Pranam Grand Master GS Pradeep or Promod?. *Siddhartha Basu* is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host, widely regarded as the "Father of Indian television quizzing". He is best known for hosting shows such as *Quiz Time <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quiz_Time&action=edit&redlink=1>* , *Mastermind India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_India>* and *University Challenge <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Challenge>*, and as producer-director of shows such as *Kaun Banega Crorepati <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaun_Banega_Crorepati>*, *Dus Ka Dum <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dus_Ka_Dum>*, *Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhalak_Dikhhla_Jaa>* and *India's Got Talent <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%27s_Got_Talent>*. Founder-Director of the television production house BIG Synergy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIG_Synergy>, & later a creative mentor and consultant with the company, he stepped back from all roles in the company in December 2018. Along with Anita Kaul Basu, he is a Founder-director of Tree of Knowledge Digital <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tree_of_Knowledge_(greenfield_venture)&action=edit&redlink=1>, a greenfield venture in the area of interactive edutainment events, e-learning, gaming, publishing, and select television production. *Jeopardy!* is a long-running game show with a reversed format in which a question to an answer is given. The show is at times dubbed as *America's Favorite Quiz Show*.. Hence whether intelligent as a knowledge master is a secondary opinion as there were shows and Encyclopedia from which the questions are prepared. KR IRS 281221
On Mon, 27 Dec 2021 at 15:52, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *BUCKET-VAALI-THOTTI* > > *Dear friends,* > > *Yesterday night I was thinking why the Aswamedham fame G S Pramod was not > appearing in TV programs. What a coincidence – he appeared yesterday in the > Flowers TV programme, “Flowers Orukoti”. On talks he said, he was about to > kick the bucket and had near death experience, but survived. For all > members from Kerala, GS Promod is a familiar person. For the information to > others- He is one of the topmost intelligent and knowledgeable persons in > India. * > > *In computer language there is a usage- Leaky bucket. * > > *But this write up of mine is about the ordinary bucket, used to draw up > water from wells. Now bucket is made of different materials and it has a > wide range of uses. An interesting look about buckets. No serious matter > in this writing. * > > *Sincerely,* > > *Gopalakrishnan 27-12-2021* > > *1 Galvanised iron bucket* > > *In my boyhood days, water from the well (in the North East area of my > home), was drawn up using medium size bucket tied to a coir rope and put > through a pulley fitted to a beam. Other end of pulley was tied to the beam > to ensure even if rope slipped from hand it might not fall in to well. > In temples copper pots with small neck was used to draw up water. Even now > at Kollur Mookambikai temple for abhishekam water is drawn up using a > copper pot from the well closed to sanctum. * > > *Periodically the rope was replaced with new one due to wear and tear. > Bucket was replaced after holes appeared in the bottom and sides. Though > not so popular, some homes had rubber ropes. Even after pump set became > common, in public wells rope and buckets could be seen in my home. Two > persons could draw water from a well at the same time. * > > *Most of the wells had raised walls and the beam rested on two pillars on > opposite sides. A platform was there to stand and fetch water. Buckets of > large size were used in building work. Small size bucket was used to carry > water to toilet, away from home in a corner of the compound. Later period, > toilet was built close to home. Now we have toilets attached or semi > attached, with in home. * > > *2. Copper, brass and stainless steel buckets* > > *For serving water, dishes, buttermilk etc. on those days tinned brass and > copper buckets were used. Using a thava the items were served. Water was > served using a glass with a handle. Now instead of copper/brass, stainless > steel buckets and thava are used. If one peep in to caterer’s table, one > can see at least 15 buckets filled with dishes and other items to serve. > Now most of the serving staff are uniformed and serve things having gloves > in the hand. In olden days limited quantity was served. If asked more > additional quantity was served. Now host pays for full serving. I have no > recollection of aluminium buckets used for keeping and serving dishes. * > > *Today I was in a famous restaurant for tiffin in late evening with my > daughter and grandson. I wanted more coconut chutney. But the server > brought coconut chutney and other chutnies in a medium thookku, served to > all the three coconut chutney, along with other chutnies. He is so busy, > better he thought to serve all chutnies to all!!! * > > *3 Stainless steel bucket incident* > > *Often when we were out of station from our Chennai home, the lady servant > exhausted water from overhead tank by watering plants. It was before 5 > years. My wife suggested just sliding the cover a little; she may draw > water from sump and close the cover. I went to vessels shop for a small > bucket. Stainless steel cost a little more than GI bucket. I purchased > stainless steel. * > > *My wife exclaimed- Get a good plastic bucket to** her. Stainless steel > bucket to lady servant for lifting water from a 5 feet depth sump? Now the > glittering bucket makes it’s appearance during functions. To cut short I > got a good plastic bucket for her. * > > *4 Aluminium buckets.* > > *Aluminium Buckets started appearing by 1985’s in shops. The first > attraction was that it had lesser weight. Galvanised buckets gave way to > them. However it had no glittering appearance. But aluminium had resale > value. Old and damaged buckets could be returned and new ones could be > purchased, paying about 70% of cost. It was big on those days. * > > *5. Plastic buckets.* > > *After the appearance of plastic buckets and pots in different sizes, > except for drawing water from well, plastic buckets found it’s use in other > places. It took more time to get it filled since they floated in water. In > catering to keep cut vegetables, to keep water etc., plastic buckets found > their place. For serving dishes stainless steel buckets continue till > today. But servants use plastic buckets to remove the used leaf after meals > etc. They were deposited in large waste bins of plastic to collect by > municipal Lorries. * > > *5 Different uses of plastic buckets* > > *Small size plastic bucket is used in work area and kitchen. Medium size > is used in bath rooms and small size in toilets. Medium size plastic bucket > and mug is used for watering plants. Large mugs with tail and handle are > available in foreign countries to water plants. My son brought such a one, > before two years which I use with caution to avoid breaking. Scrap > merchants collect broken buckets for small value. Within store room, rice > etc. are kept plastic buckets with lid. For various uses like tank and sump > cleaning workers prefer medium and small size buckets. Slightly modified > buckets are kept as dustbins. They may have fixed or not fixed cover. Re > used plastic items are also available now. But their life period is less, > but priced lesser. * > > *6. Square buckets.* > > *95% buckets are conical with large mouth and a flat bottom. Conical but > rectangular top and bottom buckets appeared at one time. But it was not > pleasing. I purchased one when it appeared, still in use to collect waste > water from RO machine. Waste water from RO machine can be used for cleaning > portico, entrance, gate area etc. * > > *7. Bath and plastic bucket.* > > *When the plastic buckets appeared medium sized one was carried by all > while going to bath. All bath items, clothes to be washed etc. was carried > in it. Elders used the bucket with a mug to bathe kids. Kids were placed on > a higher step from water level in the Ghat, water from river was taken in > bucket and using mug, they were bathed. I recollect a film in which actor > Late Nagesh taking bath on the banks of the river collecting water from > river for fear of getting in to river, in picture Shanti Nilayam.* > > *Now we have cleaned steps in Varanasi to get in to river Ganga. Those who > visit Banaras at least take bath once in river Ganga. * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/462115083.1356349.1640600607601%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/462115083.1356349.1640600607601%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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