Poem Culture This world has no other nationWith so copious cultural diversityYet bound by a formidable unityA unique and unambiguous blendOf different customs and traditionsIn this oldest surviving civilization. Alas some dark forces, their minionsAre out to wreck the age-old traditionsOf the Bhartiya culture and religionsPeace, harmony and prosperity of nationWith their exotic and ill-conceived notionOf the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 16, 2022November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 17 Marvels of the Far East (Ancient China) Continued from Previous Page There is no unanimity among the historians and scholars about any single most ancient civilization being the cradle of civilization in the world as, ordinarily, this term shall be used for the for the geographical entity where the human civilization is believed to have […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 3, 2022November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 16 Babylonia: The Jewel of Mesopotamia The ancient Mesopotamia was a region of the West Asia largely falling within the combined vast drainage areas of the Tigris–Euphrates River system. In terms of the geographical territories, it encompassed most of the present day Iraq, Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, South-eastern Turkey, as also the areas along […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 17, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 15 Fall of the Mesoamerican Aztec Civilization In the previous episode of Inca civilization, the author had made a reference to the many other small civilizations such as Olmec, Norte Chico, Aztec, and so on, with a commonality that all of them had evolved and perished at various points of time in the Central or South […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 3, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 09 The Marvels of Ancient Misr (Egypt) The exploration and study of the ancient world history reveals not only the origin and genealogy of kings and empires of the ancient civilizations, and their unique socio-religious and cultural traditions, but also reveal many inter se common features and attributes of other contemporary and contiguous or even remotely […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 27, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog Sage Ashtavakra and Ashtavakra Gita Sage Ashtavakra appears to have lived in the Vedic age or immediately in the post-Vedic age as his story is mentioned in Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas as well. He also finds a mention in the Chandogya Upanishad as rishi running a Vedic school (Ashrama) for teaching the knowledge of Vedas. The name Ashtavakra literally implies […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 13, 2021November 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 14 The Loss of Inca Empire of Andes In the previous episodes, the major ancient civilizations of the world were dealt with briefly summarizing their history, socio-political and economic conditions, pantheon and mythology, including selected few popular legendary tales. Almost all of them have a long history comprising of different dynasties and empires including prolonged wars […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 12, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 13 Assyria: The Marvel of Ancient Mesopotamia The Mesopotamia is actually an ancient historical region of the West Asia located within the Tigris–Euphrates River system. Both rivers are supported by many tributaries, and the entire river system thus formed drains a vast mountainous region. The overland routes in the erstwhile Mesopotamia usually followed the Euphrates as […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 14, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World of Fables and Legends – 12 A Glorious Civilization Lost to Religious Persecution The Persian civilization is among one of the most glorious civilizations of the bygone world history. At its peak, it was one of the most developed and progressive civilizations and sort of the first superpower in the Western world. This civilization was also unique from the point of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 18, 2021October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The World Of Fables and Legends – 11 The Glory of Greek Civilization While dealing with the ancient Roman civilization in the previous part, it would be grossly unfair not to highlight or mention the contribution of the Greek civilization, which in fact preceded the Romans in the Mediterranean region and co-existed with all glory and glitter for a long period. In fact, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 17, 2021October 19, 2025 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
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Armoured Ascetic The little armoured soul walks the earthBears a shell of shields from day of birthNot rigid stone but the bands that bendIntertwine flexible skin from end to endWith banded shield and armoured crownIt keeps its watchful gaze often cast down. Using mighty claws and digging powerThey can fashion the earth within an hourDeep labyrinth homes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Monarch of Spines & Clay An avid ant-eater, it’s spiny and brownEchidna keeps its careful gaze cast downWith a moving shield of pale-hued spearIt strolls untouched by predators’ fearAlso seldom in hurry, it does not fightYet capable of vanishing from open sight. Egg-laying mammal with a sensitive noseIt snuffles where the ant or termite goesWith claws that breach the hardest […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 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
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 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