1 | In India, an eclipse is considered inauspicious. | |
2 | And this dumbing down bodes ill for the nation's future. | |
3 | We are reaping the consequences of an excess of confidence, suffering for lack of a Cassandra. | |
4 | Born in the states, she certainly had no bad stars tracking across her heavens. | |
5 | Lunar eclipses have long been associated with superstitions and signs of ill omen, especially in battle. |