CULTURAL QA 10 -2021-25
Being compilation there maybe errors Q1 Why domany ophthalmologists themselves not prefer LASIK surgery? A Ritika Mukhija Doctor. Eye Surgeon.Updated 4y I was quite determined to get LASIK surgery done for myselfbefore joining post-graduation. My plan was to get it done after completing myMBBS and the PG entrance exams. So in the interim period, I consulted anOphthalmology senior resident from AIIMS for the same. He clearly advised me against itbecause I was planning to pursue Ophthalmology, the reason being LASIK is known toaffect contrast sensitivity in some individuals and that could hamper intricatevisualisation as required in a surgical branch. So I was clear thatthere's no question of LASIK for me. I was definitely a bit disappointedbecause spectacles and contact lenses used to be really troublesome at times and because Iwas (and still am) practically blind without them. After I joined the courseI read about every complication occuring during or post LASIK, and even saw a few cases. A young ladywas admitted on my bed with infective ulcers in both eyes post LASIK (she wasoperated outside AIIMS). She later required a corneal transplant procedure forthe same in both eyes. Although that's an extremely rare complication thesedays, but once you personally witness something so bad you tend to becomeskeptical. Ophthalmologistsknow way too much about LASIK to get it done without thinking twice. But that doesn'tapply to everyone. A very well-renowned Ophthalmologist got his daughteroperated by one of my consultants during my posting with him. Also, one of mycolleagues had already had LASIK done during her MBBS. She never faced anyproblem during theresidency. My very ownsister got the surgery done while I was doing my MBBS. She's doing fine and infact quite happy to have gotten rid of the glasses. I think it boils downto priorities in the end. For me, trading glasses for any sort of risk to myeyes, however miniscule it may be is not an option. And I feel most of thedoctors and not just ophthalmologists feel the same way. We have been taught to thinkrationally right from medical school and in general most of us do not belong tothe category of risk takers. Whatever valor or boldness many of ushad is quite well suppressed over the years in medical school and postgraduation!! Also a minor point, although I do not wish to generalize, isthat we are generally less bothered about our physical appearances. Thankfully,we have such a huge variety of spectacle frames and lenses these days that theyare more of a fashion accessory than a need. Lastly, my two cents to anyone who wishes to get LASIK forthemselves. Please readabout the procedure, its pros and cons and other alternatives. It's awonderful surgery in more than 99% of the cases,but there are risks involved. Always make an informed decision. Q2 Whichprivilege in other countries makes you jealous? A2 Rhasheed Vickers I always take notesin life, I also took Sociologyclasses Wed In Japan,there’s a village with a population of 400 something where fresh spring waterflows into people’s houses. You wash your veggies in it and whatever overflows goes backinto the environment for the fish. You know how much I’d pay to retire here? And if we goto the urban places like Tokyo, they have cooler mono rail systems than we do. Q3 Can youlive in Bengaluru without knowing Kannada? A3 Aravind Varier Teacher(2011–present)Sat You can live in anymetropolitan city having more than million (10 Lakhs) population in India by ONLY knowing the Englishlanguage. This is applicable to Bengaluru as well. Let assume a French speaking person who understands Englishwas transferred to Bengaluru as the director of any Mutli National Corporationlocated in the city. This person would preferably stay in a villa at a gatedcommunity. Most of the people who reside in this gated community wouldspeak English. He can easily converse in English with the sales boy at thesupermarket. The children of this gentleman will be studying at aninternational school where English is the primary language. Indians have to accept the Truth. India is a English Speaking Country andEnglish happens to be the language of the Elite class. We got independence from British in 1947.However, the eliteclass during that time promoted English by sidelining the mother tongue ofevery Indian. We are still an underdeveloped country because we Indianscollectively disowned our mother tongue for the English language. Q4 Howdoes an airplane that weighs lots of tons go up in the sky? A4 Kas Van Dam Master from Master ofArts Oct 5 Next time you’resitting in the car as a passenger crank open a window and put your hand out at an angle wherethe front of your hand is higher than the back (or if you want you can even buyminiature surfboards for it…). Now you feel your handbeing pushed upwards. In a nutshell that’s how the wing of an air plane works. Obviously it’s abit more complicated and it has a lot to do with the special shape of air planewings…. But you get the idea!It’s air pushingsomething upwards which is why air planes need to move forward (quite fast) inorder to stay in the air. (Helicopters work pretty much the same butinstead of the entire aircraft moving it’s just the blades moving fast enoughto create enough lift). Q5 Whydidn’t Rajendra Chola save Somnath Temple from Mahmud of Ghazni? A5 Ambika Vijay Knows Tamil Thu Rajendra was busy invadingthe territories in the western part of the Indian subcontinent and parts of South east Asia. Since, it was normal in those times for the enemy kings toengage in temple desecration. Even if Rajendra had heard about the Somnathattack, he would have caredless about it. The Cholas themselves engaged in Temple desecration andlooting idols. Rajendra I furnished his capital with images he had seizedfrom several prominent neighbouring kings: Durga and Ganesha images from the Chalukyas; Bhairava,Bhairavi, and Kali images from the Kalingas of Orissa; a Nandi image from theEastern Chalukyas; and a bronze Siva image from the Palas of Bengal [1] Chola armies during the Chola - Chalukya wars were involvedin iconoclasm in the Chalukya regions, where they converted a lot of JainBasadis into Shiva temples.[2] So, Somnath attackwouldn’t have evoked any emotions in a Chola king who himself was engaged in temple desecration. Tanjore inscriptions speak thus about the Chola raids andlooted treasures :[3] Mention of attack onOdisha : Masuni-desam, whose paddy-fields were green ;a large heap offamily-treasures, together with many (other treasures), (which he carried away)after having seized carried away) after having seized Indiradan of the old raceof the moon together with (his) family, in a fight which took place in a hall(at) Adinagar, (a city) which was famous for its unceasing abundance ; Odda-vishayam, which was difficult to approach, (and which hesubdued in) close fights ; the good Kosalai-nadu, where Brahmanas assembled ;Tandabutti (i.e., Danda-bhukti), in whose gardens bees abounded, (and which heacquired) after having destroyed Dharmapala (in) a hot battle ; Takkanaladam(i.e., Dakshina-Lata), whose fame reached (all) directions, (and which heoccupied) after having attacked Ranasura, (whose) strength departed, Mention of Attack onVengala Desam (Bengal ) “Vangala-desam, wherethe rain did not cease, (and from which) Govindachandra, (whose) fortunediminished, fled ; elephants of rare strength and treasures of women, (which heseized) after having been pleased to frighten on a hot battle-field Mahipala,who was deprived (even) of his slippers, bracelets and ear-rings “ Attack on port city ofKedah, Sri Vijaya (Indonesia) Seige of Kedah : The inscription reads : “and (who), — havingdispatched many ships in the midst of the rolling sea and having caughtSamgramavijayottungavarman, the king of Kadaram, along with (his) vehicles,(viz.) rutting elephants, (which were as impetuous as) the sea in fighting, —(took) the large heap of treasures,which (that king) had rightfully accumulated; the (arch called) Vidyadhara-torana at the “war-gate” of the extensive cityof the enemy ; the “jewel-gate,’ adorned with great splendour” The areas mentioned aboveare : Masuni Desam, Madurai Mandalam, Adinagara in Odradesa(Orissa) under the rulership of Indra-ratha, Southern Kosala, Dandabhukti ruledby Dhanapala, Southern Lata under Rana-sura, Vangala (Bengal) under GovindaChandra, Uttar a Lata under Mahipala, and the Pala ruler of Bengal, Kedah,Srivijaya (Indonesia) Cholas were invaders to the above territories, just like howGhazni was an invader to the western frontier regions. The Chola - Chalukya wars are said to have costed 1 millionlives[4] The Chola army right from Rajaraja’s times were pretty brutal : Chola attack on Jain Basadis of Kollipaka (kulpak) : So, if Cholaarmy had invaded Gujarat, they might have carried away the temple treasurestoo. Footnotes [1] Temple desecration in pre-modern India [2] Full text of "Mahamandalesvaras under the Calukyasof Kalyani" [3] South Indian Inscriptions- Tanjavur (Tanjore) Temple @whatisindia.com [4] Chalukya–Chola wars – Wikipedia Q6 Why iswhole wheat flour more expensive than regular flour? A6 Alice Twain Eating and cooking for 40years. Oct 15 Because it is moreexpensive to produce, goes bad faster, and has a smaller market. Many people wrongly assume that whole wheat flour is made ofwhole wheat. It is not. Thewheat must be refined, eliminating the wheat germ and most of the bran. The germ, which isprone to get spoiled, gets preserved in a fridge, the bran is separated andground, the refined wheat is ground as usual. Immediately beforepackaging, the flour is mixed withwheat and oates bran (oates bran has a better taste and lastsslightly linger before going rancid), and sometimes a little wheat germ isadded. This is what goes on sale. Q7 Can youexplain the Milky Way to me? Are we inside of it, or are we part of the Milkyway? A7 Chris Harrington Bachelor of FineArts from Academy of Art University (Graduated 2011)Oct 12 Yes, andyes. We are inside it and we are a part of it. If light pollution was not a problem, you could see the MilkyWay wrapping all around our whole sky. From Earth, it looks like a band oflight. This is because most of the galaxy is shaped like a disc, and we areclose to the edge of that disc, roughly in the middle with respect to up anddown in the disc. So most ofthe stars of the Milky Way form a band all around our sky as we look into thedisc from within it. The bulky part at the middle of the galaxy is mostly obscuredfrom us, since much of the disc is in the way in that direction, but the centerof the galaxy is in the direction of Sagittarius, so the band of the Milky Wayis a little thicker that way and a little thinner the other way, toward Gemini. We can’tactually see the structure of the Milky Way directly, so we’re really guessingabout it’s shape. It’s apretty educated guess, but it’s still just a guess. We’re pretty sure it’s abarred spiral galaxy. I’ll put a picture below. As we get better and betterabout mapping the galaxy, we’ll know more, obviously. But for now, that’spretty much everything I can tell you. Q8 Whatcapital cities of the world were poorly chosen? A8 teve Gray Former IT Support and ITSecurity at Various(including healthcare, educaton, DOD, government) (1980–2015)41m Probably Brasilia. It wasRio de Janeiro at first, much more logical, until the government decided tobuild a new capital fromscratch. They chose to build it in themiddle of nowhere, well stocked with diseases but nothing else, and called itBrasiia. To this day the vast majority of people who live there only do so because they workthere for the government. A real backwater. Q9 Whendid you realize small things matter? A9 Manu Pandey 19 years old23h Yesterday my mom was asking me whether I have seen any papercups or disposable glasses. When I asked her why she said that she is thinking of givingtea to laborers. There are some worksgoing on in our area and also regarding the Vishwanath Corridor, every lane isgetting refitted. So, after a while, she prepared tea and gave it to them. They were about toleave after finishing their work and then my mom gave them tea. They became very happy after seeing that and said that it wasrelaxing for them to have tea after such a tiring day. It indeed made them happy that was easily visible from theirwords and eyes. It’s not so normalbecause no one pays heed to the laborers who are working under the government. Sometimes small things matter because they come at anunexpected time.I realized this yesterday. Q10 Why dolions attack from behind? A10 Nick Nicholas Studied Big Cats for 40+ years Oct 13 There are severalreasons for this. 1 The prey animal is normally trying to run away from thelion: 2 Very few animals will try and face a lion head on. A capebuffalo or rhino might but medium sized prey will not. 3 It makes sense to attackfrom the rear. The lion by attacking from the rear is out of the way of teethand horns. Once the animal is down it can go for the throat. Allthe above QA are based on Quora digest to me on 24-10-2021. Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers Compiler-R. Gopala Krishnan, 78 dated 25 -10-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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