Article NRC-NPR Protests: Ill-Logical & Ill-Conceived While analyzing Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and its implications in an earlier piece, apprehensions on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that it will deprive Indian Muslims of their citizenship and they will be sent to Detention Camps were also clarified. It is perhaps the biggest untruth and misinformation on NRC that some manipulative politicians […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article JNU: Temple of Learning or Doom! Having been simultaneously amused and aghast, I must admit that I was inspired to write this piece after reading a few columnists in the National English Newspaper dailies in the context of ongoing protests by a section of students in some Indian universities, particularly the Jawahar Lal University (JNU) in Delhi. They have a variety […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Paradoxical Face of Indian Intellectuals and Liberals When the country was divided on the basis of two-nation theory in 1947, the newly created nation under the Muslim League had chosen to be identified as an Islamic Republic of Pakistan while the leaders of the Indian National Congress opted to pursue the destiny of the remaining (British) India as a “Sovereign Democratic Republic” […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Unrest on Citizenship (Amendment) Act – Staged or Real! The ongoing conundrum and unrest in various parts of the country opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 is undoubtedly an opposition parties’ staged stratagem and ploy so that an embarrassed and harassed federal government is forced to withdraw the legislation. The most unacceptable and unforgivable part of the unrest is the use of students […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Ram Janmbhumi – Babri Masjid Dispute -3 Analysis Continued from Previous Page The disputed site at Ayodhya posed a syncretic blend and medley of faiths simultaneously representing Hindu and Muslim beliefs, customs and practices. At the time of demolition in December 1992, the disputed mosque clearly had both Hindu and Muslim elements of evidentiary values embodying recognizable features of a temple as well […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Ram Janmbhumi – Babri Masjid Dispute -2 Evidence Continued from Previous Page While delivering the historical judgment on the Ram Janmbhumi – Babri Masjid dispute on 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court observed that Hindus got the disputed site in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram temple because they made a better case by producing evidence, which was better than that furnished by […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Ram Janmbhumi – Babri Masjid Dispute -1 Verdict Saturday, the 9th November 2019 will certainly be remembered as a historical event in India owing to the Supreme Court judgment on the “Title Suit” of Ram Janmbhumi* – Babri Masjid dispute (also referred as Ayodhya dispute) pending in various courts for the last seventy years. The judgment is unique too for two reasons: First, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Kathua Rape-Murder: Court Verdict & Beyond The Kathua Rape-Murder Case, that rocked the nation in January 2018 causing enormous infamy and ignominy, was once again in news recently when the Chief Judicial Magistrate of a Jammu Court passed an order on 22 October 2019 to file first information report (FIR) against six policemen constituting special investigation team (SIT) at the behest […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Selective Dissent: Thy Name is Intolerance Decades back as a devout biology student, this author had come across the term “symbiosis” basically defined as the association of two or more different organisms living in close physical and physiological relationship in the nature mutually beneficial to each other. The “ecosystem” was another term which represented a for larger community of variety organisms […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article How Noble is This India Born Nobel Laureate! Among the long list of the organizational and individual recipients of the internationally acclaimed and coveted Nobel Prizes worldwide, a few Indian citizens, Indian foreign citizens or India born foreign citizens have received these awards since its establishment in 1895 initially in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics and Physiology or Medicine, and later also extended to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 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
Grotesque This person is utterly outlandishOr so to say simply grotesqueWhether it be gross appearanceOr his conduct and demeanourIt’s unconventional & disturbingSimply summarized as appalling! Too subjective to use “Grotesque”But one cannot bear him too longTo endure queer physical featuresBizarre etiquette and mannerismsSo often exaggerated expressionsUnfolding discomfiture and unease. One wonders about likely reasonFor forming such […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Anger and Mistrust Spoil Relationships Editor’s Pick Among universal negative attributes, anger and mistrust are twosome that cause maximum discomfort and harm to the practicing person and his (or her) relationship with others. We all know that the sour relationship may become a toxic exchange of hurtful words and utterances, impaired trust, and emotional and physical abuse. Anger is one […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 19, 2025November 19, 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
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXV Pilgrimage-I Nearly all communities and religions in the world attach significance to places which have some connection with any worldly or supernatural act(s) or event(s) of the divine (God) or His messenger(s); the birth, enlightenment or death of founder and saints; sites of the spiritual calling or awakening; supposedly a dwelling or living place of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Gulmohar Again In a life dull and forlornOwing to devastation and fearCaused by the alien coronavirusAs I venture out after weeksFrom my humble yet safe homeIn this rather isolated yet sheltered lane… Oh! It’s the month of May againThe time for Gulmohar to go greenAnd blooming full swing againIn the lane flanked by umpteenGulmohars forming a canopy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2021November 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whose God is This Anyway? God (Brahman) is the highest... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 24, 2021March 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ज्यों-ज्यों बूड़ो श्याम रंग बसन्त विहार कालोनी की परंपरानुसार... Written by Gita Singh February 22, 2021September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked