India, Jan. 12 -- The year 2026 has arrived, amid a host of doomsday prophecies that seem to run virally on social media. Memes indicate humorously, "Duniya shesh, sab khatam, tata, bye bye," but hidden behind jests are warnings from mystics, prophets and online interpreters. Apocalyptic World War III to calamity rich natural catastrophes to alien contact these are the streams of conversation going on.

One major figure who contributed towards this trend is Baba Vanga, whose prophetic forecasts for the end of the world are now renowned. Baba Vanga, who was born in Bulgaria and went blind at the age of twelve and died in 1996, made famous forecasts for the end of the world. Baba Vanga, who called for peace and love for all living beings, m...