CULTURAL QA05-2021-05 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Can you tell about the Richest andpoorest states in India by GDP? A1 Malini T Fri, 30 April,2021 India is the 6th largest economy in the world. Whileit has been knocked off course somewhat through the impact of the pandemic,Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) forecast that the Indianeconomy would expand by 9% in 2021 and by 7% in 2022. Maharashtra has the highest GSDPamong 33 Indian States and Union Territories. As of the FY 2018-19, Maharashtra contributes 13.88% of India's GDP atcurrent prices, followed by TamilNadu (8.59%) and the most populous state Uttar Pradesh (8.35%).Other states in top 5 are Gujarat(7.92%) andKarnataka (7.87%). India's largeststate Rajasthan is at number 7, behind West Bengal, poorest state Bihar is atnumber 14, and capital Delhi is at number 12. The top 5 states share 46.6% of India's total economy. Five states ofSouth India together account for close to 30%. Eight states of North-East India share 2.8%. Andaman & Nicobar Islands has the lowest GSDP in the list of 33states/UTs. Followed by Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur. Here's a detailed look at the richest to the poorest states in India asof 2019-20-21. Rank I State/Union Territory I Nominal GDP ₹ lakh crore = INR trillions 1 Maharashtra ₹28.18 lakh crore (US$400 billion) 2019-20 2 Tamil Nadu ₹19.43 lakh crore (US$270 billion) 2020–21[3] 3 Uttar Pradesh ₹17.05 lakh crore(US$240 billion) 2020–21[3] 4 Karnataka ₹16.65 lakh crore (US$230 billion) 2020–21 5 Gujarat ₹16.49 lakh crore (US$230 billion) 2019–20 6 West Bengal ₹12.54 lakh crore (US$180 billion) 2019–20 7 Telangana ₹9.78 lakh crore (US$140 billion) 2020–21 8 Andhra Pradesh ₹9.71 lakh crore (US$140 billion) 2019–20 9 Rajasthan ₹9.58 lakhcrore (US$130 billion) 2020–21 10 Madhya Pradesh ₹9.17 lakh crore (US$130 billion) 2020–21 11 Kerala ₹8.54 lakhcrore (US$120 billion) 2019–20 12 Delhi ₹7.98 lakh crore (US$110 billion) 2020–21 13 Haryana ₹7.65 lakh crore (US$110 billion) 2020–21 14 Bihar ₹6.12 lakh crore (US$86 billion) 2019–20 15 Punjab ₹5.41 lakh crore (US$76 billion) 2020–21 6 Odisha ₹5.09 lakh crore (US$71 billion) 2020–21 17 Assam ₹3.51 lakh crore (US$49 billion) 2019–20 18 Chhattisgarh ₹3.50 lakh crore (US$49 billion) 2020–21 19 Jharkhand ₹3.29 lakh crore (US$46 billion) 2019–20 20 Uttarakhand ₹2.53 lakh crore (US$35 billion) 2019–20 21 Jammu and Kashmir ₹1.76 lakh crore (US$25 billion) 2020–21 22 Himachal Pradesh ₹1.56 lakh crore (US$22 billion) 2020–21 23 Goa ₹0.815 lakh crore (US$11 billion) 2020–21 24 Tripura ₹0.597 lakh crore (US$8.4 billion) 2020–21 25 Chandigarh ₹0.421 lakh crore (US$5.9 billion) 2018–19 26 Puducherry ₹0.380 lakh crore (US$5.3 billion) 2019–20 27 Meghalaya ₹0.348 lakh crore (US$4.9 billion) 2020–21 28 Sikkim ₹0.325 lakh crore (US$4.6 billion) 2019–20 29 Nagaland ₹0.319 lakh crore (US$4.5 billion) 2019–20 30 Manipur ₹0.318 lakh crore (US$4.5 billion) 2019–20 31 Arunachal Pradesh ₹0.273 lakh crore (US$3.8 billion) 2019–20 32 Mizoram ₹0.265 lakh crore (US$3.7 billion) 2019–20 33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands ₹0.088 lakh crore (US$1.2 billion) 2018–19 The above QA is based on yahooopening page news item today Q2 What is Shree Vishnu doing right now?What are all the Devas and Asuras doing, and where are they right now? A2 Akshay April 6 Travelblogger In Morning section at now All Asuras worshipping Bhagwan Shiv (Maheshwara) in the form Shivlingambeacause he is real God . He is god all 3 lokas (Trilokeshwara) Sri vishnu along with lakshmi worshipping Maheshwara (Shiva) in the formShivlingam. We already know all Devas follow the path of vishnu and worship lordShiva (Maheshwara) in the form of Shivlingam. 2ND ANSWER-B.LVenkatanarasimhan April 29 Hey! Actually this is not true! Lord Vishnu is lying on his bed(Actually his bed is a large heavenly,spiritual and celestial snake which is also a part of Lord Narayana himself)called Adishesha and his consorts Lakshmi and Bhoodevi (Mother Earth orPadmavati) are busy pressing his legs in his eternal, spiritual and blissfulLoka called Vaikunta! All the other Demigods(Devatas like Indra, Agni, Vayu, Varuna etc.) arebusy doing their own works and enjoying in the Swarga Loka(Heaven). Lord Shiva is doing Tapasya and his wife Parvati is worshipping him inthe form of Lingam. Lord Brahma is busy listening to the music played by Saraswati. I am not degrading Lord Shivabut telling the actual fact that's all! LordVishnu worships Lord Shiva and similarly Lord Shiva also worships Lord Vishnu.Both are the Supreme Gods of thisuniverse. They are just the two forms if the same Supreme Brahman. Q3 Did Harappa & Mahejodarocivilization exist when Lord Krishna was born on our Earth? If yes, then whydidn't Lord Krishna feel the necessity to guide those civilizations also? A3 Pradeep Kar 19h ago ProfessionalCareer Consultant, Educator. Hindu mythology says that Arab countries existed at that time, so Ibelieve; Harappa and Mahenjodaro civilization is somehow related to thatperiod. Arab countries is linked to the fostering parents of Kalyavan who wantedto fight a war with Krishna. Krishna cleverly drove him into the cave where Rishi Muchukuda wasmeditating and ultimately he was turned to ashes when Rishi opened his eyes inanger. It gives some indication about the presence of other civilization andreligion at that time. I've just tried to analyse a little about Mahabharat. I beg apology ifI'm wrong somewhere and it's totally unintentional. कृष्णाय बासुदेबाय हरये परमात्मने प्रणत: क्लेशनाशाय गोविन्दाय नमोनम: Q4 Which one is Brahma Murtha, 5:00 am or 3:00am? A4 Brijendra Shrivastava April 29 Member Gwalior Academy of Mathematical Sciences. First of alllet it be clear that Braahm Muhurta ब्राह्म मुहूर्त time is NOTFIXED.(please note, it is called braahm and not brahm ) SecondlyBraahm Muhurta is measured from local sun rise of preceding day up to and priorto next sunrise Braahmamuhurta operates 50 ghati before incoming sunrise,its duration is 5 ghatis, therefor, and it lastsup to 55 ghatis prior to sun rise. ★It simply means it operates 10 ghatisbefore incoming sun rise ,Brahm Muhurta will be operatve between four hourbefore incoming sunrise upto two hours before sunrise as 2.5 ghatimakes 1 hr and 10 ghatiswill make 4 hour. If sun rise is 6AM then Braahm Muhurta will be effective between 2 AM to 4 AM. Let us seesome ghati and hour equivalence 1ghati= 60 vighati ghati= 24 minutes ◆2 ghati= 48 minutes, ◆half ofghati= 12 minutes ●2 and halfghati=1 hour or 60 minutes. After BraahmMuhurta is over at 55 ghatis or 4 AM other segments of time starts - it is equally interesting to knowthese all in sequence Vishnu Puran says Panch panchushah kalah, saptpanch arunodaya, asht panch bhavet prata statah sooryoday smruta. Important:in Indian reckoning of time, it is measured from previous day to next sunrise. Meaning ushakaal उषा काल begins at 55 (panch panch ) ghati before incoming sunrise. Arunodaya अरुणोदय begins at 57 (panch sapta) ghati beforesunrise. Prataha kaalप्रातः काल begins at 58 (asht panch ) 58 ghatis before sunrise Sooryodaybegins at 60 ghatis from previous day Summming up, if sun rise is 6 am ,then 1 Braahm Muhurta is from 2 am to 4 am 2 Usha kaal is from 4 am to 4 .48 am 3 Arunodaya is from 4.48 am to 5.12 am Pratah kaal is from 5.12 am to 6.00 am Sooryodaya is at 6.00 am So we canventure a Braahm Muhurta Getup if we go to bed at 8pm and after sleeping for 6 hours getup at 2 am for utilising Braahma Muhurta between 2 to 4 am. A challenging task indeed. Because it is the timeof deep sleep for all creatures. That is why Lord Krashna says in Geeta या निशा सर्व भूतेषु जागृति तस्य संयमी, that which is night of all creatures, it is the person who hascontrolled his senses, keeps awake in such night Q5 What is the story of Lord Dakshinamurti? A5 Pratish Samir Mashankar November 15,2018 Mythologist and Legend's Orator at Vishwat (2015–present) The story goes back to the marriage of Shiva andSati. After marriage, Rishi Dadhichi had invited Shiva and Sati to hisaashram. When the duo were seated there, amongst the many rishis, Shiva saw Rishi Atharva andasked him why he was being uncomfortable/hesitant to speak with Shiva. Rishi Atharva replied that he had composed a wonderful doctrine of Knowledge and wished it get testified by a wise.And there can be no-one wiser than Shiva himself. Shiva blessed Rishi Atharva and started testifying histhesis. The doctrineconsisted of day to day things, material needs, health and medicine. Shiva,after reading it, declared that the book was so necessary and was so wellwritten that it shouldbe titled has the fourth Veda. (Earlier, there were only three Vedas: Rig,Yajur and Sama) Thougheveryone praised Atharva Veda; the four manas putras (mindborn sons) of Brahma aka the Sanat Kumars (Sanak, Sanatan, Sanandan and SanatKumar) did not agree to the fact that Shiva, ahermit, had the authority to instantiate the fourth Veda amongst the onescreated by their Father. They went to Prajapati Daksha (father of Sati)who asked them to have a Shastraath (debate abiding to scriptures) with Shiva.The quad approached Dadhichi's ashram andchallenged Shiva. Shivahappily agreed to it. Dadhichiarranged the seating arrangement in such a way that Shiva’s seat was facing north and Sanat Kumars’were facing south. It hurt the ego of the quad whoargued that due to their immense knowledge they should have the respect offacing north. Shiva agreed to that to, and sat facing south. Everyoneappointed Devi Saraswati, the mother of the Vedas, as the judge to decide theresult of the debate. And finally the big debate began. Whilethe Sanat Kumars fired numerous Vedic verses, Shiva, the maha yogi, counteredeach of them giving rational arguments backed by the initial three Vedas. As the SanatKumars humbled, Saraswati declared Shiva as the winner. Sanat Kumars were still confused with the factthat how could a fourth Veda exist when already three were created by Brahmaand how could Rishi Atharva have such immense knowledge. To whichShiva replied that when Lord Matsya (an incarnation of Vishnu) was pinning downthe demon Hayagreeva, one blow after another, to retrieve the Vedas which hehad stolen from Brahma; afterspitting out three Vedas, Hayagreeva ran to Shiva to beg for protection. Shivareplied that no one in this world can save Hayagreeva from Vishnu but heblessed him that, upon his death at Vishnu's hands he would be able to retainthe knowledge of the fourth Veda till his next Birth. Atharvais none other than Demon Hayagreeva, reborn. Brahma has four heads, sodefinitely there must've been four Vedas but the fourth one never reached humans untilnow. The Sanatkumars praised Shiva for his glory and begged his pardon for making him sitfacing the southern direction. Thus, they instantiated him asDakshinamurti (the lord facing the south) MY NOTE- This legend about the Lord Dakshinamoorthy in detail I am reading firsttime. All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 05-05 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 5-5- 2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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