019 DURDINAM - BAD DAY

Sanskrit and most Indian languages have a word reading : 'durdinam' , which literally means ' bad day ' . It referred to the day on which the sky was entirely overcast with clouds and darkness pervaded everywhere.

Some of the worst days in Indian History would have been :

* The day on which Ghazni Mohammed ransacked the Somnath Temple , the second time .
* The day on which Ghori Mohammed slayed Prithviraj Chauhan , the Rajput ruler who bravely fought him.
* The day on which Malik Kaffir beheaded and deskinned the Yadava King ' Shankara Mahaadeva ' and the Anegondi King ' Bizzala IV ' .

We can probably include the 22nd November 2010 in the list. Reasons :

* The Indian People again knew that both the UPA and the NDA rulers engaged themselves in acts of grave corruption and nepotism.

* The President of India, the Prime Minister of India , and the Governor of Andhra Pradesh fell at the feet of an ordinary Godman : ' Puttaparti Satya Saibaba '.

* They used special planes and office cars for the purpose of prostrating before their savior.

* Prominent industrialists like Ratan Tata attended the celebrations.

WHETHER MAY 16 WILL BE A DURDINAM?

There is no real definition for 'durdinam'. If Narendra Modi becomes the New Prime Minister of India, will it become a durdinam? Or if Rajiv Gandhi or Mulayam Singh Yadav is elected?