What does 26 have to do with India?

26 January 1950:
This relationship dates back to the year 1950.We had our constitution drafted by the Constitution assembly on this day.Thanks to Dr.Ambedkar and Co.This day goes down in
history as one of the most important and proudest days that our country ever had..and hence given a status of a national holiday(one among the three that we have).In short..Great day Great Moment!!!

26 December 2004:
With epicentre near the west coast of Sumatra, this particular earthquake was called the Great Sumatra -andaman Earthquake.What's more important is, it gave rise to one of the biggest natural catastrophe ever-'THE BOXING DAY TSUNAMI'.With the quake lasting more than eight minutes and the waves rising more than 25 meters, it was not only the common man who was taken by surprise, but it left the entire scientific community bewildered.They had never seen anything like this in the recent past.This day saw the death of more than 225,000 people across eleven different countries.Astoundingly, the waves travelled more than 8500 km.That's more than enough for a day !!!

26 July 2005:
This was the day when Mumbai broke records.It recorded eighth heaviest ever recorded 24-hour rainfall figure of 994 mm.It consumed more than 1000 lives.This was the day when Mother Nature showed its ugly side and brought one of the most bustling city on earth to a standstill.This was the day when the Indian government realised that even

Mumbai (which was considered to have the best drainage system among the metros in the country), cannot withstand a single day's rain.If this was the case with Mumbai, I dare not talk about Chennai in a similar situation.

26 November 2008:
So far we have seen what nature had done to us on the 26ths.But on this day, there was a new catastrophe and this time it was not a natural one.This was the day when TERRORISM obtained a new dimension.It was not the 'usual day' of suicide bombing or hijacking(THE Al-Qaida style).This time the events were more cinematic.It was more of random firing, Oriented towards outsiders, destroying buildings with rich heritage, taking on the jews and a whole bunch of unusual but well planned motives. This was the day when we realised that ,even 10 people (with hopeless ideologies) could bring one of the best cities in the world to a standstill. This was the day when we realized UNITY was the need of the hour.

With 26 'offering' so many things to India and her people, many of which have been bitter, it is time to ponder as to whether it is really the number 26 which is causing these problems or there are reasons beyond. I believe in the later. If anyone of you believe in the former, then it is time to erase 26 of your calenders and start leading lives with 353 days in a year.

PS: Thank god ...I was born on the 27th, else many of them would have missed my birthday.