CULTURALQA 07-2023-02

Q1           Who wrote the epic Mahabharata andwhat were the conditions for 
writing it?

A1           Surendra Kumar Kumawat,10h

The epicMahabharata was written by sage Vedvyas ji and Ganesha Ji.

Ved Vyasa broughtthe great epic Mahabharata. After conceiving the idea, he 
started thinking ofways in which he could bring this story to the world.

***It was Lord Brahma who asked Vyasa tomake Lord Ganesha his scribe. Since 
LordGanesha is great in writing, remembering and understanding. Who can be 
betterthan Vighnaharta, the Lord of wisdom who helps us overcome all obstacles 
inlife, to perform a task of such epic proportions.

Vyas Muni reachedLord Ganesha with this request. Vyasa put a condition that he 
would not stopwriting the text of Mahabharata and Lord Ganesha should not stop 
while writingit and the second condition was that Lord Ganesha would not only 
have to writeit but also understand the verses that were being recited.

When Lord Ganeshaagreed to these conditions, Vyasa Muni started reciting the 
Mahabharata. ***It is said that it took three consecutive years for both Vyasa 
Muni andLord Ganesha to complete the Mahabharata. 

When Lord Ganesha was writing the Mahabharata ***with a feather, it broke. To 
live up to thecondition put forward by Vyasa, Lord Ganesha broke his tusk and 
started writingwith it so that he could write continuously without 
interruption.With full dedication towards work.

My note- I have added this QA for three information   I havemarked with *** 
marks. 

 

Q2           What is the story of a GeniusBlacksmith?

A2           Kaushal, 6h A carpenter went to workin a village, but forgot to 
take his hammer with him. He went to the villageblacksmith and said, 'Make me a 
nice hammer.I left my hammer at home.' 

The blacksmith said, ' I will make it but you will haveto wait for two days.

I need a good ironfor the hammer. Will get it tomorrow.'

In two days the blacksmith made a hammer and gave it to thecarpenter. The 
hammer was really cool. The carpenter felt very comfortableworking with him. 

One day a contractorapproached the blacksmith on the recommendation of the 
carpenter.

While placing alarge order for hammers, he also said that 'Make better hammers 
than the onesmade before.' The blacksmith said, 'Can't make better than him. 
WhenI make something, I do not keep any deficiency in it, no matter who gets 
itmade.

Slowly the fame ofthe blacksmith spread everywhere. 

One day a bigbusinessman came from the city and said to the blacksmith, ' I 
will give you one and a half times the price, the condition will bethat in 
future you will make all the hammers only for me. You will not make ahammer and 
sell it to others.'

The blacksmithrefused and said, ' I am completely satisfied with thisprice. I 
want to determine the value of my hard work myself. I cannot become amedium of 
exploitation of someone else for your benefit.

The more money yougive me, you will charge twice as much from the poor buyers. 
The burden of mygreed will fall on the poor, while I want them to benefit from 
my skills. Icannot accept your offer.'

My note- I am reading the story  for the first time. A story with a very  
excellent moral.

 

Q3           How can I know that my BSNL sim isprepaid or postpaid?

A3           Durai Sami, Works at Bharat SancharNigam Limited (BSNL)5y

You dial *123# andpress call button .If your SIM  is aprepaid you will get its 
plan detail and validity. On the other hand if your SIM is post-paid one then 
you will get areply that "thisoption is not available for post paid customers”. 
Thanks.

2NDANSWER- Sandeep Kumar Modi, Bachelor of Technology from National Institute 
ofTechnology, Calicut (Graduated 2014)5y

Just look atyou sim card. It's clearly written “PREPAID” And for POSTPAID sim 
you willfind it there as well.

My note- The owner of the SIM provided in the mobile  knows whether he is 
having a Pre paid/Post Paid connection.

Necessity for knowing it, may be in critical situations. 

Further fromprepaid connections ISD is possible, from post-paid it is permitted 
rarely.So without going for the above the two procedures told, by justmaking a 
MISSED CALL to an ISD number, if one gets ring back tone, it can be assumed as 
Prepaid. 

 

Q4           What are the  Important laws of living an Impressive life

A4            Elia Juniana,18h

Speak less. Letyour results talk for you.

Listen more. Youcannot learn if you do not listen. You cannot GROW if you do 
not LEARN.

React less. Theless you react, the better you can respond.

Observe more. Themore you observe, the clearer the situation.

The clearer thesituation, the better your reaction. The better your reaction, 
the better yourresults.

My note- Veryimportant points all of us have tofollow. 

 

Q5           Which peoples or human civilizationscan be considered the most 
exotic?

A5           RI Shohag,18h

The Korowai people.

The Korowai peoplelive in south easternPapua on the island of New Guinea, the 
second largest island in theworld. They were only discovered in 1974.

They have twocurious habits: living in trees and eating human flesh.

Until 1974, theKorowai were unaware of the existence of any other people on 
Earth otherthan... well, themselves.

Generally, tribe members have a life expectancy below 50years of age.

Living with almostno scientific knowledge, the Korowai believe that mysterious 
deaths areattributed to "Khakhua"- demons who assume human form.

It is said that"Khakhuas" disguise themselves as friends or family in an 
attempt togain the tribe's trust, only so that they can kill them later.

It is Korowaitradition to perform cannibal rituals on anyone believed to be 
a"Khakua" , in order to protect the rest of the tribe's members.

Strangely, thishammock seems to me to be quite comfortable.

Q6           Was the Mahabharata real or just astory?

A6           Manoj Maran, Jun 11

The Mahabharata isreal and it is our history. There is much real-life evidence 
to support thisclaim.

The color of the soil in Kurukshetra is still red,which is mentioned in the 
epic as being due to the blood of millions ofsoldiers who died in the war.

Traces of nuclear energy have been found at thesite of the war, which was not 
present in any other country at that time.

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who developed theatomic bomb, was inspired 
by the Bhagavad Gita.He quoted the Gita when he said, "I am become Death, the 
destroyer ofworlds."

Reading aboutthe destructive weapons used in the Mahabharata led Oppenheimer to 
believe thatit was possible to create such weapons, and he was successful in 
developing theatomic bomb.

Evidence of vitrification has also been found, whichis what happens when a 
stone is melted by extreme heat and then cooled, causingit to become glass-like.

Scientists havediscovered the ancient city of Dwarka, which matches the 
description of thecity 

Many people believethat Ashvathama, a Kaurava warrior, is still alive and has 
been seen nearAsirgarh Fort. He is also said to have helped a Brahman in the 
south to writethe Mahabharata, and there is another theory that he taught 
Prithviraj Chauhanthe art of shooting arrows without making a sound.

 Places mentioned in the Mahabharata, such as Gandhar, Chedi, 
Hastinapur,Indraprastha, Dwarka, Magadha, Mathura, Gokul, Vrindavan, and Yemen, 
stillexist and have other physical evidence to support the epic's account of 
them.

Q7           Should I install BSNL Fiber?

A7           Gopala Krishnan,Former Asst GeneralManager, Retired at Bharat 
Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)Just now

I am a retiredofficer from B S N L, answering  from Chennai.About 2 months back 
due to digging for highway expansion and creating trenchesin my area, 
myordinary phone cable was destroyed beyond restoration

BSNL Staff camewith suggestion for optical fiber provision to restore phone and 
internet. I welcomed it irrespective ofcharges. There was teething trouble and 
it isperforming perfectly.

One thing to bearin mind is if possible, to connect the modem to a UPS supply 
plugpoint. Other wise when E B supply fails, both Land line and internet will 
fail.

The modem does notdevelop  heat. Just  more warm and 24 hours it can be 
switched ON.

One time charge ofmodem and monthly bill increase for Bharat fiber will be 
there.

2ndanswer- Pradip Shah,B.S.M.E from Chicago Tech (Graduated 1973)Fri

If available inyour location go for it. I have been using it for past 3+ years. 
Only once didI have an issue when the cable was damaged. Was fixed within a 
couple of hours.

Q8           How do I check the installationcharge of BSNL Fiber?

A8           Kuldeep, Freelance Blogger2y

There is no way tocheck exact installation charges of BSNL Fiber. But as for 
now BSNL Bharat Fiber is offering freeinstallation in selected cities. You just 
need to visit the nearestBSNL broadband office for exact information.I hope 
this information is usefulfor you. 

 

Q10         What is BSNL Air FIber?

A10         Arvind Patil, Former TelecomConsultant1y

BSNL Air Fiber isthe high-speed wireless broadband connection with the highest 
bandwidth. It is being laid down across thecountry using optic fiber. The BSNL 
Air Fiber does not belong to anyresource group and will be operating on an 
unlicensed spectrum that will not beused by any other operator, and thus it 
will be providing a high-quality and reliableinterface to its users even in the 
rural areas of the country.

Updates are that BSNL is using the sight radio line wavesto deploy wireless 
connections in even the rural villages of the country.The BSNL Air Fiber will 
be providing a triple-play servicethat will include an internet connection, TV 
service, and a calling facility.With their Triple Play service, BSNL plans to 
build village entrepreneurs sothat people can build Air Fiber service at a 
minimum investment of Rs. 50000.

The company has priced its Air Fiber broadband services atRs. 500 per month, 
and in this amount, they will provide triple services totheir users.

 

BSNL does not plan to bring the Air Fiber service to theurban areas and wants 
to focus on providing high-speed internet services to therural parts of the 
country. However, if you live in urbanparts of the country and wish to 
experience services like Air Fiber then youcan opt for BSNL FTTH.

I hope I have beenable to give you complete information about the BSNL Air 
Fiber.

All the above QA are from Quora websiteon   02-07-2023.

Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers.

Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 02-07-2023.

 

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