Pranam Q6 A pervert question. Procreation is nature; safe procreation is an ingredient of the healthy and wealthy society. A 10 year old is a baby and if she delivered a baby is it a mature action?. Delivery of a child by an unwedded , securityless mother is welcome?. Q10 Keeping them in nursing homes or old age homes? Oxygen cylinders, instruments panelled , timely attendance, emergency attention may be given only by a nursing home; at home a nursing level only can be done. KR IRS 31722
On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 at 09:35, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 07-2022-31* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 What is the difference between a septic tank and a soak pit? > > A1 Rabindra Kumar Mohapatra, M Tech (Roorkee Univ.) in Civil > Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla (Graduated > 1979)1y > > *Septic tank is the sludge digestion chamber where the sewage is digested* > by anaerobic bacteria(who do not require oxygen) - greatly reduce the > toxicity of the waste. For this a min detention period of 48 hours is > required after which it is passed to the soak pit. > > As the name implies, the *detoxicated liquid of waste is allowed to be > soaked into the soil in a soak pit.* So the walls of soak pit is > essentially made with dry brick joints to allow this soaking. > > Generally *in villages there is no soak pit*. The sewage is collected in > a small tank (without being concerned about the min time of retention) - > when overflows automatically diverted to the drain or nearest field. > Alternatively there is only soak pit and no separate septic chamber. > > My note- In suburban Chennai city also nowadays due to difficulty of > cleaning septic tank, two soak pits, and septic tank are separated only at > bottom of the tank for about 2 feet, and remaining height is only one. *This > enables 95% of septic tank cleaning eliminated*. When tank is full, > septic tank cleaners collect the waste liquid stirring at top and sucked by > a pump to their vehicle to dispose in isolated areas where human > habitation is less > > Q2 Where did the ancient Vedas go? Are they preserved somewhere? > What kind of people posses original scriptures of Vedas? > > A2 Balaji Viswanathan, orthodox Hindu who does Panchayutana puja > everyday.19h > > *The ancient Vedas didn’t go anywhere. It is present today, practically to > the same syllables*. We know this because of elaborate error control > mechanisms that Vedic seers have developed. The Vedas even today are taught > from guru to his disciple over years of memorisation and inner reflection. > > *You might be thinking Vedas as some kind of a written book. Vedic saints > took a more permanent form — by building in the memories of the students.* > > The boys here would be mini libraries of Vedas. While conventional > libraries could be burnt down and universities razed, in the face of a > religious oppression these boys could hide in a forest, recite their Vedas > and teach it to their next generation. > > In my wife’s family, every year they would invite a group of Vedic > scholars to recite all the Vedas from end to end. Each Veda would be > assigned a separate room and they would recite their Veda from dawn to dusk > for 5 days. > > Give the sheer size of the Vedas it is near impossible for one person to > study and memorise it all. *Thus, students primarily memorize the Veda > that is assigned to them*. Yajur Veda is probably the easiest of the > Vedas — doesn’t require any hand signs to recite (unlike Rig Veda), nor > great singing skills (like Sama Veda) and thus Yajur Veda has the largest > following. *But, there exists many communities that practice Rig, Sama > and Atharva Veda traditions.* Kerala is especially a great place for this > — where you will find practitioners of all the 4 Vedas. > > Q3 When repotting a very rootbound plant, it appears all the soil > has been replaced by roots. How has this happened? > > A3 Kim Carlisle, Horticulturist, grower, and blogging at > wellspringkim.comJul 13 > > *Potting soil usually has a high percentage of organic matter, such as > peat moss, coconut coir, compost, and aged manure*. Over time, that > material decomposes, leaving behind a very small amount of mineral matter. > Sand and perlite also remain in place. *So, if the organic matter breaks > down, and as the root system grows larger, the root ball appears to be > composed of all roots*. But there’s some of the other material in there > as well. > > *When a plant lives in its pot for a few years, you’ll notice how the soil > level ends up lower in the pot than when you first bought it or potted it > up. Some of that is caused by settling*, but much is due to decomposition > of organic matter. *When repotting, place new soil below the existing > root system instead of on top of it.* > > *My note- Excellent answer.* > > Q4 What part of India is the best to settle down in? > > A4 Suresh Varma, Studied Computer Science & Computer Science at > Osmania (Graduated 1995) Updated 3y > > Generally people are referring big cities where you don’t get a glimpse of > nature to enjoy or Hill stations where you will get bored after few days as > there will not be any much life (at least slow paced). What if you get > combination of both with city cum village life style and proper > connectivity by all means of transport…HERE YOU GO!!!!!!!1 > > Imagine a place which is a small city where you can have good shopping > experience, access to good restaurants, star hotels, resorts, coffee bars, > lounge cafes, all types of luxury milk shakes, drive in restaurants etc. > > Imagine a place which is right on the bank of vast river with serene > natural beauty. Imagine a place which is surrounded by Paddy rich farm > fields, coconut gardens, 10,000 acres of lush green nursery plants, with > green houses(nurseries) > > Imagine a place which has very less population (Tier 3 city) and less > congested and no traffic jams. > > Imagine a place which has almost zero crime rate and extremely safe for > everybody. > > *Most reasonable cost of living (2BHK rental would be around 5k to 10k > Max), reasonable cost for groceries, vegetables and daily needs.* > > I don’t know much about other places which can satisfy above criteria, but > surely you will like this place and vote for this city after reading this. > > *I would like to refer “Rajamahendravaram”(alias Rajahmundry) in AP*. It > is the one of the most beautiful city on the bank of river Godavari having > history of more than 1400 years. Here people are more attached to river > Godavari by all means and their life style is linked to this river. > > There are more stations on bank of Godavari but the station named > “Godavari”here only and no where else it is named . (there is one more main > station “Rajahmundry” in the city next to Godavari station), just an > example of how people attached to river. > > CITY VIEW: > > 1No where else in its travel, river’s breadth is 3kms , but here it is > more than 3 kms and hence we got four world class bridges and one barrage. > > Have a glimpse of breadth of godavari here.. > > *2. Kotilingalu ghat spans nearly 2km which is India’s biggest river ghat* > > 3. A domestic airport with connectivity to south india > > 4. Life is very calm here and almost zero crime rate. (like this in pic) > > 5. Less congested and the population is less than 6 lakhs population > including urban agglomeration. > > 6. Shoppers paradise.. Reliance, Walmart, Spencershyper, Bigbazaar, > pantaloons, MAX and all other major shopping malls are here and many more > coming up. > > 7. Fresh fish, prawns and other sea food available plenty here. > > 8. Many resorts, 3 or 4 star hotels, coffee lounges etc La Hospin a 3 star > hotel River bay resorts, 4 starShelton Rajamahendri…4 star, Dindi > resorts (1 hour drive from Rajahmundry). > > 9. Best tourist place and AP govt making it as Tourism hub of AP. > > *10. The only drawback need to be mentioned is , Weather in summer is very > harsh esp between April to June.* > > *11. Nitya Godavari Harathi (every day) at 7pm is* really a feast for > eyes. During this time the LED light show on the bridges must be watched. > > Thick and dense forest with many jungle resorts…just 2 hours drive from > city. > > *Vanavihari resort…* > > 18. Travelling on cruise boat from Rajahmundry to Papikondalu (4 hours > boat journey) and staying on river bank at kolluru huts for whole night > will be most memorable event in life. the advantage here is, you don’t have > any mobile network, or any other transport. You will be completely > disconnected from the world until you get your cruise on next day evening. > You can have open air bath here with cystal clear water and the depth here > is just 4 feet which is ideal for bath who doesn’t know swimming > > 12. You get fresh vegetables, fruits directly from farms every day. > > *About Bridges:* > > First (Old bridge) constructed by British govt in 1897 which is > decommissioned recently and Ap tourism is planning to make it as *walker’s > bridge soon* > > Third, Constructed in 1995 which is Bow string arch bridge with 28 > strings/spans and the gap between each span is 100m (which is one of the > finest bow string arch bridge in the world with 100m span apart) > > *Second , Road cum rail bridge which is Asia’s second longest road cum > rail bridge.* > > 4th bridge constructed in 2014 , exclusive for road way *(separate > bridges for both side traffic)* > > One barrage constructed 40 yrs back and it spans around 7kms. Here > Godavari splitted into two rivers *Gowtami and Vashishta* and each spans > 2kms…The land between (both side rivers and one side bay of Bengal is the > most beautiful and fertile land in India). This area is called > *Konaseema*.Kadiyam > Nurseries( out skirts of city) and there are 10 villages spans 1000 of > acres dedicated for only plants and nurseries. > > Sea coast is just 60kms from here and the place Antarvedi is most > beautiful place to visit(here Godavari submerges into sea) > > Thanks for reading this, if you get time do visit this place and relax in > nature’s lap for few days. (ideal time to visit is Sep to Feb) > > *My note- I have stored the beautiful pictures. I am not able to paste > here.* > > Q5 How do central Government employees cope with frequent > transfers all over India? > > A5 Awdhesh Singh, Ex-IRS| IITian|UPSC Educator| Time Management > Coach1y > > In the Central Government, the transfers are not frequent, but done > usually once in a year, called *Annual General Transfer (AGT).* > > You are also required to give your choice of stations, before the AGT, > which is given due weightage in the transfer. > > If your spouse is another central government employee, all attempts are > made by government to allot you the same station. Even in case of spouse > working in state government or in private sector, government usually try to > accommodate you in the same station as of your spouse. > > I had been an officer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) for over 25 years > and I had been posted in five stations (Muzaffarpur, Patna, Delhi, > Ahmedabad and Chennai). I also got shifted to Gwalior during study leave, > while doing my PhD from IIITM Gwalior. > > *I always liked transfer as it gave me an opportunity to visit new places > and learn a new culture.* > > I have been posted in all parts of India (North, East, South and West). > Hence, I know Indian culture much more comprehensively than most Indians. > > When you are transferred, Government bears all your expenses for shifting > your goods plus a handsome transfer grant, which is more than enough to > take care of your reallocation to a new place. > > My children also developed pan-India culture due *to my transfers and > they got the opportunity to* study in different schools and colleges. > They can now adjust in any part of India easily. > > In my opinion, transfer is one of the desirable perquisite of central > services and if one has to work at the same station for his entire career, > it would have been extremely boring and uninteresting. > > Q6 If society considers it wrong, why did nature allow us to > procreate even at a young age? > > A6 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Jul 19 > > *In a state of nature we don’t usually become fertile* until about 14, > and you didn’t want to leave it much later than that. *Women breastfed on > demand, which suppresses ovulation, and they breastfed for a *long* time, > so they had their children several years apart -* and might have been > eaten by a leopard before they were 30. So you started in your mid teens > and hoped to have 3 or 4 children before something killed you. > > Nowadays, our high-protein diet means girls are hitting puberty much > younger, well before they are mature enough mentally or physically to > have children, and the fact that we no longer breastfeed every couple of > hours round the clock, including at night, means ovulation isn’t > suppressed and in principle we can have a child every 9 or 10 months. But > this isn’t “nature” - it’s a highly unnatural situation. > > Q7 As a farmer, what do you wish more people understood? > > A7 Vijay Odedra, Lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India > (2021–present)Updated 2y > > Milk that you just had isn't pure, for sure. Even if it's from Amul. > That's a long story. > > Rain in winter and summer is cool for you, you put status about it. But, > it takes away months of our hard work. > > *No, we all don't consume organic food. Almost 95% of Indian farmers still > use pesticides and fertilisers* for vegetables they grow for themselves. > > If you are getting wheat for ₹30/kg, remember, it was bought for ₹15/kg > from us. > > Just like you, many of us also don't want loan waiver. We want government > to use resources to build canals, dams or other irrigation facilities. > > Give us water and we will produce gold. We are helpless just because of > irregular and poor monsoons. > > *Farming looks cool only while sitting in a room. The reality is totally > different.* > > *Milking cows and buffaloes isn't that easy. It's a tough job.* > > We love our cattle as much as you love your pets. > > We, or at least I, love living in a village, but not villagers. Their > narrow mindedness kills me everyday. > > Q8 What is the interesting story of air conditioning on Indian > Railways? > > A8 Posted by Kaustubh Naik May 2 > > An interesting story of air conditioning on Indian Railways. > ________________ The first Indian train to get an air conditioned car, *which > started running from 1934 was the Frontier Mail.* The airconditioning > system then was basic, unlike the thermostat controlled powerplants we see > today. In those days, ice blocks were used, carried in sealed receptacles > built beneath the car floor, which were replenished at several halts along > the line. > > *A battery operated blower constantly blew air into these receptacles, and > the cold air entered the insulated cars through vents*. Though it was > very basic and messy, the effect was very pleasant. It was luxury at its > best then. *Imagine today if huge ice blocks were pushed into the > underfloor ice receptacles at every other stop, how intimidating it would > be.* The picture shows Ice supply for the air conditioning in First class > coach of the Frontier Mail at Bayana Junction on 11.09.1942. Courtesy: > History and Heritage of Indian Railways/Pazhayathu blog > > [image: Description: > https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-15de2c3f9349ef7024ea4887067caf74-lq] > > Q9 Why should you unplug electrical appliances from their outlets > when they are unused? If the appliance is turned “off”, how is that so > different to it not being plugged in, in terms of energy usage? > > A9 Prakash W Dandekar,Former Visiting Faculty Member at IIT > Gandhi Nagar (2013–2014)4y > > *When an appliance is plugged in, it has a small circuit which is always > powered*. This consumes a very small power like 5 watts or 10 watts. > > This circuit may have an Infra red receiver which received radiation > signal from a TV remote type device. It recognizes the code sent by on/off > switch and appropriately turns on a relay. the relay contact connects AC > mains power to internal supply and appliance is turned on. > > When we press power button on remote, the same circuit releases the relay > cutting the power input to internal supply. > > *If you have many appliances in home such as TV, computers, music systems > etc then each one contributes a tiny load* and you may end up paying for > tha\e electricity consumed by them. I did not find many switches in USA, but > in India, most power outlets have an individual on/off switch. If we > switch it off then it completely disconnects power from the appliance and > the consumption is truly zero. We do not need to unplug the appliance to > make power zero. > > *My note- More over the primary coil is heated by reducing the life > period*. A control switch is best. It is advisable not to remove the plug > of mixer, grinder etc often and controlled by a switch in the panel. > > Q10 Why do people put their parents into nursing homes when > they could just take them in to their own homes? Especially those who have > the space. > > A10 Amy Chai, MD, Internal Medicine, MS, Epidemiology, author 3y > > *Caring for an elder is a full time job.* > > When my children were teens, I finished our basement, hoping to have their > friends over and enjoy our family life. *However, both in-laws became > very ill. One with cancer, and one with severe Alzheimer’s.* > > Well, I got a stair lift, put hospital stuff in the basement, and took > them in. It was the hardest thing I ever did. *I could not leave the > house. I could not go to sleep. My son was my “first call” when I would > scream for help*. (He was bigger and stronger than me). Kids had to give > medications and change dressings instead of having their friends over to > enjoy our family life*. I became increasingly depressed. Our marriage was > strained. My daughter locked herself in her room all the time.* > > *Then, the F-I-L came upstairs and turned on our gas stove at 3am*. My > children and I were sleeping right above the kitchen. I did not have my > earplugs in on that night, or we would all be dead. *After that, we hired > a “sitter” to watch him all night so we could safely sleep.* > > And this is MY family. We are wealthy and highly educated. *I did not > expect this to be so difficult for us. But it was HARD. It was harder than > we could do.* > > My girlfriend literally had to have an intervention for me and *she > personally took me to a nursing home and made all the arrangements for me > to get them out of my house. I have the utmost respect for people who are > not as well off as I am who manage to pull off caregiving with much fewer > resources*—which would be much worse than what I experienced. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 30 -07- 2022. * > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 31-07-2022* > > -- > 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/iyer123/1794575011.1988223.1659240320720%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1794575011.1988223.1659240320720%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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