Poem Sense of Humour He is the CEO of a companyQuite fond of cracking jokesAmong his colleagues and friendsThe act serves as a morale boosterFor his inflated ego gets satisfiedWhen people around laugh out loud. It was a shocker when I told himThat he would never really knowIf he had any sense of humourBecause the people around himHave no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Reality Vs Delusion Paul Watzlawick said it onceThe beliefThat one’s own view of realityIs the only reality,Is the most dangerousOf all delusions… When I see this man talkingIn a politically charged tenorThat demonetization and GSTTo curb black money in circulationAnd initiative for on-going tax reformsHave ruined the economy of the countryAnd the ease of doing business… As an […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Now and Then One folly he committedDuring his adolescent daysThe impact and fallout was so graveThat changed the entire panorama of life…And he continued to regretAnd remorse for the rest of life. An era has passed ever sinceWhen caught in a similar situationWhere at stake was someone else’s lifeNo less dearer than his own lifeBut this time he […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Maturity What is Maturity?We listen and talk about itWe tend to agree and disagreeBut do we really understand it? I do not even know how toReally interpret or define itBut I can shareWhat I have learned about it… So to my understandingMaturity is when a personTries to violate or hurt youBut you in a tit for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Logical Mind God’s prized gift to his personaIt’s a rational and logical mindWhich has never belied himAt any critical time in his volition. Some subscribe to his viewpointOthers even criticize and contradictBut only to return his way later onSurreptitiously affirming his position. Some say the virtue is acquiredOthers link it with inherited genesBut only he knows the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Incredible They say it’s incredibleHow he can be so calmIndifferent and unmovedIn all situations… They have no clueThat he too, likeAny other normal personHas feelings and sentiments… The only difference isThat losses and experiences in lifeHave made him so resilientThat he can camouflage his feelingsEven in the most trying situations. 33,602 total views, 30 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem I know One Soul I know one soulWho never celebratesOr purportedly mentionsOr even casually refersTo his own achievementsAnd moments of gloryWith people aroundIn his day-to-day life. I know one soulWho never forgetsOr ever tends to ignoreInstead loves and caresEven his worst failuresAnd moments of chagrinWith a humble heartDuring all his life. 33,444 total views, 21 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Gentleman Swami VivekanandaWhile staying in the United StatesWas once walking downThrough a street in ChicagoClad in untailored saffron clothes,A lady raised apprehensionWith her fellow kinsIf he was a gentleman. The Swami overhearingHer unsolicited remarksSlowly walked up to herSought an excuse to tell her –While in her countryThe tailor makes a gentlemanBut in his countryIt’s the character […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Faces He has several faces… One face is whatHe shows to family and friendsThe other face is whatHe keeps for the worldYet another one is whatHe seldom opens to anyone And irony is that…The last one is the truest reflectionOf what person he actually is! Image (c) GettyImages 33,785 total views, 28 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dynamite A self-centric approachAnd years of sicknessHave rendered herSo irritable and impatient… That even the slightestArgument or provocationFrom the people aroundIgnites her furiously… She explodes like dynamiteBeyond logic or rationaleVitiating goodwill and bonhomieIn the surroundingsFor weeks and days. 33,828 total views, 16 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Balance Editor’s Pick At times I pause and wonder stillDo vibrations stir your mind at willA long ago, our paths had crossedTogether we walked, then were lost. You moved on like most people doLeft behind a legacy for me to followHalf-dreamt desires, unspoken pleasSo I kept following on uncertain seas. As one who strolls with sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXIV Sanatana Samskaras (Rituals) Among all the extinct and existing civilizations in the world, when it comes to the tapestry of Sanatana Dharma, life has never been viewed as a random sequence of biological events; instead, as a disciplined progression of soul in stages with an end goal of spiritual liberation (Moksha). Since Vedic age, the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 21, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Chital – Jungle’s Grace Golden coat with moonlit white spotsSimmer at the sunrise – soft and brightSlender limbs, expressive eyes so wideIn dappled woods they leap and glide. Lyre-shaped antlers crown the malesQuite long branching like a forest taleThey roam through teak and sal treesDance and play in pan India jungles. Predators’ shadow, silent and nearTheir life renews through […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 19, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Royal Bengal Tiger Among sal and teak wood where ancient whispers clingMoves Vanraj – the Royal Bengal Tiger, the majestic kingA sovereign flame deep in forest, the big cat walks aloneAmber fire upon its coat and midnight stripes full-grown. Though tiger’s origin is not exclusively Sunderbans deltaThe mangrove forests present unique and special habitatAn avid swimmer where tangled […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 17, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Balance Editor’s Pick At times I pause and wonder stillDo vibrations stir your mind at willA long ago, our paths had crossedTogether we walked, then were lost. You moved on like most people doLeft behind a legacy for me to followHalf-dreamt desires, unspoken pleasSo I kept following on uncertain seas. As one who strolls with sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXIV Sanatana Samskaras (Rituals) Among all the extinct and existing civilizations in the world, when it comes to the tapestry of Sanatana Dharma, life has never been viewed as a random sequence of biological events; instead, as a disciplined progression of soul in stages with an end goal of spiritual liberation (Moksha). Since Vedic age, the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 21, 2026March 22, 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