूँक्या तुम भी कभी याद करते होहम कभी-कहीं मिले थे एक बारकुछ साझे पल और स्थान साक्षी हैं। तुम खुद तो आगे बढ़ गए थेपर कुछ स्मृतिचिह्न पीछे छोड़ गएवे अधूरे सपने और अधूरी इच्छाएँमैंने जीवन भर एक अंधे की तरह उनका पीछा किया। जीवन के इस बहीखाते मेंमेरे हिस्से में […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Visit to Alma Mater for Alumni Meet 2025 Revisiting the past always carries a mixed baggage and emotions for the most people and I do not wish to claim being a different person. As an alma mater of the University of Lucknow, India, I carry umpteen moments and sweet and sour memories of joy and sorrow during those formative years. I had joined […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2025December 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Transcending Love Editor’s Pick Resounding echoes of the absenceMuffled whispers of the memoriesLifeless beats of the hollowed heartAre aide-memoire of one’s dire loss Throbbing agony of an aching soulMelancholy of an ever longing heartPining sensation of a nostalgic waitLive eternal legacy of one’s yearning An intense and timeless aching voidAn unbearable, gnawing emptinessA lonesome heart’s imposing strainMirror […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trust Like A Kid In a lifetime, if you trust someoneTrust like a little-one, babe in armsWhen an affectionate father throwsHim (or her) to a height up in the air… Rather than being scared or cryingCarefree little kid smiles and laughsDue to cutie pie’s innate confidenceFor sure, father would take in arms. Like twin, together go Love and trust […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
खास अंतर Editor’s Pick सूर्यास्त का समय एक सुनसान समुद्र तट –वह आश्चर्य से देख रहा थास्थानीय निवासी झुककर कुछ उठाताऔर फिर दूर पानी में फेंक देता थावह इसी काम की पुनरावृत्ति में लगा था। उसने जिज्ञासावश पूछा – आप क्या कर रहे हैं?स्थानीय निवासी ने जवाब दिया – भाटा हैतारामछलियाँ तट पर आ गई हैंमैं उन्हें वापस […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
बहीखाता मैं अक्सर सोचता रहता हूँक्या तुम भी कभी याद करते होहम कभी-कहीं मिले थे एक बारकुछ साझे पल और स्थान साक्षी हैं। तुम खुद तो आगे बढ़ गए थेपर कुछ स्मृतिचिह्न पीछे छोड़ गएवे अधूरे सपने और अधूरी इच्छाएँमैंने जीवन भर एक अंधे की तरह उनका पीछा किया। जीवन के इस बहीखाते मेंमेरे हिस्से में […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Visit to Alma Mater for Alumni Meet 2025 Revisiting the past always carries a mixed baggage and emotions for the most people and I do not wish to claim being a different person. As an alma mater of the University of Lucknow, India, I carry umpteen moments and sweet and sour memories of joy and sorrow during those formative years. I had joined […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2025December 5, 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