BK101

For many of you out there who have stumbled upon this website, intentionally or otherwise, this is an introduction to the Bhaukaaal page or BK101.

First, lets get this straight:
What is a bhaukaaal?

A bhaukaaal (also spelled bhaukal, bhaukaal) is a sentence in the future tense, usually (but not always) stating an impossible dream.
eg. (hangover) "I will quit drinking"
(January) "I am going to lose this winter weight"

Bhaukaaals may be simple or complex, they may be straightforward or require context.

A bhaukaaal might be an outrageous claim:

eg. "Hum suvarna padak layenge" (We will bring back the gold medal) - KPS Gill on the Indian hockey team's prospects for Beijing 2008.
Status: The Indian team failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2008

Or a public announcement:

eg. "We are targeting an area from Iraq to Indonesia, and that area has a population of 2.5 billion." - President of Spice Mobile (on Spice's new screen-less, cheapest ever cellphone)

Because of their funny nature, some bhaukaals are sometimes fulfilled:
eg. "We are confident of winning the 3rd Test" - Anil Kumble (after an embarassing defeat at ..anyway)

But most of the time, they are funnier unfulfilled:
eg. "I will SCARE the Indians" - Shaun Tait (Australian paceman before the Perth Test)
Status: Cumulative figures of 21 overs, 92 runs, 0 wickets. He left the Australian team for some 'personal time' after the Test and has been missing since.

I hope I have made clear WHAT a bhaukaaal is. What a GOOD bhaukaal is, only time will tell.

Note: some sources for these bhaukaaals may be questionable (note NDTV, AAJ TAK), but hey, who cares?

How to post:
For this, you need a gmail account (send it to Satish, he will activate it)

So go ahead, find more instances of bhaukaaals and post them here. Of course, if you have ambition and don't mind other people laughing at you, post your own!