CULTURAL QA 04-2022-05 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Is a stroke a sign of aheart attack? A1 Ken Saladin Textbookauthor and professor emeritus Tue There are some similaritiesbetween them, but neither one of them is a sign of the other. No, a stroke is brain damage caused by a sudden loss of blood flow. Itcan result from either a blood clot blocking a cerebral artery or by an arteryof the brain rupturing. Either way, brain tissue downstream from that point dies from lack ofblood flow. “Heart attack’ usually meansmyocardial infarction (MI), which is death of heart muscle caused by loss of blood flow.Usually this is due to a blood clot blocking a coronary artery, so heart muscledownstream from the blockage dies. This can cause failure of the pumping actionof the heart. Hypertension andatherosclerosis of the arteries are two common causes of both of these. Q2 How are Telangana andAndhra Pradesh culturally different? A2 Saket Reddy Studies IIITDMat Kancheepuram) (Expected 2024)Mon Andhra Pradesh and Telangana areculturally different, but one thing to remember is that not whole AndhraPradesh/Telangana is again the same/unified, the diversity exists even in thesestates internally. Like: The culture of Srikakulam of Andhra is different from the culture ofKurnool of Andhra. The culture of Nizamabad of Telangana is different from the culture ofPalamuru of Telangana. The culture of Palamuru of Telangana and Kurnool of Andhra are littlesimilar when Kurnool of Andhra is compared to Rajamundry of Andhra. The culture doesn’t depend onthe State, it depends on the: Geography. Migration access. Dynasties ruled. etc.So, it is difficult to compare such things. Ok, some things are there tocompare like: Traditions and Festivals: In the majority of parts of AP, Sankranti is celebrated as the biggestfestival, while in Telangana, Sankranti is also a big festival but the Dussehra-Batukammafestival is considered the biggest festival. In the majority of Andhraweddings, Non-Veg is not served in weddings, while in Telangana, it is served. In Andhra, along with Cross cousin marriages, Uncle-Niece weddings arealso high, In Telangana, cross-cousin marriages are more compared toUncle-Niece marriages. Wedding rituals are almost samebut Telangana has an extra 1–2 unique rituals like Mailapolu, bonam, etc. Andhra people avoid Non Veg for Dussehra and Sankranti while in Telanganathere are no such restrictions. ( Not for Bhogi, Batukamma, etc. days ) Telangana people celebrate Pettaramasa festival ( Worshipping Ancestorsand offering them food. ) while this festival is not that much present in AP. Telangana's folk worshipping ismore famous than AP' folk rituals, because the TS govt. promotes them. In Andhra, the new Son-in-law will be invited to his wife’s native placeon Sankranti, while in the majority of parts of Telangana it is done on Diwali. In Andhra, touching theyounger sister’s feet is not recommended, while it is the culture of Telangana. You have to touch the feet of your younger sistertoo on Dussehra if you are from Telangana. In Telangana, Diwali Harathi is there, while it is absent in Andhra. Allthe women in your house give Harathi to you on this day. The majority of Andhritescannot speak Hindi, coming to Telangana, In Hyderabad, people can speak or atleast understand Hindi.While the scenario is the same in other parts of Telangana like AP. The Guntur - Nellore - Rayalaseema belt and Telangana eat more spicyfoods. Coastal Andhraites consume more sea-based foods while in Telangana,mutton meat is more preferred. And there are some differences in caste system. The Majority of Andhra weddings now happens at night time, while inTelangana they happen in the daytime. Religion: Andhras worship native folk deities like Poleramma, Gangamma,Muttiyalamma, Mathamma, etc. While in Telangana, people worship native folkdeities like Pedamma, Pochamma, Mathamma, Yelamma, Maisamma, Malanna, etc. Majority folk gods of Telanganaare common to North Karnataka and South Maharashtra. When these regions were under common rule, thesephilosophies took birth, but North Karnataka and South Maharashtra have similarworshipping rituals, Joginis, etc . while Telangana has unique rituals likePatnam, Bonam, Kolupu, Vodi Biyyam, etc. ( It is like Gods are same butworshipping methods are different. ) Some goddesses are common to AP and TS like Yelamma (Few parts of AP),Mathamma (Few parts of TS), Ankamma, Bangaramma, etc. Food: Coastal Andhra food is more rice-based food, while Western Telangana (+Rayalaseema of AP) food was once Sorghum-based food. And rice-based foods likeAriselu, Panduga Pindi vantalu like Appalu, Murukulu, Sakinalu, etc. areconsidered traditional/special food in the whole Telugu Land. Areas like Western Telangana, and Rayalaseema had less rice production inthe past, so back in those days, in these regions, people used to store therice for making these traditional foods at festivals. These Rice-based Pindi vantalu are prepared on:Sankranti Dussehra-BatukammaPettaramaasa Weddings Puberty functions etc.in Telangana. I think the same is followed in Andhra as well. Batukamma - Bonam festivals are celebrated in Telangana, while in AP theyare not celebrated except for a few border regions in the Godavari-Krishnabelt. Attire: Now coming to attire, it will again be a big answer The attire changes from region to region, caste to caste in Telugu Land.Wait, men almost have the same attire, the attire of women is different. Themajority of upper castes and some backward castes of Telangana and AP have acommon attire. Like this: Note: Now this attire is wornby all castes on festivals, and we all consider them our traditional attire. Previously, like all other Indian states, some Backward and oppressedcastes have different attires. I will show those beautiful attires. The attiresalso had some rules, like in Telangana they weren’t allowed to cover their legsfrom the knees. I will mention only Old womenbecause, today's Generations no longer wear them, everyone almost shifted tothe attires shown in the above pictures. In the Srikakulam belt, you will find such attire in Old women. (Kappulu,Venukagundaram drape ) In Srikakulam and Kalingandhra/ Northern Coastal Andhra belt. In Western Adilabad and Nizamabad Belt or Simply Northwest Telangana, youwill find such attires in Old women: (Kaccha Drape/ 9 Yards drape with uniquejewelry/ ear rings and Necklaces) In Karimnagar - Warangal & Eastern parts of Nalgonda and Adilabad,you will find this attire in Old women. (Kaccha drape/ 9 Yards drape withjewelry similar to other Telugu regions.) That vertical border at the lower back is called Kaccha/Gochi. And thedrape is called kaccha Drape. In Southern Telangana(Medak, RR, Hyderabad, Palamuru, Western Nalgondadistricts) and Khammam belt, you will find Nivi style drape. (Normal SareeDrape without Kaccha drape and jewelry similar to other Mainland telugu parts.) In Northern Rayalaseema and Westernmost Telangana border regions, youwill find women with black thread Mangalasutram/ThaaLi like Karnataka women,and even Muslims wear Black wedding chain. Central Coastal Andhra has a unique Kaccha drape: Some Golla (Yadava) and Reddy subcaste women had right side Pallu. (Having Kaccha depends on the region, Northern parts have Kaccha while Southerndon't have. ) Right side Pallu Woman: Men, almost wear similar attire, upper and few BC caste Men wear Panchalike this: While, oppressed castes weren't allowed to cover their legs beyond kneesor their working conditions caused this evolution. ( I believe the first reasonto be true, Caste discrimination was definitely prevalent back then.) Hyderabad Muslims havedifferent attire from Telugu Muslims and Non - Telugu rural Muslims. Hyderabad women wear Salwar Kameez/Khada Dupattatoo unlike other Muslims. Women wear Langavoni/Half Saree and Pattu Langa on whole Telugu Land. Topography: Coastal Districts In Coastal Andhra ( Specificallly North and Central ) is known for itsgreenary with coconut trees 🌴, rice crops, Plain lands, Palm trees, Back waters at konaseema etc. Eastern and Right Northern Telangana: Eastern Telangana is also green with Rice crops, Palm Trees, Plateaus/Upsand Downs etc. Note: Warangal - Nalgonda - Karminagar belt is famous for Palm trees 🌴. Northern most Telangana: It is situated by dense forests, beautiful waterfalls, definitely moregreenary. Right Western & Central Telangana Its topography is midway between Eastern Telangana and Extreme SouthernTelangana. Not much paddy as in eastern Telangana, Majority Industries, Factoriesare located here, less Palm trees, we can say this region is less greener thanthe above regions. Southern most Telangana. This region is drought prone area with less greenary. Many Agriculture sector people from this region migrate to other partsdue to this drought condition. Palamuru Valsalu: ( PalamuruMigrations) Rayalaseena region except Chittore and parts of Kadapa regions havesimilar conditions. Southern Coastal - Chittore belt are also midway between Greenary anddrought like Central Telangana, some areas like Ongole have more droughts. Urbanization: The Kalinga region of AP is a little less Urbanized. While the centralCoastal has more Urbanization with cities/Municipal corporations likeVijayawada, Rajamundry, Guntur and many towns. While Rayalaseema also has less Urbanization. Coming to Telangana, even here Northern part is more Urbanized with bigcities/ Muncipal Corporations like Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam, Ramagundam,etc. with many Towns. And Central/South Central Telangana has the largest city and many otherCorporation cities are located just surrounding Hyderabad city, anyday we canexpect them merging with Greater Hyderabad city then Southern Telangana lacks aCorporation city. If forest regions are removed still, Northern Telangana has very muchhigh number of Towns than Southern Telangana. Towns: But overallTelangana is a little more Urbanized state than AP due to very highpopulation in the Hyderabad city. Telangana Urban Population % = 39% Andhra Urban Population % = 33.49% 27% of Telangana population is from the Hyderabad city only. Genetics: Overall, the Northern Telangana people and Central Coastal people seemmore steppe shifted than other Telugu regions. Importantly dialects are different.Unity in Diversity. Q3 What are the differencesbetween a mule, jackass, and donkey? I know they are related, though have aninteresting connection to each other, and the horse as well. A3 Claire JordanDegree inbiology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper7h A jack or jackass is a maledonkey (the female is ajenny). A mule is a crossbetween a jack and a mare (female horse), and a hinny is a cross between a jenny and a stallion.Hinnies often turn out a little smaller than mules because of usually having asmaller mother, although horse-sized donkeys do exist - and also if the jennydam isn’t very large the sire needs to be a pony, not a horse, to avoid birthproblems caused by a too-large foal. Mules are in between horse anddonkey in size and shape. Theylook mostly like a horse, but with shorter legs and longer ears, and they arevery strong, hardy and intelligent. Q4 How much detergent shouldI use in my 6.5kg (14lbs) front loading washing machine to get my clothscleaned which were of a normal day usage? A4 Venkateswara SwamySwarna, former Scientist, Metallurgist, Quality / NDT Manager at Department ofAtomic Energy, India (1967-2008)Answered Oct 7, 2020 Most of the detergents comewith measuring scoops and the washing machine also comes with recommendationsfor the quantity of the detergent powder. But for daily used clothes that are washed daily, one can use abouthalf or even less detergent. In fact, once a week, running the machine with a half load and withoutany detergent is a good idea… 2ND ANSWER-DonPowell, Been doing my own for over 20 yearsAnswered Sep 7, 2016 A very small amount. A very smallamount. Even if you run a full size, or whatever the largest size load yourmachine takes, you can use the amount of detergent recommended for a smallload. Unless your clothes are verydirty or stinky you don’t really need much detergent to get them clean. I have a tendency to get my clothes fairly dirty doing yard work andthings like that and with the summer heat they can be a bit funky from all thesweat they soak up. The detergent pods I use recommend 2 pods for a full size load of laundryin the washing machine I have but I only use one. With one pod and washing myclothes in cold water they still come out fresh and clean each time. Mostpeople use way more detergent than they need to get their clothes clean. Q5 How was Charles Darwinable to discover evolution when he would not have known about DNA or geneticsin his time? A5 Ken Saladin Formerprofessor of histology (microscopic anatomy)Updated Sun You don’t need DNA or geneticsto see evolution happening, and the clear evidence of it having happened for along, long time before us.From the way your question reads, it doesn’t seem like you’ve ever read On theOrigin of Species, or you would have already known the answer. DNA and genetics, along with paleontology and experimental biology, justgive us deeper insights into the tempo, mechanisms, and patterns of evolution. And by the way, Charles Darwindidn’t discover evolution.Others before him already knew that it occurs. What Darwinachieved was the first scientifically defensible explanation of how it works. All the above QA are from Quora website on 07-04- 2022. 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