QSatire: Why You Should Not Name Your Son Rahul

The Quint tells you why it is probably not a good idea to name your son Rahul in India.

Sorry state of Rahuls in India

Rahul, naam toh suna hoga?

Rahul is a popular Indian name that means “conqueror of all miseries”, according to the Upanishads.

But the Lol-worthy thing to be noted here is that some people in India who were named Rahul, unfortunately, have been inundated with all the miseries in the world.

Sounds ridiculous? But it’s true.

Rahul Gandhi

Poor thing, Rahul Gandhi’s Rahu and Ketu seem to have gone on a joyride across the Celestial sphere. Nothing seems to go right for the Congress Vice-President. All that the crown prince of Congress is left with is padayatras. Just like his stars, he’s better off on a sabbatical – at least he gets to do what he wants (read, watch Pokemon!).

Rahul Mukerjea

Har ghadi badal rahi hai roop zindagi/ Chaanv hai kabhi, kabhi hai dhoop zindagi/ Har pal yahan/ Jee bhar jiyo/ Jo hai samaa/ Kal ho naa ho.

This perfectly sums up the life of Rahul Mukerjea – a long series of WTF moments. Good luck coping with Love Sex Aur Dhoka.

Rahul Dravid

He’s the favourite and the most good-looking Rahul to be born. But sadly, he’ll always remain the unsung hero of Indian cricket, who deserved much more than what he got from us.

Rahul’s cricket was not as crazy as Virender Sehwag’s, neither was it as entertaining as Sourav Ganguly’s. But Rahul was a true soldier of the Men in Blue, who led the team from the front.

Rahul Yadav

Yeh bhaisaab is a perfect case study of riches to rags story. The penthouse dwelling-maverick, who breathed, ate and dreamt only about money is now homeless and jobless. But God has been kind and He’s made some temporary arrangements for him at the Bigg Boss house.

Rahul Mahajan

What dope can we give you about Rahul Mahajan that you already don’t know? His employment credential includes frequent visits to the Bigg Boss house every now and then.

Rahul Bose

He loves to run so much that has left all Bollywood filmmakers behind. Look at the way he was treated in Dil Dhakne Do. Even a dog had more screen presence than him.

Rahul Bhatt

Bhatt does anybody cares? Probably only David Coleman Headley. Believe it or not, Rahul Bhatt is the son of Mahesh Bhatt and baby brother of Pooja Bhatt. A fitness trainer and an aspiring actor, he is the Bhatt of all jokes.

Rahul Dev

Err! Sorry, who?

But then there are a few Rahuls who did get lucky thanks to the Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan.

The only time success came near the name was because of King Khan, who played characters called Rahul and in six films.