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Blog Entry# 104931
Posted: Feb 03 2011 (11:19)

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Feb 03 2011 (11:19)  
 
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I wonder why the railways has chosen the name 'DURANTO' express. Duranto in Kannada and I believe in hindi also, means a mishap. God forbid our duranto expresses meet with mishaps !
Was it meant to mean TURANT meaning immediate or fast by our Bengali railway minister !
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It is Duronto express . Duronto means "fast , very fast".
There is a bengali song ......."Duronto ghurnir....by Hemant Mukhopadhaya"
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