Poem Gender Bias A self proclaimed activistAnd a strong proponent herselfOf gender equalityOnly the other dayWas caughtIn cameraAborting a female foetus. What are the compulsionsOf the woman involvedWell educated herselfHailing from a familyWell to doLeave aside manyWho willy-nilly doAnd for the lady doctorIs this only moneyOr some other motivation too? Like elephantine teethSome for the eatsAnd others for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fallen Apart I was too tardyYou were way smartI lacked courageYou were pretty valiant. I was so gawkyYou were simply gorgeousI was miserably boringYou were just magnificent. Such a mismatchIn a relationship shortNo wonder why soonWe had fallen apart. 21,416 total views, 10 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Elephantine Tusks She is a well knownWomen rights activistAnd a strong proponentOf women’s liberty and equality. Her teenage daughterIs an aspiring fashion modelThanks to mama’s status and contactsShe gets enough media attention and publicity. Her docile daughter-in-lawThough a qualified nutrition expertAnd a skin care specialistRemains away from the media glare,Is a proclaimed happy housewife and nanny. Tuskers […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Devil’s alternative What we usually believeAn optimist personLives a happy and healthy life… A recent study suggestsPessimists are likely to liveA longer and healthier lifeFor they are more down-to-earthCompared to an optimistIn their real life. So it seems to be a devil’s alternativeTo live a long and miserable lifeFor God is believed to favourA rather short and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dance of Democracy What is expected of citizensIn a civilized societyAnd a mature democracy? Parliamentarians debate over issuesIntellectuals share common concernsPeople avoid disputes on roadsCourts expected to deliver justiceWith Idiot-box to play entertainment But look at the ironyIn the Indian insinuationBoasting the largest democracy! Parliamentarians entertainIntellectuals take sidesPeople fight for justice on roadsCourts are the site of compromiseAnd […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beautiful Present Our life is like a bookEach phase a chapterOur birth and death arePrologue and epilogue. But unlike the bookLife goes only one wayAny person can visit backOnly in memories and thoughts. We can’t amend pastWe can’t foresee futureA reason strong enoughTo grasp only the present. Despite this we continueTo loathe and live the pastKeep pondering for the futureAnd […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Avoirdupois He carried lifelongAvoirdupois on soulIn love and longingOf her memories and thoughts. He could have attainedWisdom and truth of lifeHad he spent even halfOf this devotion and time. 21,236 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Antithesis Beautiful and kind at heart,Complex in mind and thought;Though love may never witherYet would it ever prosper? 21,364 total views, 3 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Strange Paradox Some of the sublime... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Riddle When one appears gloomyWhy the other is so sad!When one appears cheerfulWhy the other is so glad! One is not related to the otherYet one is so dear to the other.One is beyond reach of the otherYet one is so close to the other. Though the other is skepticAbout afterlife rebirth or revival.Yet the other […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Canopy Editor’s Choice It’s an early wintry morningMighty Sun yet to shower grace…As I go for a walk in solitudeOn so well-lit an earthen pathwayUnder the canopy of lush green treesMy mind engaged in morning musings. If one looks at the naturePerhaps nothing is perfectYet everything appears so perfectMany trees straight, some twistedA few even bent […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Quilt This has been an aeon ever sinceIn pursuit of a life blissful & serene. At the crack of dawn, as sun risesEscalating the lukewarm sunshineThe cozy warmth of the solar raysInspires him to take a firm resolve… Of letting the bygones be bygonesLay aside his past in time to comeTo secure mind and heart in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 12, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Canopy Editor’s Choice It’s an early wintry morningMighty Sun yet to shower grace…As I go for a walk in solitudeOn so well-lit an earthen pathwayUnder the canopy of lush green treesMy mind engaged in morning musings. If one looks at the naturePerhaps nothing is perfectYet everything appears so perfectMany trees straight, some twistedA few even bent […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Quilt This has been an aeon ever sinceIn pursuit of a life blissful & serene. At the crack of dawn, as sun risesEscalating the lukewarm sunshineThe cozy warmth of the solar raysInspires him to take a firm resolve… Of letting the bygones be bygonesLay aside his past in time to comeTo secure mind and heart in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 12, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 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
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
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 22, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked