Q5 Hindi cannot lose its importance at all at any time. Even abroad India is known only by Delhi and Hindi. Only Regional parties who cannot touch the center ,wish the language, Caste and Social justice as tools to win the election and mint money. Except TN all states people in many levels can speak conversational Hindi. Where many languages are spoken, the majority language alone can become the link language. No country can afford to have 25 languages as link languages from the admn point of view. Learning languages is fun. KR IRS
On Tue, 11 Oct 2022 at 05:52, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 10-2022-11* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 What are the risks of building on top of an old well or > water tank? > > A1 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > It is not advisable to build a home, over a filled old old well or water > tank. If unavoidable consult an experienced civil engineer who have built > bridges across rivers. He may see the area and give instructions and they > are to be strictly followed. > > Q2 How can South Indian people survive in the North? > > A2 Balaji Viswanathan, Indian by Birth. Indian by Thought. Sat > > 3 very important things a south Indian needs to survive in the north: > > Find something to eat. Hydrate yourself, and most importantly. Breathe > sufficiently > > *Seriously, there is no big issue for a south Indian to live in the north*. > I did a couple of years of my schooling in Delhi and found it quite > fascinating. I moved from a small village in Tamil Nadu. > > Q3 What is an interesting story about a first visit to Delhi? > > A3 Balaji Viswanathan, lived in Delhi and a number of places in > India. Updated 7y > > My parents moved to Delhi in the summer of 1993. Until then, we were > living in a village 300km south of Madras (Chennai). *My dad was then > promoted as a manager in a national bank and we got transferred to New > Delhi*. It was a huge cultural shock for me and there was a massive > information overload. > > First, we got a tearful farewell from the village as we took a train to > Madras. My dad worked a few years as a manager in that rural bank and being > the only government bank for dozens of villages, it was quite an > influential post. Almost everyone in the region knew him and the bank > touched many people's lives. I can remember, night and day many villagers > used to come home to complain of various things and get issues resolved > among them. Now, we were moving to the biggest city in the country, where > we would be invisible and where there are millions of government workers > just like my dad. > > *From Madras, my dad's bank booked a flight ticket for our trip. It was > the first time on an aeroplane and was somewhat an unusual thing* back > then with just one government-run airline. My elder cousins told me what to > do in an airplane and how to behave [and how to get the most chocolates > that the airhostess served]. > > *We were picked up at the airport by a relative who came in his Toyota > sports car*. I have never seen anything other than India's 3 traditional > cars - Ambassador, Maruti and Premier Padmini & the sight of a new foreign > sports car was mesmerising. No one owned foreign cars back then and he had > to use some high level influence to import this from the US. > > *Village boy entering city* > > As we entered his new home in a south Delhi gated community, it was like > entering a completely new world. I had heard of Manmohan Singh's > liberalization on Doordarshan and All-India Radio. It was first time I saw > in action in real life. In 3 years, he rose up to the top in GE's new entry > post-Sam Pitroda's magic and got to riches that I could seldom dream. > > *I was from a village that looked more like this*. You are a big shot if > you owned a Bullet or Rajdoot bike. *My dad just owned a TVS Champ and > also used the bank provided Rajdoot*. Living in a concrete house means > you are rich. Other than TV, VCR, radio, refrigerator and fan there was > no electrical item even the richest owned. > > But, here we were exiting a shiny Toyota Camry coupe, and entering his > home whose laundry room looked like this: > > As a 10 year old, I was even afraid to go near the machines that was > almost as big as me and whose shine stunned me. *And I had no idea of why > a dryer was kept separate from the Washing machine*. [Years later when I > moved to the US, I figured out that the dryer enabled one to wear the > clothes right out of it]. > > My second cousins there were talking about strange shows on MTV. *I had > heard of MTV and HBO back then, but never watched it.* As we were playing > they were talking about *buying a new computer. This was back in 1993 in > the pre-Windows 95 and Internet days*. I had no idea that one could even > own such things at home. > > We were not rich and thus we lived in a more low income apartment. Looking > back and forth between the rich class and the middle class like ours was > jarring. *I like the centralized A/C of their home, but all we could get > was a low-end air cooler.* > > Those days in Delhi exposed me to things that I have never been seen > before. High-end restaurants in Connaught place; wearing sports jackets to > school in winter. I had no idea how people were so prosperous. At the > heights of the newly opened up bullish market, everyone seemed to be rich. > However, we just got promoted from being the *richest in the village we > came from to being the among the poorest in the circles we moved in the new > city.* > > My dad and his friends were busy buying stocks. Whenever I go and meet > them, I will get an Economic Times newspaper to look up prices of specific > stocks [no Internet to check prices]. These would be in such small prints > on 4 pages with full of various companies. Some of my dad's friends would > casually mention that they made 25x returns on the new stock they bought. > Housewife aunties were talking of Reliance stocks and Sensex numbers when > they were giving us evening snacks before play time. Government budget > presentation was the prime time masala. > > *Power flowing like honey* > > Just like money flowed freely, power did too. Most of my dad's friends > were also government servants. People casually name dropped big union > ministers. I don't know how true and legitimate their claims were, but > suddenly everyone seemed well connected. Just weeks before, I was in a > village where the most important local political news would be a meeting > that some random party worker would organize. > > One day my parents and I went home to a couple's home for dinner. As they > were chatting, the lady mentioned that she was working for the RAW. I had > no clue of what they do, but my dad just explained *their activity as > detecting counterfeit currencies. My mouth was shut and they continued > their* conversations. It seemed there was a wave of power and money in > that newly hot city. > > A nation on the boil > > I also came across issues, I never thought about. It was a time, India was > on the boil. Kids in flat came from 20 different states. We talked in a > range of languages and exchanged a range of ideas. *There was a crazy boy > who would often scare us with a real, but unloaded revolver*. In his > home. I saw no male members. I just heard that his whole family was burnt > alive a few years ago in the anti-Sikh riots. > > *Babri masjid was demolished only a few months before then and the tension > was all over north* India. Bombs were shattering Mumbai as Dawood Ibrahim > announced his national level entry. Riots were everywhere. This seemed > quite in contrast to rural Tamil Nadu, where religious riots was almost > unheard of. There was a plague scare from Surat that forced me to wear a > mask to school for many weeks. In rural India you were not really touched > by national panics. > > *We lived behind the Pusa institute in Karol Bagh and my dad explained how > the magical seeds from* there created the Green Revolution - something > that fed people all over the nation. > > *I guess migrating to Delhi at the height of a new wave of economic > optimism was both exhilarating* and shocking. Early 90s was an extremely > happening period and moving to the national capital got us front row seats > to watch some of the events unfurl. Although I have visited the city many > times since we moved back south in 1995, my images of Delhi is primarily > impacted by the images above - of a nation suddenly on the move. > > *I also periodically travel all across north India. I find the experience > exhilarating. From the amazing* chat streets of Chappan in Indore to > drinking Lassi from Pehelwan in the narrow streets of Varanasi to > meditating in the mystic hills of Rishikesh to biking the tea estates of > Silchar in Assam to the devotional hills of Vaishno Devi in J&K, north has > hundreds of amazing stuff to enjoy for a south Indian. > > *In my 100s of travel trips across nearly all states of India, I have > always found the north Indians quite tolerant and easy to work with. Even > with a little bit* of Hindi, they try their best to understand you. > > Cast away your prejudice and travel around India. You don’t need anything > additional survive apart from your common sense. > > *My note- Quite interesting. My only point is his* *usage of dad instead > of APPA*, an orthodox person performing thrikala sandhaya and poojas even > while in overseas. > > Q4 Is it healthy to eat an apple at night? > > A4 Jonty v Mhatre, Thu > > *It is healthy to eat an apple at night. Apples are a* good source of > fiber and vitamin C and can help you feel fuller for longer. > > Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is > necessary for normal growth and development. Vitamin C is found in citrus > fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, and green vegetables. > > Fiber is important for a healthy digestive system, and can also help to > regulate blood sugar levels. Apples are a good source of soluble fiber, > which can help to lower cholesterol levels. > > Q5 Is there a possibility that Hindi will lose its importance > in India? > > A5 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, True Indian, who feels at home > anywhere in India. Oct 1 > > Yes and No! > > In Science, Technology, Medicine, Law, Courts, Commerce, Industry, > Computer science and Internet, *English is important. Hindi has lost to > English.* > > In the field of arts, cinema, electoral politics, journalism, culture, > religion, music, *English is nowhere near Hindi in India.* > > *The largest circulated newspapers in India are Dainik Bhaskar and Dainik > Jagran, both Hindi newspapers*. The combined circulation of all the Hindi > newspapers *leaves the circulation of English newspapers far behind.* > > The total viewership of films in Hindi is awesome and the number of > viewers in English is negligible and is limited to an elitist audience in > the metropolitan cities. > > *English music has hardly any audience in India.* Hindusthani and > Carnatic Classical music, Hindi and regional language film songs, folk > songs, bhajans, ghazals and other forms are far ahead. There is absolutely > no competition from English. > > *Come election time, the politician speaks in Hindi or in the regional > language to the mammoth* crowds that gather during election rallies. If > he speaks in English he may not get any votes! > > Lets talk about festival time. During Dassehra/ Diwali/Holi/Durga > Puja/Pongal and all our various festivals *do you ever hear of English > being used*? It’s either Hindi or the regional language. > > Let’s talk about religion. *Have you heard of English being used in any > temple*? Even in churches in many places services are held in the > regional language. > > *On TV, too the viewership in Hindi far outstrips the viewership in > English.* > > Consider culture, art, dance, and so many other fields. English is > nowhere. It is Hindi or the regional language that predominates. > > Conclusion : Hindi and our regional languages and English all have their > respective importance. It all depends on the environment or occasion. > > Q6 How often should the refrigerant in our air conditioner be > changed? > > A6 Gopala Krishnan,Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > The question is about *changing refrigerant*. There can be slight losses > during cycles. Also *slightly different combination which can be felt > while functioning.* When sufficient cooling is not felt when temperature > is set low or comfort is not felt, refrigerant can be changed. > > Q7 Why doesn’t the Indian Railways have a 'Rail Traffic > Controller' radio communication similar to an ATC to be connected to the > on-board crew 24x7? > > A7 Kuldip Bhattacharya, Site Manager at Linde India Limited > (2022–present)19h > > *Railway maintains their own communication system. No loco pilot can run > the train on their wish.* Each and every command comes from nearest > stations. Mostly the trains are controlled by the stations and signal > rooms. ATC is totally different from railway system. > > Q8 Why should one become a dentist instead of an MD or other > medical professions? > > A8 Khengchat Ng,Self Employed (1986–present)Oct 5 > > *I am a medical doctor. My son entered dentistry because a dental college > offered him a place ahead of the medical schools which were not due for two > weeks.* He took it and has absolutely no regrets since. He is a hands on > person and now doing post graduate in oral surgery. *He has influenced a > lot of people to take up dentistry instead of medicine and all have no > regrets.* In Malaysia, they earn more. Their skills is Amazon-proof, > unlike medicines and lab tests. The profession has been venturing into > lucrative fields like cosmetic and veneer treatment. Titanium dental > implants are all the rage. There are 32 teeth to supply a conveyor belt of > work. They can choose simple work like extractions and drill and fill. For > mothers, it is by far easier to find part time work compared to medicine. > *Medicine > still is the more glamourous twin, and the preferred choice for Asian > families.* But for sheer stability of income, nothing beats dentistry. > The Chinese call it an iron rice bowl - unbreakably stable. *It is more a > golden rice bowl.* > > My note- For extracting tooth, now charges are above Rs 500-00 depending > on the dental doctor’s* qualification. Root canal ,filling and cap has > changed from 5000 per teeth to 8000-00 or more now. * > > Q9 How many variations are there for Halwa? > > A9 Vijaya Lakshmi, Knows about most of the Indian foods.3y > > Halwa is a sweet dish with a consistency of pudding. It is eaten all over > India.It is mainly prepared during festivals and religious rituals. > > *I will broadly divide them into 5 categories:* > > *1. Halwa made with any semolina/flour:* > > Though most common halwa in this category is halwa made with *wheat > semolina*, people make halwa with other semolina like millets, pulses etc > and also flours like wheat flour, Bengal gram flour etc. > > In this case semolina/flour is roasted with clarified butter(ghee), boiled > in milk and then sugar is added finally garnished with dry fruits and nuts. > > > > *It is also called ‘sheera’, prasadam, rava kesari etc* > > This is made with wheat semolina: > > IP With wheat semolina but saffron is added for color and flavor. It is > called rava kesari. > > This moong dal halwa is made with semolina of yellow gram.This is > atta(wheat flour) halwa. > > This is halwa made with besan( Bengal gram flour) > > *2. Halwa made with wheat malt: This involves some* complicated process. > It is generally not made at home. They are made in large scale by big food > producing firms. > > *Wheat is soaked for 24 hours and wet ground. It is strained and > husk/fiber is discarded*. Then it is boiled on a slow flame continuously > stirring. *When it forms a lump, sugar, clarified butter and dry fruits > are added.* > > *In some places instead of sugar, jaggery is added.* Madugula a town near > Visakhapatnam is famous for this. It is also made in many other places in > India. > > *3. Halwa made with nuts: In this recipe nuts are* soaked, wet ground, > fried in clarified butter and finally sugar is added. Stirred until it > becomes a lump. > > *This type of halwa is made with cashew nuts, almonds and other nuts* > > Kaju(cashew nut) halwa:This is badam (almond) halwa: > > *4. Halwas made with vegetables: In this category,* the vegetable > scrapings are roasted in clarified butter, milk, sugar, khoya, clarified > butter are added. > > *Though mostly prepared with carrots, it can also be made with ash gourd, > bottle gourd, red pumpkin, beet root etc.* > > This is carrot halwa:This is pitha (ash gourd) halwa: > > *5. Combination halwas: Semolina is combined with*any fruit to make a > combination halwa. > > This is banana sheera. In this one bananas and semolina are combined. > > *P.S. The recipes I have given are just broad ones.* There are tens of > recipes available for each halwa on internet. Please go through the > detailed recipes.And also recipes change from region to region. > > Q10 Is it possible to get promoted from an AC coach > attendant to a TTE (ticket checking) in Indian Railways? > > A10 D S P CHANDRA SEKHAR,Knows Telugu Sat > > *In present scenario it's not possible*. Almost all attendants at present > are from out sourcing agencies. They are not railway employees though > some basic training would be given to them to help AC mechanics. Their > main work is discharging public amenities of passengers travelling in the > AC coaches. > > Previously group D staff from railway electrical department (helpers etc) > deputed as AC attendants. Some of them become AC mechanics (having ITI > qualification etc). *When outsourcing initiated there is no deputation > from railway group D electrical staff to AC coaches.* > > 25 years back when many First class coaches (non AC) the attendants were > also taken as AC coach attendants and *since they are from commercial > cadre some of them become TTE s from group B to group C. *Now also there > is a chance for group D employees in commercial cadre working in goods > sheds, parcel office, booking and reservation offices to be recruited as > TCs and commercial clerks. They must possess required educational > qualification and pass the departmental examination and interview in the > selection of limited departmental promotional quota > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 10 -10-2022* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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