Poem The Monolithic Water Tower The monolith relies on sheer mass and storageA mechanism whereby it will survive and thriveWhere dry earth cracks and rivers cease to flow,But the majestic Baobab permits no thirst to grow. Looks like a cylinder of grey and fibrous mightIt leisurely drinks fleeting rains and holds it tightThe trunk swells its massive body with the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 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
Poem 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
Poem 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
Poem 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
Poem The Premature Cephalopod A creature in the sapphire deeps awakeFloating silken like in a colourful capeShe spreads her cape of iridescent graceLike a shifting phantom in pathless space. No caverned stone or rocky den she cravesA perpetual wanderer of the salt water wavesHer pulsing webs divide the ancient tideWhere violet shifts and primal terrors hide. Then by her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Cherry Blossom In a sudden breath of April-May airThe barren trees, brown and bareAwake suddenly to build a pale domainOf pink and white blossom across the plain.A Cherry-blossom realm born of fleeting graceThat leaves no shadow and no trace. Japanese tradition – mono no awareA profound awareness of impermanenceThe plains as well where mountains riseA blanket folds […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Living Reed Beneath the pond’s dark and glassy sleepWhere blooming lilies take rest so deepA slender stalk of the reed-like greenHydra dances in depths and worlds unseenLooks like a tiny crown of reaching threadsWhere myth and modern science weds. Named after the multi-headed monsterSlain by Hercules, a mythic Greek warriorThe creature represents a bridge trulyOf the ancient […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Island Leviathan Upon the sun-scorched, rocky crestThey are absolute rulers of Sunda islandsAn apex survivor of the dinosaur ageKomodo dragon, the largest living lizardA titan wrapped in armoured hideWith a yellow tongue that tastes the airIt smells a shadow mile from there. Despite their bulky, low-slung framesIt is incredibly fast, patient and efficientAnd stalks the deer through […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Octopus of Desert Where ancient sands of Namib gleamUnderneath a sun that ends the dreamThis lonely emperor rules the terrainFor two thousand years without a rain. No trunk to climb, no branch to waveIt looks like a low and woody graveJust two lone leaves from birth to old,To brave scorching heat and harsh cold. The fierce Atlantic brings […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Israel, Middle East Crisis and US-Iran Accord – II Survival in Murky Waters In the first part of this two-part essay, the author had dealt with the civilizational history of Jews, evolution of the state of Israel in the modern age after the 2nd World War, current geography & demography and consequent challenges, conflicts and attrition wars since creation Israel in 1948, how focus […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Crooked Mirror He wraps in garments loud, wherein conceit is finely sewnA strident voice demands to heed a wisdom seldom shownWith finger raised, he crowns self as warden of virtue’s gateYet every step betrays the path he bids the world appreciate. His utterances ignite fires while quiet hearts solicited peaceHe scatters discord in the air until faith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Vexatious Soul He wraps himself in borrowed wisdomYet leaves no virtue in his frameHis raucous voice proclaims what’s rightWhile shunning truth in broad daylight. He breeds dissent where peace should growLets pride and loudness steal the showHis conduct often mocks words he speaksThe strongest mask hides the weakest cheeks. Do not descend to his made-up disguiseNor answer […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sentinelese – the Islanders Before the bronze was cast, ever since the stone ageBefore the great empires rose from the history’s wakeA unique ethnic-group arose amidst the oceanic sprayAn island pocket holding fast the dawn of human day. No seed is sown in grooved clay, no cattle ever turn soilPeople gather what the wild grants without manual toilThey listen […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Unbroken Shore A boundary drawn in salt and ancient woodIsland in Bay of Bengal where time just stoodThey dive for fish where shallow coral gleamsAnd weave their world from incessant dreams. On day arrives a modern boat across the blueBearing an alien faith that islanders never knewAn evangelist steps down onto the sand shoreBelieving he could bridge […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 7, 2026July 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Israel, Middle East Crisis and US-Iran Accord – II Survival in Murky Waters In the first part of this two-part essay, the author had dealt with the civilizational history of Jews, evolution of the state of Israel in the modern age after the 2nd World War, current geography & demography and consequent challenges, conflicts and attrition wars since creation Israel in 1948, how focus […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Crooked Mirror He wraps in garments loud, wherein conceit is finely sewnA strident voice demands to heed a wisdom seldom shownWith finger raised, he crowns self as warden of virtue’s gateYet every step betrays the path he bids the world appreciate. His utterances ignite fires while quiet hearts solicited peaceHe scatters discord in the air until faith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Vexatious Soul He wraps himself in borrowed wisdomYet leaves no virtue in his frameHis raucous voice proclaims what’s rightWhile shunning truth in broad daylight. He breeds dissent where peace should growLets pride and loudness steal the showHis conduct often mocks words he speaksThe strongest mask hides the weakest cheeks. Do not descend to his made-up disguiseNor answer […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 8, 2026July 8, 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