CULTURAL QA 05-2023-13 Q1 What are the benefits ofporting from BSNL to MTNL?
A1 Gopala Krishnan, FormerAsst General Manager, Retired at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)Just now. I have retired from B S N L. M T N L is the re-name given to B S N L atMumbai, with slightly different rulings suited to the big city. When one lives,or change residence/office to Mumbai he becomes customer of M T N L. When I attended an advance technology meet of combined B S N L and M T NL, I could note the differences in procedures and rulings of M T N L. I have retired from B S N L in2004. More than 18 years have passed, there might have more changes. Q2 Is it possible toactivate a new SIM card without visiting the nearest BSNL office? A2 Purushottam Kumar, AssistantProfessor at Educational Institutions (2009–present) 8mo Yes. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to allow SIM replacementthrough retailers all over India. As per the latest information, BSNL mobileusers can avail duplicate SIM for your damaged / lost SIM cards from yournearest BSNL retailer very soon. With this latest development, all BSNL mobile users can easily upgradetheir existing SIM card to BSNL 4G SIM card without visiting BSNL CustomerService Centre or BSNL Office. At present BSNL mobile users can avail duplicate SIM card only from BSNLCustomer Service Centres (BSNL CSCs) and BSNL Franchisee Offices. Most of themobile users are facing difficulties for their movement and travel during thesepandemic periods, BSNL hasdecided to extend the facility to its retailers whereby hardships faced bycustomers can be minimised to a great extent. BSNL’s field units / telecom circles have been regularly requesting for supplyingSIM replacement facility to retailers citing the inconvenience faced bysubscribers for lost / damaged / faulty SIM. An Official statement from BSNLregarding extending the SIM replacement facility to retailers read as follows:- Ease the process, for the convenience of subscribers, approval ofcompetent authority is hereby conveyed for the following: - Franchisees shall be allowed tochoose the retailers to do SIM replacement and route the approval of replacement to concerned BSNL CSC through theconcerned Franchisee. As Franchisees manages the retailers, Franchisees shall own theresponsibility and accountable for their actions. Telecom Circles must ensurethere shall be no irregularities in SIM replacement through retailers selectedby the franchisees. BSNL corporate office has also directed its IT Project Circle (ITPC) tomake necessary provision in Sanchar Soft / Sanchar-Aadhar applications for SIMreplacement through retailers selected by franchisees. The facility will beprovided through Sanchar Aadhar mobile application which is used by BSNLretailers to on-board new prepaid mobile customers. BSNL SIM Replacement Procedure Get duplicate SIM card, acustomer needs to give his original ID proof along with request for SIM replacementat nearest BSNL Customer Service Centre (BSNL CSC) or BSNL Franchisee Office orAuthorised BSNL Retailers. How can an employee avail SIM replacement / SIM swap, if it is in thecompany’s name? If your mobile connection istaken in the name of your company, to get duplicate SIM card you need to givean authorization letter in company letter head from concerned authorities along with the ID card of the employee whouses the mobile connection. My note- As early as 2006, I gotthe SIM card of BSNL from anearest retailer only. On those days franchisees were not there. Due to mass voluntaryretirement scheme introduced recently, in many fields a shortage of staff isthere in BSNL. This could be one reason, extending SIM replacement to franchisees. I had myBSNL prepaid mobile lost on way, I got the replacement of SIM from nearestcustomer care centre 4 years ago. I had my land line provided with Bharat fibre recently, it was done by afranchisee. Q3 Who is the most badassperson in history that no one knows about? A3 Tanay Chakraborty, AFollower of War History Updated 1y. Not in history, I amnaming one of the most badass ladies who is living now. Rukhsana Kausar She was 20 when three Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) terrorists barged into her house in a remotevillage in Rajouri district (Jammu and Kashmir) and started mercilessly beating up her family members. They beat up on her relatives for refusing to hand her up to them. Unableto take it anymore, shecharged at them with an axe snatching the LeT commander's (Abu Osama's) AK-47and shooting him dead. Retrieving another rifle, she and her brotherfired on the other militants, forcing them to flee. When this happened in 2009,she was only 20 years old. Posted as a police constable inher hometown in Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir), the Kirti Chakra recipientcontinues to be a role model for many. Q4 What is the harsh truthof life? A4 Gopal Gupta, Dec 23 A few days ago, I was travelling from West Bengal to New Delhi by trainin Sleeper class. I saw many hawkers, but this old man drew my attention. He was sellingAligarh’s locks (famous for lock industries). And few people had started bargaining but this old manstuck to the price quoted. I was surprised to see as to why they were bargaining, after a fewminutes he stood in front of me. I was shocked to see him as “he was blind”. After a few minutes, I bought a lock from him without any bargaining notbecause he was blind and old, but he really inspired me. Why? Nowadays, we give up so easily, sometimes we cry for some girl who leftus, or we cry because we are not that good looking and sometimes because no oneis supporting us etc. And these thoughts become part of our life and eventuallyruin everything. Just look at that old man, he could resort to some other ways to earnmoney like begging because we notice many young people with disabilities startbegging in public areas to support their livelihood. But this man chose the correct way to support hislife. Beside us, a UP police constable was sitting, and he said that this manis working from the last 10 to 15 years constantly. Q5 Why is Kedar Nath called(Jagrut) Jagrit Mahadev? A5 Surendra Kumar Kumawat, Apr7 So that's why Kedar Nath Dhamis called Awakened Mahadev... This two-minute story will giveyou goosebumps. Once a Shiva-devotee went on a pilgrimage to Kedar Nath Dham from his village.Earlier there were no transport facilities, he left on foot. Whoever met on theway would have asked the way to Kedar Nath. He used to meditate on Lord Shivain his mind. Months passed by while he was walking. Finally, one day he reached Kedar Dham.The doors of the temple in Kedar Nath open for 6 months and remain closed for 6months. He reached at thetime when the doors of the temple were closing. He told Pandit ji that he hadcome from far away after traveling for months. Prayed to Pandit ji - Pleaseopen the doors and give me the darshan of the Lord. But there is arule that once it is closed it is closed. Rules are rules. He cried a lot.Repeatedly remembered Lord Shiva that Lord gives me darshan just once. He waspraying to everyone, but no one listened. Pandit ji said, now come hereafter 6 months, after 6 months the doors will open here. Here there is snow andfrost for 6 months. And allthe people left from there. He kept on crying there. Night started to fallwhile crying and it became dark all around. But he had faith in his Shiva thathe would surely bless him. He was also feeling very hungry and thirsty. He heard someone coming. Saw a Sanyasi Baba comingtowards him. That Sanyasi Baba came to him and sat beside him. Asked - Son,where have you come from? Baba Ji explained to him and gave him food. And thenBaba kept talking to him for a long time. Baba ji felt pity on him. He said,Son, I think the temple will open in the morning. You will see. Don't know when this devotee fell asleep while talking. The devotee'seyes opened with the dim light of the sun. He looked here and there for Baba,but he was nowhere. Beforehe could understand anything, he saw Pandit ji coming with his entirecongregation. He bowed down to the Pandit and said - yesterday you had said that thetemple will open after 6 months? And meanwhile no one will come here, but youcame in the morning itself. Pandit ji looked at him carefully, tried to showhim and asked - are you the one who came when the temple door was closed? Theones I met Came back after 6 months! The man said with surprise -No, I didn't go anywhere. I had met you only yesterday, I had slept here atnight. I did not go anywhere. There was no place for Pandit ji's surprise. He said - But I had gone after closing the temple 6 months ago and todayI have come after 6 months. How can you survive here for six months? Pandit jiand the whole congregation were surprised. How can a single person survivefor six months in such a cold? Then that devotee told him about meeting Sanyasi Baba and all the thingsthat happened with him. That a sannyasin had come - he was tall, had longcoiffures, trisula in one hand and damru in the other, was wearing an antelope.Pandit ji and everyone fell at his feet. Said, I have spentmy life but could not get the darshan of the Lord, you are the true devotee. You have seen Lord Shiva. He only converted your 6 months into one nightwith his Yoga-Maya. Shortened the time. All this happened because of your pure mind, your devotion andfaith. Salutations to yourdevotion Kedar Nath Jyotirlinga Divine and Rare Darshan DE Bhoomi, Uttarakhand! Q6 How influential can anIAS officer be, in society? A6 Abhishek Anand, Directorat Abundant Life Foundation (2020–present)7mo A lot! I will share an anecdote, there was a district in Bihar where the parents didn't allow the kidsto have the meal offered to them under the mid-day meal scheme as it was cookedby a widow. The DM Rahul Kumar got to know ofthis incident and visited the school, he even ate the food that was cooked bythe same widow and thus he made it to the national media. After this, the parents were convinced, and they sent their kids toschool for the same meal. Yes, it is unfortunate that things like this happen even today, but you can see how influentialan IAS officer or for that matter, anyone holding authority can be. It'stotally up to the person. I admire DM Rahul Kumar a lot because of his calm attitude and sincerityin administrative work. My note- Such incidents may not be much important to southern states, butvery important to North India. Q7 What is your biggestachievement in life? A7 Avinash Kumar Mehta, IITBombay (PhD), IIT Kharagpur (M. Tech.), AIR 60(GATE'17) Updated 2y. I belong to that area ofJharkhand (India) where almost 99.9% can’t differentiate between IIT and ITI. Show my achievement, I will show you my 10-year challenge of what I hadand what I have now. For this, I will be sharing some background details. sothat you can just compare between me (10 years ago) and me (today)…… Note: I used to take animals for feeding rather than going to school. One day, my stomach started painingbadly. I took local treatment (12 km from my home), but thedoctor (after trying several medicines) asked us to go to the city (case ofemergency). My parentstook me to the city for treatment (got appendicitis). After operation andrecovery, I came back to the village. But what I saw during one week'sstay in that city, was not going from my mind. I used to become happy wheneverI remembered about the facilities they had. Curiously, I asked my father. Howcan I go there forever? He smiled at me and said: not forever, but if you score good marks in 10th,I can send you to study further (My happiness had no limit). Now, I had an aim that I must go to that city and for this, I must study extremelyhard to get first division (criteria decided by father). But I had no one to guide. No one tells me what to do. I tried and triedand tried. And did whatever I could. Finally, after the 10th result, I got 70% (on state board). I was the topper in my school (at most went to school 10 times a year).The principal came along with one teacher to congratulate me and then newsspread that someone’s son has done very well, and the headmaster came to congratulate(first time in my village). And from that time to now. Timehas changed and it has changed me too. This is me now (in IIT Kharagpur). B. Tech. (BIT Sandri- one of the famous government engineering collegesof all time in Jharkhand) (2013–2017). GATE- AIR-60′17. M. Tech.- IIT Kharagpur(2017–2019). Ph. D.- IIT Bombay (2019- till now) and will continue…… Part-time work- Now, I instruct children of my village duringvacations and till now Ihave taught four engineers (including me) in my village compared to none in thenearest 5 villages (10 years ago). It also helped one to achieve 3rdRank in the state (district topper) in the 10th class. Now it depends on you whetheryou consider it as an achievement or not, but I do. Q8 What are some obvioustruths that are rarely acknowledged? A8 HaLiMa, Lives in TheUnited States of America (2004–present) Apr 21 I read somewhere that lovecomes to you when you are not ready for it and leaves when you need it the most. My mom always tells me that people will question the good things theyhear about you and willbelieve the bad ones without a second thought. Talents can be wasted. Mostjokes point towards the bitter truths. Sometimes we can’t see the whole picture. Tears are words that the mouthcan't say, and the heart can't express. When someone is sweet to you, don't expect them to stay like that foreversince after all the sweetest chocolates expire. Lastly life needs both: day andnight; happiness and unhappiness; rain and sun; light and darkness. Q9 Humor: What are some ofthe greatest examples of presence of mind? A9 Shubham Agrawal, Studiedat Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi6y The scenario in IIT-D is like this: Even the professors do not haveany problems with them teaching with a dog sleeping in front of them. So, thescene goes like this: 1st year Class: COL 100 Professor:Prem Kalra As there are two doors for exit, some students used to escape awayquickly as soon as the professor turned around (towards the board); obviouslyafter marking the attendance. One day, a guy got up and was silently walking towards exit but somehowprofessor saw him. Then the reply by the professor was epic: “PLEASE SIT DOWN. ONLY DOGS CAN ENTER AND LEAVE THE CLASSROOM ACCORDINGTO THEIR WILL, NOT STUDENTS” The entire class burst intolaughter and the student was dumbstruck. Q10 What incident changed yourpersonality? A10 Pranay Loya, LinkedIn TopVoice 2022 | Bain & Company | Sarcastic Content10mo I was walking down the streetsof Gujarat when I saw an old Lady selling Khakra and Chips for ₹10. I suggested “Why don’t you also start selling Chai? People would love tohave it along with Khakra and you can increase your products and sales!” Sounded brilliant to me! That’s what I had learned in my college “Earnmoney from various sources”. She told me “Bhaiya, mere baajuMei ek Chai wala hai. Agar mai chai bechungi toh wo kya krega?! Uska pura gharbas Chai ke bharose chalta hai!! (There is a man who sells tea beside me. If I start selling it, what willhe sell? His whole family depends on it!) I was dumbstruck!! Today, I learned that it is not a market, where people think: Let mestart this business, extend my brand to multiple products and capture a highermarket share! These guys know that to Co-exist you need to fulfil everyone’s needs andnot be selfish in filling your stomach. A street entrepreneur knows when it is enough!!This is India, WhereHumanity prevails over Profits! My note- This nature must with all the group members- co existence. not to try to establish all othermembers know little than me as being done by the IRS officer Rajaram Krishnamurthywho try to correct my postings than responding and write English without verb or adjective and claimthat he has climbed Sarvanja peetam - All the above QA are from Quora website on 12-5-2023. Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers. Compiledand posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 13-05-2023. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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