CULTURAL QA 01-2021-17 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 How do I improve my digestion? A1 Manisha Ghodke August 5-2020 .Everyone experiences occasional digestive symptoms such asupset stomach, gas, heartburn, nausea, constipation or diarrhoea. However, when these symptoms occur frequently, they can cause majordisruptions to your life. Fortunately, diet and lifestylechanges can have a positive impact on your gut health. A high-fibre diet promotes regular bowel movements and may protect againstmany digestive disorders. Three common types of fibre are soluble and insolublefibre, as well as prebiotics. Adequate fat intake improves the absorption of some fat-soluble nutrientslike omega 3 fatty acids. Insufficient fluid intake is acommon cause of constipation. Increase your water intake by drinking non-caffeinated beverages andeating fruits and vegetables that have high water content. Stress negatively impacts yourdigestion and has been linked to IBS, ulcers, constipation and diarrhoea. Reducing stress can improve digestive symptoms. Chewing food thoroughly breaks it down so that it can be digested moreeasily. The act also produces saliva, which is needed for proper mixing of foodin your stomach. To know more, get in touch with Qua Nutrition-Signature Nutrition Clinic. Q2 How did Ravana defeat Kubera? A2 Bhanu Kiran19-1-2021-Kuberahanded over Lanka to Ravana even before their war. Ravana had sent a message to Kubera to hand overLanka to him which originally belonged to the Rakshasas. Kubera thenconsulted his father Vishrava. Vishrava instructed Kubera to abandon Lanka andbuild a residence in Kailasa. Kubera agreed to his father’s instructionsand left to Kailasa with his family. Ravana and his troops then entered Lankaand started living there. After obtaining Lanka, Ravanathen marched to Kailasa for defeating Kubera. When Kubera saw Ravana, he told that a person who disrespects hismother, father, brother or preceptor will see the consequence when he comesunder the subjugation of Yama. Having said this, Kubera then struck Maricha and few other Rakshasasand they were forced to retreat. Kubera proceeded towards Ravana and struck Ravana on the head with hisclub. But Ravana was unmoved. Then they struck each other and both of thembecame intolerant. Kuberatook out his Agni weapon and released it against Ravana. Ravana countered itwith Varuna weapon. Ravana then struck Kubera on the head with his large club. Kubera felldown and lost his consciousness. Kubera was immediately taken away from battlefield from his familymembers. As a sign of victory, Ravana seized the Pushpaka Vimana ofKubera and returned to Lanka. In the below quotes, Dhanada is none other than Kubera. Its just hisanother name. Having said this, he struck all the advisers, Maricha and the others,such that they were repulsed and forced to run away. After this, thegreat-souled Indra among the yakshas struck Dashagriva on the head with a club.However, he did not waver from the spot. O Rama! In that great battle, theythen struck each other. They did not fall unconscious. Nor were they exhausted.Both of them became even more intolerant. In the battle, Dhanada releasedagneyastra. Dashagriva countered the weapon with varunastra. The lord of therakshasas then immersed himself in the maya of the rakshasas. He struck Dhanadaon the head with his gigantic club. Thus struck, he lost his senses and bloodstarted to flow. The lord of treasures fell down, like an ashoka tree severedat the root. Padma and theother nidhis took the lord of treasures to the grove of Nandana and revivedDhanada. O Rama! Thus, Dhanada was vanquished by the lord of therakshasas. As a sign ofhis victory, he seized Pushpaka vimana. Ref: Valmiki Ramayana CE Uttara Kanda Chapter 7(15) Q3 What are some good examples of innocence? A3 Ritesh Kumar Mishra January 7-2020 Ramakrishna used to give talks to his disciples but when his wife cookedthe food, he directly entered into the kitchen just to see what Sarada was cooking. Sarada used to be surprise because she knew he is a great spiritualmaster. She often told him, does it suit you to come into kitchenand to enquire what I am cooking, you are a great teacher, what will your disciplescontemplate about you? He said, “I love food, there is nothing wrong to enquire the same.” Ramakrishna used to leave the talks and he enquired about the food. Asimplicity, a childlike behaviour, curiosity like a child, he was full ofinnocence. Q4 Why doesn't Chennai have many high-rise buildings? A4 Nakul Sethuram. The city doesn’t have many high-rise building compared to theSuburbs.[1] This is because of the presence of Weather radar at the Chennai port,which prohibits the construction of building beyond 50m. Because of this restriction, the houses were builtless than 50m. LIC building was the tallest building at that time (54m). Later,in 1998, it was extended to 60m. Later, in 2008, CMDA (Chennai Metropolitan Development Association)permitted to construct buildings beyond 60m. As the city center was mostly filled with the buildings below 50m, theheight of the building seldom exceeds 50m. Most of the skyscrapers were builtin Perambur and suburbs like Egattur and Solinganallur. Currently, the city has96 high-rise buildings and 148 under construction Bayview tower of Hiranandani is the tallest building in Chennai with amaximum height of 140 metres. Q5 Why are goddess Kali devotees the maximum number in WestBengal? A5 Aryan Parashar December 12-2020 You will get your answer from my following questions:- Why Lord Krishna'sdevotees are maximum in Vrindavan,entire Braja and Dwarka? Why Lord Shiva'sdevotee are in maximum number in Kashi,Ujjain and Uttrakhand? Why Ganesha'sdevotees are in maximum number in Maharashtra? Why AmbikaDevi's devotees are in maximum number in North India? Why MuruganSwami's and Ayappan Swami's devotees are in maximum number in South India? Hope you got your answer.Jaya Jaya Bhagwati Dakshina Kalika Parmeshwari!! Ps. I'm not a Bengali but a Kalika Bhakta Q6 What is the most unforgettable sentence that someone said toyou? A6 Hina Anser January 16-2021 A few years ago, I heard a voice in the street. Then someone knocks on the door, andas I open the door. There is one hawker, who is selling grams and groundnuts(Chana Wala). He greets me and also greets him back. Then, I ask himabout the price of the groundnuts. Hawker: Its price is 110 rupees per kg. Me: I have 200 rupees and I don’t have the change, so keep 200. Hawker: Just remember me inyour prayers. Me: What about 10 rupees? Hawker: I said you,just remember me in your prayers. Me: I give him 100 rupees and then he leaves. His reply is the most unforgettable sentence for me. Most people consider hawkersdumb, but for me, he is the smartest man. Because on that day, he takes more precious things for me in turn of 10rupees, which is prayers. Being a Muslim, I prayer 5 times a day. So, I always remember that hawker in my prayers 5 times a day ona daily basis. It’s been 3years, but I still remember him in my prayers. Be Humble: My ego will not be hurt by taking help from others. Q7 Can I pray to Lord Krishna during periods? A7 Shree Keshava Dated January 15-2021 Even Mata Draupadi was in her periods when “Vastraharan” took place: Alas, during my season, stained with blood, with but a single cloth on, trembling all over,and weeping, I was dragged to the court of the Kurus! Beholding me, stainedwith blood in the presence of those kings in the assembly, the wicked sons ofDhritarashtra laughed at me!” Panchali was going through her menses then. She was weeping and clad in asingle garment tied below the navel, she went to the sabha and stood before herfather-in-law-BORI CE And Dussasana dragging Krishna of long long locks unto the presence ofthe assembly as if she were helpless though having powerful protectors--andpulling at her, made her tremble like the banana plant in a storm. And draggedby him, with body bent, she faintly cried--'Wretch! it ill behoveth thee totake me before the assembly. Myseason hath come, and I am now clad in one piece of attire-KMG Now, did Sri Krishna say, “You are on a period so don’t pray to me and iwon’t protect you!”? Whenever i hear STRONG WOMAN, Mata Draupadi’s name would always come inmy mind! Tech Lead at Cognizant (company) (2018–present) Q8 Where are deserts that there shouldn't be? A8 Prajwal Gangadhar January 6-2021 The Curse of Talakaadu-In the lush greenery of Mysore, India,there lies a small town called Talakaadu that is a mini desert. And the suspected cause of this geological shift? A curse Legend goes that in 1610. a vassal king Tirumala Raja of the famedVijayanagara Empire who was ruling the city of Srirangapattna contracted an incurable disease.Talakaadu was a piligrimage site for Hindus where they worshipped Lord Vaidyeshwara (god of medicine),an incarnation of Lord Shiva. So Tirumala Raja set out to Talakaadu to offer his sacrifices to the lordand left his wife Alemelamma in charge of the affairs of Srirangapattna. However, Tirumala Raja’s health deteriorated and hearing this, Alemelammaimmediately set out to Talakaadu to be with her husband and handed over theaffairs of Srirangapatna to RajaWodeyar of the Wodeyar Dynasty of the Kingdom of Mysore. Now it is said that RajaWodeyar had his eyes on Alemelamma’s crown jewels (and some legends say that he had his eyes on her itself). Hence seizingthe opportunity, he dispatched an army to intercept her and forcibly take thejewels. Alemelamma, getting furious at this and seeing no other way out, throwsher jewels into the River Cauvery, utters the following curse near a placecalled Malangi: Talkādu Maralaāgi. Let Talakadu turn into sand Mālingi maduvaāgi Let Malangi be filled with Whirlpools Mysuru dhorege makkalagade hōgali. May the kings of Mysore forever be heirless and plunged into the waters of Cauvery. Talakaadu, although is easily navigable is since then submerged in sandsalong with a lot of its temples from its age. And The Wodeyar Dynasty is still heirless evenafter 400 years. They either adopt to continue the lineage or thepaternal uncles take over the crown. Sources:Wiki on Talakaad Q9 What are some secrets about Goddess Lakshmi? A9 Dolly Sehgal October 31 Lives in India I am pretty sure that most of the people won't know this Divine form ofMaa as given in Sri LakshmiNarayana Hrudhyam! It is so merciful that I am not finding the exact Picture which couldeven reach near this description and I suggest you all to go through LakshmiNarayana Hrudhyam,Atleast for once![1] I pray to Goddess Lakshmi, who wears yellow silk, Who holds two lotusflowers in her two hands, I pray Lakshmi who holds lotus flower and rides on alion. She shines holding acitrus fruit, mace, and a shield in her hands, I salute the Shakthi whoadorns herself by using the moon, I salute the very pretty one who is thesister of moon, the Lord of the night, I salute the personification of devotionwho helps people to cross the ocean of life, And I salute her who is wisdom andwho is the consort of killer of Madhu. Salutations to Lakshmi, who is the personification of divinity, who is ofthe colour of pure Gold, Who has a shining form, who cloths herself in goldcolour apparel, who wears all ornaments, Who holds a golden pot full ofpomegranate seeds, as also a lotus made of gold, Who is the primeval power,mother of all and who has all auspicious things. Footnotes [1] Sri Lakshmi Narayana Hrudayam Q10 How deep is the sand of the Sahara? What is below it? Is it agradual transition, or is it like pure sand dumped directly on some previousflat surface? Originally Answered: How deepis the sand of the Sahara Desert? What is below it? Is it a gradual transition, or is it like pure sanddumped directly on some previous flat surface? A10 John Flavin Updated March 5, 2019-Professional Geologist andEngineer The Sahara, Arabic for desert, stretches across North Africa. The Sahara is the world's largestnon-polar desert, over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), which is about thesame size as the United States. Although the Sahara is famous for sand-swept dunes, the majority of the surface iscomprised of hamada or rocky plateau. The Sahara's fabled dune fieldscover only about 15% of the entire desert's surface and lie primarily in thenorth-central region. Inthe dune laden sections of Algeria and Libya, the sand thickness varies becausedunes can pile up to a height of several hundred meters, but then changeas the sand moves. The desert expanse is dominated by rocky barren stretches with arid hillsand valleys. What many do not realize is the Sahara was once a fertile area thatsupported thriving human communities. A study of cores revealed thatNorth Africa's ancient climate underwent swift desertification and a climateshift transforming the region from a humid, subtropical landscape to desertwithin a matter of years. Thisoccurred around 4200 B.C. It returned to the same desert conditions thatdominated the area 13,000 years earlier. When the climate began tochange, the Sahara region became parched and the vegetation died away. With nothing to hold the soil, wind action wasable to remove all of the fine sediment until only sand, rocks, and bedrockremained. PROBABLE CAUSE The change from the mid-Holocene climate to that of today was initiatedby changes in the Earth's orbit and the tilt of Earth's axis. Some 9,000 years ago, Earth's tilt was 24.14degrees, as compared with the current 23.45 degrees, and perihelion, (the pointin the Earth's orbit that is closest to the Sun), occurred at the end of July,as compared with early January now. At that time, the Northern Hemispherereceived more summer sunlight, which amplified the African andIndian summer monsoon. The changes in Earth's orbit occurred gradually, whereas the evolution ofNorth Africa's climate and vegetation were abrupt. German researcher Claussen and his colleagues believe that variousfeedback mechanisms within Earth's climate system amplified and modified the effectstouched off by the orbital changes. By modeling the impact of climate, oceans,and vegetation both separately and in various combinations, the researchersconcluded that oceans played only a minor role in the Sahara's desertification. FUN FACT Wadi El Hitan, (Whale Valley),in Egypt contains the fossilized remains of an extinct sub-order of whales. Evidently, the valley was part of a shallow marinebasin 40–50 million years ago. The desertification helped both preserve andreveal a tremendous hoard of fossils. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 22-1-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 22-1-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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