Pranam
What about the Genius of India? KR IRS 3222
On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 04:55, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
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> *CULTURAL QA 02-2022-03*
>
> *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS*
>
> Q1 Is it safe to eat tomato skin?
>
> A1 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Sun
>
> *Tomatoes are rich in nutrients, and their skin, pulp and seeds can be
> eaten.*
>
> Tomatoes are both a vegetable and a fruit, and it is not advisable to
> remove the skin when eating tomatoes.
>
> Tomato skin is rich in lycopene and dietary fiber, and its lycopene
> content is 3 times higher than that of pulp.
>
> Lycopene is a natural antioxidant with unique antioxidant power. The
> antioxidant capacity of lycopene is about 10 times that of vitamin E.
>
> Lycopene can scavenge free radicals that can cause aging and disease,
> protect cells, and delay the body's aging process.The dietary fiber content
> of lycopene is much higher than that of pulp. Dietary fiber can speed up
> gastrointestinal motility, eliminate toxins and garbage, and is very
> beneficial to the health of the gastrointestinal tract.
>
> Q2 Is eating too much pepper bad for your health ?
>
> A2 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Jan 28
>
> *Pepper is a very spicy food and is often used as a condiment, which is
> perfect for spicy food lovers.*
>
> *However, excessive consumption of pepper may damage the gastric mucosa
> and colonic mucosa, leading to gastrointestinal and digestive problems.*
>
> In general, eat a maximum of 5 grams to 6 grams per day, about 1
> tablespoon.
>
> The main active ingredient of pepper is piperine, which has a wide range
> of pharmacological effects, such as anti-inflammatory, bactericidal,
> antioxidant, anti-tumor, immunomodulatory functions and so on.
>
> Pepper also contains aromatic oils, protein, dietary fiber, vitamin C,
> vitamin D, and minerals such as manganese, potassium, and iron.
>
> Pepper is the most basic ingredient in Indian and Chinese medicine and is
> often used to treat a variety of ailments.
>
> *Eating a little pepper every day can bring more health benefits than you
> might think.*
>
> Q3 Why do some parents who are aged more than 90 years in
> spite having crores of wealth do not wish to give anything to their own
> children?
>
> A3 Bhuvana Rameshwar Former Teacher, 5h
>
> *They are cautious. They are sceptical. They have trust issues with their
> family members.*
>
> *They are only ensuring they are not ill treated, thrown out or sent to a
> Home by the people who inherit their wealth and money. Some elders are*
> abandoned too. We read these kind of news often in newspapers or see them
> on TV.
>
> Nowadays no one has time or patience to care for parents or grandparents,
> more so if they are bed ridden, or disabled like with sickness, failing eye
> sight, hearing, physical strength or if they are having Alzhemier ‘s
> disease. So having money ensures they get some humane treatment if not
> love and respect. Atleast they can get good medical treatment, a home
> nurse if needed. I remember an old relative of *ours donated all his
> money to the devoted home nurse who took care of him after his adult
> children stopped visiting him. All his three children lived in the US.*
>
> Another person known to us even married in his old age and his pension now
> goes to the lady who stayed with him and took care of him. He was a retired
> govt officer. He married some ten years after his wife's death. He lived
> alone so needed a full time person for company, cooking home food and for
> running the house.
>
> Q4 Which technology made a smaller computer possible?
>
> A4 Brett Bergan Building PC's for 25 years Jan 11
>
> *Intel co-founder Robert Noyce filed for the Integrated Circuit patent in
> the summer of 1959.*
>
> Seven years after being granted the patent rights, Gordon Moore, Andy
> Groves, and Noyce left Fairchild Semiconductor in 1968 to make integrated
> circuits for 64-bit memory modules.*Their first commercial product from
> Intel in Aug 1968 was he 3101 memory module.*The 3101 only housed a few
> bits of memory storage per square millimeter, but it was a crucial
> beginning to what has proven to become one of the greatest companies in the
> history of human achievements.
>
> *My note- So before 1968 there were only small* mathematical mechanical
> calculators like NCR-(National cash register). *I have used it in 1966*
>
> Q5 Would you be offended if you had a doctorate and someone
> who knows it addresses you as Mr.?
>
> A5 Ken Saladin I think, therefore I am.22h
>
> *Like the rest, I have a PhD but I don’t expect people to call me doctor*.
> Many people do, in academic and formal settings like introducing me as a
> speaker, and politicians do, but outside of that, no—and I don’t expect it.
> I even invited my students to call me Ken in my early years of teaching,
> but most of them were uncomfortable about that and they themselves
> preferred to use the honorific. *So after a couple of years, I just
> started introducing myself the first day of class as Dr. Saladin.*Here in
> the south eastern United States, with its own idioms, it’s common for
> people to call me “Mister Ken” (or my wife “Miss Diane”) particularly in
> business dealings with people who have met me before and sometimes meeting
> me for the first time. *I think it’s a charming blend of friendliness and
> respect*. Close friends don’t use the “mister,” but retail sales people,
> receptionists, and others who know me but not on intimate terms like a
> close friend, use it. Women are correspondingly called “Miss” this or that
> regardless of whether they’re married or not.
>
> Q6 Does the middle class owe its existence to the industrial
> revolution? And why wasn't there a middle class in ancient times?
>
> A6 Jason Almendra I took "Greek & Latin Roots of English" in
> college Updated Jan 20
>
> During the Paleolithic period, men and adolescent boys hunted. Women and
> children gathered. When the Neolithic period began c.8000 BC. Human society
> stratified. *1 percent became the ruling priestly class. 10 percent
> became the warrior caste. And the rest became peasants.*
>
> Trifunctional hypothesis - Wikipedia
>
> The trifunctional hypothesis of prehistoric Proto-Indo-European society
> postulates a tripartite ideology (" idéologie tripartite ") reflected in
> the existence of three classes or castes— priests , warriors , and
> commoners (farmers or tradesmen)—corresponding to the three functions of
> the sacral , the martial and the economic , respectively. The trifunctional
> thesis is primarily associated with the French mythographer Georges
> Dumézil, who proposed it in 1929 in the book Flamen-Brahman , and later in
> Mitra-Varuna . This part of the 12th-century Swedish Skog tapestry has,
> possibly erroneously, been interpreted to show, from left to right, the
> one-eyed Odin , the hammer-wielding Thor and Freyr holding up wheat. Terje
> Leiren believes this grouping corresponds closely to the trifunctional
> division.
>
> *Three-way division- According to Georges Dumézil* (1898–1986),
> Proto-Indo-European society had three main groups, corresponding to three
> distinct functions: Sovereignty , which fell into two distinct and
> complementary sub-parts: one formal, juridical and priestly but worldly;
> the other powerful, unpredictable and priestly but rooted in the
> supernatural world. Military , connected with force, the military and war .
> Productivity , herding , farming and crafts ; ruled by the other two.
>
> *In the Proto-Indo-European mythology , each social group had its own god
> or family of gods to* represent it and the function of the god or gods
> matched the function of the group. Many such divisions occur in the history
> of Indo-European societies:
>
> Southern Russia: Bernard Sergent associates the Indo-European language
> family with certain archaeological cultures in Southern Russia and
> reconstructs an Indo-European religion based upon the tripartite functions.
> Early Germanic society: the supposed division between the king , nobility
> and regular freemen in early Germanic society…
>
> *Classical Greece: the three divisions of the ideal* society as described
> by Socrates in Plato 's The Republic . Bernard Sergent examined the
> trifunctional hypothesis in Greek epic , lyric and dramatic poetry.
>
> *India: the three Hindu castes, the Brahmins or* priests; the Kshatriya ,
> the warriors and military; and the Vaishya , the agriculturalists, cattle
> rearers and traders. *The Shudra , a fourth Indian caste, is a peasant or
> serf*. Researchers believe that Indo-European-speakers entered India in
> the Late Bronze Age , mixed with local Indus Valley civilisation
> populations and may have established a caste system, with themselves
> primarily in higher castes. *Reception - Supporters of the hypothesis
> include* scholars such as Émile Benveniste , Bernard Sergent and Iaroslav
> Lebedynsky etc….
>
> However when writing emerged in *Sumer c.3200 BC. A new class emerged.
> The clerical class, who didn't perform manual labor*. Here's an ancient
> cuneiform tablet of a father chastising his son to study hard and become a
> scribe. Otherwise his skin would be roasted by the Sun and his back would
> be broken by hard labor.
>
> Q7 Why is Palakkad not seen in the development projects,
> including K Rail?
>
> A7 PM Gowindan Nampoothiri Former GM at Reserve Bank of India
> (RBI) (2001–2008) Updated 22h
>
> Palakkad is known only for rice -Palakkatan Matta Rice
>
> There are no strong politicians from Palakkad to demand the due share in
> the state or central scheme.
>
> The Proposed Palakkad Division of Railways was hijacked by TN. The
> Olavakkodu division was bifurcated and major portion went to TN. Palakkad
> is now practically only a Railway Station.
>
> *My note- Palakkad railway division (formerly* Olavakkod railway
> division) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern
> Railway zone of Indian Railways, headquartered at Palakkad in Kerala. It
> is the smallest railway division in Southern Railway. It was formed by
> dissolving the Podanur division.(Google search result)
>
> Q8 Why do many ultra rich people spend so much time trying to
> make more money when they have more than enough to last multiple lifetimes?
>
> A8 Awdhesh Singh Author: 31 Ways to Happiness| IITian|
> Director at Awdhesh Academy (2018–present)9h
>
> Most people believe that happiness comes by achieving success *i.e.
> acquiring more money, getting more power and achieving more fame*.
>
> *Hence, they often work very hard, even if they hate what they do, to earn
> money, power or fame.*
>
> If their employer refuses them to pay, they will not work at all, since *the
> only reason for suffering the pain of their work is a consideration in
> terms or money, power or fame.*
>
> These people remain ordinary throughout their life, because we have
> limited ability to suffer pain, and we can never create excellence when we
> are doing something against our will, for the hope of success and happiness
> in future.
>
> On the contrary, when you do what you like, the work becomes a play.
>
> The more you do, the more you enjoy. As a result, you achieve not only
> success in terms of money, power and fame, but also great happiness in your
> life by doing what you love.
>
> Albert Schweitzer so wisely explained the relationship between happiness
> and success, *“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key
> to success*. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful”.
>
> *All the ultra-rich people (like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg)
> do what they love*. Hence, even if they work very hard, they don’t do it
> to become rich, but because they enjoy the work itself.
>
> The more they work, the more they enjoy their life, and the richer they
> become.
>
> *It is true that they are rich, or rather ultra-rich, but that was
> incidental rather than the main goal of their life.*
>
> If they still continue to work hard, it is because they still love their
> work and they still want to do it better to have more joy in their life.
>
> However, the common people, whose only motive for work is to make money
> even if they hate the work itself, can’t understand why someone needs to
> work despite being so much rich.
>
> If the ultra-rich people don’t stop working despite their huge wealth, it
> is because they don’t wish to lose the happiness that comes by doing their
> job.
>
> Q9 Why do black males get offended when they are called 'boy'?
>
> A9 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer,
> shop owner, secretary on newspaper18h
>
> It’s mainly a US thing. “Boy” is sometimes used as part of the
> description of low-ranking male servants and farmhands - a stable-boy, for
> example, could be any age - and white people in the more racist parts of
> the US often addressed black men as “boy” because they were assumed to be
> slaves or low-grade labourers. *Then it became a deliberate insult, a way
> of implying that they *ought* to be low-grade labourers, even if they have
> a law degree*.
>
> *It’s less of an issue here in the UK, where we commonly refer to groups
> of men of any age loosely as “the boys*” or (mainly in Ireland) “boyos”,
> but still, calling any individual black male who isn’t obviously less than 15
> a boy can potentially be seen as an insult.
>
> Q10 Which set-top box is the best, Airtel, Jio, or Tata?
>
> Q10 Bhalerao Owns a home theatre with a projector Tue
>
> A Set-top box (STB) is simply a device that validates your account (via
> the card) and enables decoding of the satellite dish signal to be displayed
> by the TV. *There is no one better than the other.*
>
> *What matters is the service provider, how good the transmission is,
> number of channels, pricing* (although almost all charge the same fee),
> transmission quality, support (helpdesk as well as handymen attending
> calls), etc.
>
> *I am on Tata-Play (formerly TataSky) and fairly satisfied with
> everything. So, I have been sticking to* them for last 8 years or so.
> Sometimes, when there is very heavy thunderstorm, then the service breaks
> down (rain interruption). It may last 30 minutes max. As my life does not
> depend upon the TV, I don’t care much but for some, this may matter.
>
> As the saying goes - don’t fix anything that ain’t broken. *Personally,
> if you ask me, all are just as good (or bad).*
>
> Q11 Why do cattle lie down to sleep while horses stand up to
> sleep?
>
> A11 Peter Kaye Studied Farming & Dairy Farming Jan 20
>
> *Plenty of horses lie down to sleep, mine used to,*
>
> Q12 Why should we sit for a while in a temple, after worshipping
> god?
>
> A12 Dev Kumar Former Teacher Jan 10
>
> *But why do you want to sit for a while?*
>
> *A*nswer: It is customary for us to come out after visiting a temple and
> sit for a time at the temple's foot.*o you have any idea why this custom
> exists?*
>
> This ancient custom was created for a specific reason. *In reality, one
> should recite a shloka while sitting silently at the foot of the shrine*.
> This verse has been forgotten by modern people. Recite this shloka and pass
> it on to the next generation.
>
> Anayasen Maranam
>
> Bina denyen jeevanam.
>
> Dehanth tav saanidhyam,
>
> Dehi mey Parmeshwaram
>
> The meaning of Anayasen Maranam is that we should die easily, without
> difficulty, and never grow sick and be confined to a bed. We should not die
> by suffering, but rather by letting our lives pass us by as we go about our
> daily lives.
>
> Bina denyen jeevanam indicates that there should be no reliance in one's
> life. You'll never need to rely on anyone for help. Do not be paralysed or
> powerless, just as a paralysed person becomes reliant on others. By Sri
> Krishna's grace.
>
> .Dehante tav sanidhyam translates as "Let death arrive in the presence of
> Bhagawan. Sri Krishna himself stood in front of Bhishma Pitamah at the
> moment of his death. Allow life to flow freely while receiving this darshan.
>
> Grant us such a boon, Dehi mey Parmeshwaram, O Bhagawan.
>
> While prarthana, recite the aforementioned verse. Do not ask for job, car,
> bungalow, house, money, or anything else (worldly things); Bhagawan will
> provide you with them according to your qualifications. That is why,
> after receiving darshan, one must sit and offer this prarthana.
>
> This is prarthana, not a request or a plea. Prarthana is not for worldly
> things such as a house, a business, a job, a son or daughter, worldly
> pleasures, wealth, or other things; anything requested in this manner is
> begging.
>
> The word 'prarthana' means - 'pra' means 'special’, ‘best’, ‘highest’ and
> 'arthna' means request. *Prarthana thus means ‘special and highest
> request’.*
>
> Note: Don't use the word prayer.
>
> Bhagawab's darshan at the temple should be done with open eyes at all
> times. Some folks close their eyes and stand there. When we have come to
> see, why should we close our eyes?
>
> Open your eyes and look at the form of Bhagawan, nija-swarupa, of the
> divine feet, of the lotus face, of the shringar, take full enjoyment, fill
> your eyes with the beautiful nija-swarupa.
>
> When you sit outside after darshan, close your eyes and focus on the form
> you just saw. Close your eyes and meditate on your own soul within; if
> Bhagawan does not emerge during meditation, return to the temple and have
> darshan again.
>
> *All the above QA are from Quora website on 02-02- 2022. *
>
> *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 03-02-2022*
>
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