Dharti_Pakar

Dharti Pakar

Dharti Pakar

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Dharti Pakar (also spelt Dharti Pakad; transcribed as Dhartipakar and Dhartipakad as well) (etymology: Dharti = Earth; Pakar = Grasp: "One who clings on") is the nickname of at least three perennial candidates in India who contested unsuccessfully in several elections against top political leaders.

A satirical television show looking at the electoral politics was named Dharti Pakar after a man named Kaka Joginder Singh, whose nickname was Dharti Pakad. Mohan Lal, a cloth merchant from Bhopal, also had the nickname of Dharti Pakar for contesting elections against five different Prime Ministers and losing the deposit in all these elections.[1] Nagarmal Bajoria is also known by the nickname of Dharti Pakar;[2] he contested from over 278 constituencies and used donkeys for campaigning in an election.[3] There are others who have contested several elections (see this for example) unsuccessfully, but not necessarily known by the sobriquet.

Dharti Pakar is also a popular nickname in office politics referring to individuals who have no case for meaningful existence in the prevailing environment.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Miracle That Is India". Outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. [2]
    "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. [3]
    Archived 13 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine


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