CULTURALQA 07-2023-13 Q1 Will a BSNL SIM from India work inDubai?
A1 Norbu M Ashraf, Founder and ChiefExecutive Officer at Team Moplet (2007–present) 6y It should work andit will work if international roaming is activated with your connection. Etisalat and DU arethe two operators in Dubai and both of them have tie up with BSNL.Charges are really high. Be careful. 2ND ANSWER- Hari Kaimal, Engineer at BharatSanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) (2003–present)6y You *can* activateInternational roaming on BSNL SIM card. The calls will be very costly. Considering you’re the cost-conscious type, use yourpassport to get a local SIM card if you have to make outgoing calls. You will receiveyour incoming calls on your roaming-enabled BSNL number, of course, but it will havesignificantly high roaming charges. 3RD ANSWER- Nilesh Doshi, Lived in Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates (2009–2016)6y Yes it will work ifyou have activated the international roaming, you will get amazing networkbecause they have tie up with local companies du or etisalat. Call to BSNL andactivate the international roaming, make sure you have enough balance to getthe calls, per min call charges would be around rs.125, incoming and outgoing. Takethe Du simcard from Dubai airport and use thatfor local use. ANSWER 4 Arghya Chatterjee, Ask me about BSNL products, notBSNL jobs6y If you haveinternational roaming activated and if BSNL has a tie-up with some UAE partner,it will work. But the calls will be prohibitivelycostly. It is advisable to take a local SIM there for the duration. E.g., I hadinternational roaming activated in my Airtel SIM and after an HDFC card swipein UK, I received acall from HDFC bank verifying the transaction. The call costed me 50/-. ANSWER 5 Sumit Jain,Studied at MBA in Finance6y You'll need to getInternational Roaming activated and you can then expect it to work. Or get a local SIM cardwhen you land at your destination. Your passport would be enough to get that. ANSWER 6 Jeevan Kr,Lives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates(2012–present)1y This can only bedone before going to UAE. Go to your nearest BSNL shop or Exchange and request themto replace your SIM with an international SIM. They will provide aninternational sim (this will not change your mobile number) which will takearound 6-24hrs to activate.Cost for new SIM is 50 INR. After that do a special roaming recharge of 168 INRwhich is valid for 90 days. You are all set to travel. After reaching UAE,go to BSNL SIM menu and go to Network and select International. After sometime, it will show the range and you can send or receive messages and calls. My note- In 2008, my son applied visa for me andmy wife to visa for visiting him in Jeddah. Authorities permitted visa for heronly. For conversationwhile at Jeddah I made my Airtel SIM Internationalroaming and gave to her. Airtel had intimated about higher tariff then onwards. Talking of arrival atairport to son, later I had foodpoisoning and admission in hospital after attending my brother in law’s housewarming. She made 4-5 emergency calls, the bill came above 6000-00 Q2 What is it like to live and work inDubai? A2 Akbar Syed,, lives in Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates (2018-present)Updated 3y I have been workingin Dubai for more than two years now. Before I moved to Dubai, I worked inIndia for about 4 years. Few highlights about living in Dubai: Man- Made Wonder - With very few natural sites,there are so many man- made wonders here that you cant help but appreciate thehuman limits. Sunday to Thursdays - The working days are Sundayto Thursday and not Monday to Friday. Some companies also have Saturdayworking. Salaries without tax - We don’t pay any taxes onthe salaries we get here. Whatever we get is our take-home salary. There is 5%VAT though which we pay for buying products/ Some nationalities do pay taxes to their home countries. Lifestyle - Many people spend extravagantly here,some can actuallyafford and some live on the edge. I have seen many people living inposh areas, buying high-end cars, living on credit cards to maintain thesocietal status. I believe that you can save significant amount of yoursalaries and also maintain a decent lifestyle if you live within your means. Food - There are plenty of restaurants catering to allkind of tastes and budgets. Being a vegetarian, I love the food here and thenumber of options I have. My note- Butcharges are heavy. When I visited Dubai in 2004, I was charged one iddali @1.5Dirham(at that time 15-00) at Hotel Saravanabhavan. Hub for all the nationalities - You can see peoplefrom all the countries here so English becomes the common language here. Due to presence of abig no of people from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Hindi & Malyalam arealso quite common. Work Culture - It really depends on the companyyou are working for. Also, depends on your level. I have not seen much of “workfrom home” culture here but many companies provide you flexibility in work. Law and Order - You can roam around freely atany hour and no one will harm you, you drop your wallet on the road and youshall get it back. People respect law. Cars will give way to the pedestrians even during peakhours. Though there is crime, but it is very very low. The fines are also very highdue to which people follow the rules. Q3 What happened to Yadavs afterGandhari cursed Lord Krishna? A3 Nidhi Pareek, A proud Hindu3y “If my years ofShiv Bhakti have been true, and if I have been true to my husband, then, may you die in 36 years from today. May Dwaraka be flooded and may every one of yourYadava kin perish by killing each other, just as you made the kins of Kuru killone another. May the Yadavas die out…. may the Yadavas die out….” This was the curse Gandhari gave to Lord Krishna but soonafter she was close to tears her anger all gone, and she fell down on her kneesto the Lord’s feet. Krishna lifted her up, his smile stuckonto his face and said “Maathey,that curse of yours will take effect, not only because of your true devotiontowards me and your husband but also due to the ever-changing sands of time. In the meantime,let’s attend to the tending of the dead and sending them away on their journey to the heavens.”And supporting Gandhari, Krishna walked past the startled Pandavas. Yadavas were toopowerful than under Krishna's protection and no outer force can defeat them. Ifthe Yadavas themselves areleft unchecked, at some point in time in the future, they will become a burdento the Earth. So, when Gandhari curses Lord Krishna and his race, He thanks herfor having solved his problem. Days flew by afterthe coronation of Yudhishtra as the king of Hastinapura. Krishna went back toDwaraka to rule over the beautiful island kingdom. The Yadavas were in eternal bliss in Dwaraka. Somuch bliss, that they forgot good conduct, morals, and the importance ofdiscipline and humility. Consequently, once when some learned men came toDwarka, the Yadavas sealed their destiny. It so happened thatonce great sages like Vishwamitra, Durvasa, Vashista, Narada among others wereon a pilgrimage. After visiting various places, they visited Dwaraka to meetLord Krishna and Balarama. The Yadavas, which included Bhodakas, Vrishnis,Kekeyas, and Andakas, who were once virtuous devotees of Krishna, had losttheir sense of culture and discipline and were little more than hooligans. A group of Yadava boys who sawthe great sages decided to play a prank on them in order to test their powers. They dressed Samba, the son of Krishna and Jambavati, asa woman and tied many robes to his belly so he'd appear as a pregnant woman.They approached the sages and asked them to predict whether the 'lady' would give birth to aboy or a girl. The Rishis realized the truth through their divine visionand were enraged. In anger, the sages cursed them saying that the disguised boy will givebirth to a lump of Iron which will destroy the entire Yadava race. The Yadavas,shocked though they were, were too arrogant to even apologize. They left thescene, laughing off the curse as the speech of one who had lost all his sanity.Things were however very different the next morning. Sambha developed labor pains and soon delivereda mace from within him. The Yadavas were now struck with fear. Theyimmediately rushed with the mace to Akroora and Ugrasena and in the presence ofKrishna himself; they narrated the weird tide of events. Akroora immediately ordered, “Grind the mace to a finepowder and cast it into the seas.” The Yadavas nodded and retreated.Outside the palace, the Yadavas had obeyed Akroora’s command to the dot. Theyhad ground the mace finely. Everythingwas ground except a sharp triangular piece which appeared to be very hardindeed. And then they had thrown the fine powder and the lone piece into thesea. Happy that they had taken care of the matter so easily, theyreturned back to their general state of intoxication and bliss. Time rolled by. The triangular piece of the mace was swallowed by a fish. The fish wascaught by a hunter, who upon finding the piece in the fish’s entrailsimmediately used it to craft a fine poisonous arrow. The fine powder, onthe other hand, washed back ashore and deposited itself on the beautiful coastof Dwaraka. A certain grass grew in lush abundance in the areawhere the powder was deposited. Everything was set for the final showdown. The Yadavas soonforgot all about their curses. The consumption of alcohol was banned in theentire kingdom of Dwaraka. However, after 36 years of Mahabharat war, lots ofomens used to appear in the Dwaraka city. The Sudarshanachakra, Panchajanya shankh, the chariot of Lord Krishna, and the plough weaponof Balarama disappeared from the earth. One day, the Yadavasgathered on the beach. The liquor that they drank made them lose their sensescompletely. They startedteasing one another, bringing up the gory pasts and gruesome mistakes of eachother. Satyaki and Krithavarma acted as the starting points of the doom ofDwaraka. Satyaki had fought on Pandava’s side in the battle of Kurukshetra andKrithavarma, on the Kaurava side. They taunted one another, bringing backmemories of the horrific war. In a fit of rage, Satyaki jumped on Krithavermaand cut his head off. The friends of Krithavarma pounced on Satyaki and a greatbrawl followed. Pradyumna, the sonof Krishna, innocent though he was, found himself in the thick of the fight andwas killed. As they have come to the seashore for pleasure, they didnot carry any weapons along with them. They saw the long grown grass inabundance along the seashore. They picked up the grass stems and beat andkilled each other. Those grass stems are nothing but blades made ofthe powder of the same lump of Iron born to Samba. Thus the curse of saintsfructified. Each blade ofgrass became a mace, smashing into the Yadavas, killingthem instantly. It was a matter of moments before the Yadavas lay dead, killedby their own clan members and in front of their very King. Except Krishna, all Yadavas were killed. Krishna’s charioteer Daruka and another one called Babhru also survived.They both approached Sri Krishna and said: “O Krishna! All Yadavas were killed.Whereabouts of Balarama are not known. It is better to search for him.” Balarama was in deep meditation under a tree.Seeing this, Krishna told Daruka, “O Daruka! you immediately go to Hastinapuraand inform Dharmaja about the mass massacre of Yadavas and bring Arjuna here. He will lookafter everything.” said Krishna. Accordingly, Daruka rushed towardsHastinapura in a chariot. Krishna went to the place where Balarama was sittingand said “O brother Balarama!I will sit in meditation along with you.” But there was noreply from Balarama. Along serpent came out of the face of Balarama. Balarama left this mortal body.His soul travelled into the sky through the sea. As Balarama was theincarnation of Adi Sesha, the Naga community welcomed back Balarama. Balarama attained Vishnu Lokaand joined Vishnu. Krishna saw Balarama putting an end to hisincarnation. Krishna thought that time has come for him to leavethis world and go back to his original abode. Krishna startedthinking about the ways and means to leave this body. He remembered the wordsof Rishi Durvasa.Once, as per the wish of saint Durvasa, he applied Payasam (liquid foodprepared with milk, sugar, and rice) throughout his body. As his legs wereresting on the ground, he could not apply it to his feet. Durvasa observed itand said: “Krishna! Youhave not applied Payasam to my foot. Your death is in your foot.” said SaintDurvasa. Krishna laid downunder a tree and went into Yoga Samadhi. At that time a hunter Jara enteredthat forest. That hunter misunderstood the moving foot of Krishna as a lurkingdeer and shot a lethal arrow that pierced into Krishna’s feet.As soon as the hunter reached Krishna, he realized his mistake and pleaded theLord for forgiveness. Lord Krishna consoles him and tells him howhis death was inevitable. Krishna saysthat in his previous birth as Rama in the Tretayuga, Rama killed Vaali(Sugreeva's brother) from behind. So, Krishna has now reaped the price for thesame through Jara who was king Vaali in his previous birth. This storybeautifully brings out the very important fact that, even for the Rulerof the Universe, the laws of Karma remain the same. Hence, Lord Krishnaleft the mortal world. Thetime from which lord Krishna died is considered to be the beginning ofKaliyuga. Daruka, sent by SriKrishna, met Pandavas and informed them about the tragic deaths. On hearingthis, Pandavas plunged into great grief. After taking suitableinstructions from Dharmaja, Arjuna reached Dwarka. Dwarka was supposed to be flooded within seven days ofKrishna’s death; hence, Arjuna decided to take the leftover people toIndraprastha. Krishna's father left for heavenlyabode while being in meditation. The wives of Krishna and Balarama pounced intopyre as Sati. Arjunaperformed the last rites for Krishna and his kinsman. All the ladies andchildren started moving towards Indraprastha along with Arjuna. As the people walked away fromthe Dwaraka city, the city sank into the sea. On the way, some thievessaw that only one man with a bow accompanied the ladies. They tried to robthem. Arjuna who was once avery great archer found it very difficult to even lift his bow. When he triedto invoke his Divya astras, he forgot all those incantations. The thieveskilled many people and kidnapped women. Some of the ladiesfell into the nearby river and gave up their lives. Some burnt themselvesalive. Arjuna arrived at Hastinapur in a dejected condition. The Pandavas visited sage Veda Vyasaand narrated the Yadavas destruction, Krishna's death, and Arjuna’s inabilityto save the Yadava women. The sage consoled the Pandavas and told them thattheir purpose on the earth is served. The Pandavas coroneted Parikshit and embarked on their final journeytowards the Himalayas. Note: I mentioned the story as per my bestknowledge. Kindly put the suggestion in comments if you have a different storywith you. My note- There is a small contradiction. At oneplace it is stated except Krishna, his chariator, Balarama, all were dead.Another place it is stated since Dwaraka was immercing, Arjuna left toHasthinapur with left over people. Probably most were dead instead of all weredead is better description. Q4 What are some curious facts fromhistory that most people don't know yet? A4 RI Shohag,5h A very interestingstory happened to Napoleon during his campaign in Egypt. In Egypt, he discovered thatJosefina was having a very public affair. He was devastated.Shortly afterwards, he met the beautiful wife of one of his officers, Pauline Fourès. She had beensmuggled into Egypt by her husband dressed as a Cavalry Hunter. When Napoleonsaw Pauline, he knew it was a perfect opportunity for revenge. A few days aftertheir meeting, the couple struck up a relationship and the army began callingPauline their Cleopatra. Napoleon sentPauline's husband, Lieutenant Fourès, back to Paris with supposedly importantdispatches. The round trip from Egypt to Paris took three months, which suitedNapoleon perfectly. Unfortunately for Napoleon, the ship carrying Pauline'shusband was intercepted by the British the next day.Rather than arrest him, the British sent him back to Alexandria, hoping to playa trick on Napoleon (they had already intercepted his mail, and by then theaffair was common knowledge). The husband reappeared in Cairo ten weeks before he was expected only tofind his wife living with Napoleon in his palace. A very public andunpleasant scene followed and there was nothing for Fourès to do butdivorce his wife, whom he had married a few months before. Soon Paulina becameNapoleon's official mistress in Cairo, acting as hostess in his palace and sharinghis carriage. Josephine knew what was going on, but given her own infidelity,she couldn't complain. When Napoleon left Egypt, Pauline becameJunot's mistress and later Kleber's mistress. She would eventuallymake her fortune in a Brazilian logging company and finally settle down in Paris with her pet monkeysand parrots. She lived to be 90 years old. Q4 What is the description of HinglajMata Temple? A4 Surendra Kumar Kumawat,Mar 30 Hinglaj Temple (Nani Temple) The desert extendsfor 150 km from Lasbela in Pakistan touching the Arabian Sea. River passingthrough 1000 feet high sandy mountains beside. The world's largest mud volcanoon the left. Far awayin the midst of the forests there was silence and the sound of 'Jai Mata Di'coming from the middle of this silence. The only Shaktipeeth located in Pakistan *'HinglajTemple'*, which is considered to be the first place of Mother Goddess on earth,is in these paths. The journey toHinglaj is more difficult than Amarnath ji... The sins of previous births are also destroyed in thistemple which is about 2 lakh years old. Everythinghappens in this temple from Garba to Kanya Bhoj during Navratri. The celebration of Navratri inHinglaj temple, one of the *51 Shaktipeeths* of the Goddess, is almost similarto that of India. Sometimes it becomes difficult to guesswhether this temple is in Pakistan or India. The placewhere the Hinglaj temple is located is one of the largest Hindu dominated areasof Pakistan. A fair is held here throughout Navratri within 3 km. Garba danceis performed by women who come for darshan. Pooja-havan takes place. Girls are fed. Theechoes of mother's hymns are heard far and wide. Overall, everyfaith is seen which happens during Navratri Puja in India. In Navratri, oneearns equal to the expenses of the whole year. The number of devotees visiting Hinglaj temple can begauged from the fact that in 9 days of Navratri, the people here earn equal totheir whole year's expenditure. - The head priest of the templeMaharaj *Shri Gopal Giri ji* says that even during Navratri, there is nodifference between Hindu-Muslim in thetemple. Many times the priest-servants are seen wearing Muslim caps. So therethe Muslim brothers meet standing together during the worship of the MotherGoddess. Most of these are from Baluchistan-Sindh. There is maximum crowdhere in the 2 Navratras that fall every year. About 10 to 25 thousand devoteescome to Hinglaj daily to visit Mata. Among these, the countries around America,Britain, Bangladesh and Pakistan are prominent. - Since, Muslimsconsider Hinglaj temple as 'Nani Bibi ki Hajj' or Pirgah therefore people fromcountries like Afghanistan, Egypt and Iran also come to Pirgah. Hinglaj' became 'Hinglaj' after the head of Shivji wifeMata Sati fell down. According to Hindu religion, scriptures and Puranas,Sati's father Raja Daksh was not happy with his daughter's marriage to LordShankar. Angry Daksh had insulted the daughter a lot. Saddened by this, Sati burnt herself in the firepit. Seeing this, Shankar's Gana had killed King Daksha. Shankarjireached Daksh's house as soon as he got the news of the incident. Then liftingSati's dead body on his shoulders, he started dancing in anger. In order to pacify Shankarji,Lord Vishnu cut Sati into 51 pieces with his discus. Wherever these pieces fell,those 51 places are known as Devi Shaktipeeth. Out of the pieces, the first part of Sati's body i.e. the head fell on 'Kirthar hill' whichis known as Hinglaj today.Because of this first part i.e. the head, the Hinglaj Temple of Pakistan is called the firstplace of Mother on earth. Q5 Did Napoleon visit the Great Pyramid? A5 Jean-Marie Valheur, lover ofhistory3h He did, in 1798. Napoleon visitedthe pyramids of Egypt, and even fought a famous battle there against theOttomans, which he won decisively. The French Emperor was amazed by the ancient Egyptians,visiting great tombs and even gazing upon the face of a freshly unearthedpharaoh’s mummy, in pristine condition. Prior to battlinghis Turkish adversaries, Napoleon gave a speech to his soldiers. In it, he saidthe following lines, which echo through eternity: “Soldiers! You came to this country to savethe inhabitants from barbarism, to bring civilisation to the Orient andsubtract this beautiful part of the world from the domination of England. From the top of those pyramids,forty centuries are contemplating you!” Forty centuries arecontemplating you… The words of a man well-aware of what precedes him. Aware ofhow, as historical as his deeds may ultimately become, he is but a tiny speckof dust in the eye of eternity. Q6 What are some great short storieswith a twist ending? A6 Anju Dhaliwal, Sr. SEO Executive1h One day, a mother(Rashmi) gave birth to a beautiful child. It was a beautiful baby girl. Whenthe doctor told the mother that it was a baby girl, she was not happy. Shewants her first child to be a boy. Her family is also not disheartened. Theyhave decided to abandon that child. In the hospital, they found a couple whose child had notsurvived during delivery. It was also a baby girl. The couple cried a lot.Knowing that someone wanted to abandon their child, they were immediately readyto adopt that girl. After legalformalities, they adopted that baby girl and named her Asha because that girl brought hope withher in difficult times. Asha's parents love her a lot, and it's been 15 years. Asha is now 16 years old andstudying in a +1 class in medical. One day, Asha wasgoing to school on her Active scooter. While passing by the road, she saw that a lady had beenin an accident and was covered in blood. She immediately called an ambulanceand took that lady to the hospital. Somehow the police found thefamily of that lady, and they quickly arrived at the hospital. Doctors told her that because ofheavy blood loss, she needs AB- blood transfer. Her son's blood group is alsoAB-; he was ready to give her mother blood, but he was a drug addict and was not able to give her motherblood. Then Asha asked the doctor if she could give her bloodto the lady, her blood type was also AB-. After some formalities, she gave blood to that lady andsaved her life. After 20 days, thatlady was discharged from the hospital. She took Asha's contact number from thehospital and wanted to thank her for saving her life. She invites Asha and her parentshome. When Asha's parents met that lady, they recognized her as Rashmi, Asha'sreal mother. They were shocked. At that time, Rashmi knew that Ashawas her daughter. Shecried a lot but didn't say a word in front of Asha. Asha and her parents leaveafter having tea and never meet again. And afterthat, Rashmi lives her whole life in regret about abandoning her daughter. Q7 Can online banking be done fromanother country? A7 Nikita BhattacharyaHR Specialist2y Yes of course, the biggest benefit of online banking isthat it can be done anytime and from anywhere.You can easily do so from any country the only thing is if you are tranferringamount from your country to any other country or vice versa their will becharges levied on such transactions which can be on a higher side.Resteverything remains almost same. My note- All banks in India have internet banking. But itis very difficult to keep in memory the login name, password, super word etc. So it is best to keep internet bankingwith one or two banks and keep alldetails in a confidential diary. Q8 If I take an Airtel sim from Indiathen will it work in Dubai? A8 Teneichong Telien, Worked at UNITECHLIMITED (2011–2014)5y Yes airtel simworks very well in Dubai. My husband travels to Dubai frequently for work andhe has an airtel SIm. Airtelalso has attractive international roaming packages , I guess someare even valid for a month and includes internet, outgoing minutes and free incoming facility. Q8 Whatwill be the I/C SMS charges in a BSNL SIM in Dubai? A8 Alok Shrivastava,DGM at BharatSanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) (1994–present)5y It's free. BSNL do not charge for incoming SMS in India aswell as in abroad. For other charge like OG SMS, ICAnd OG voice and data depends on the country and operator you are using. Fordetails kindly visit “ir.bsnl.co.in” Q9 Can I exchange my micro BSNL SIM fora nano SIM in any BSNL office? A9 Latha Vidyaranya, Lives in Bengaluru,Karnataka, India 4y Yes, at BSNL Customer Service Centers.This morning I went to the BSNL Customer Service Centre at the TelephoneExchange Building, Margosa Road, between 15th and 17th Cross Road, oppositeVeena Stores. I requestedfor a Nano Sim card in exchange to a Micro Sim that I had earlier. Yes, it waspossible. I was given a Form to be filled up with some basic details like,name, address, your mob no and an alternative phone number and also a list offrequently-called no's. 3 or 4 no's would do, though there isprovision to write 10 nos. A xerox copy of a photo-address Id proof is to beattached with the request. Q10 What is BSNL wings service? A10 Himesh Shah,Partner at SonilVentilfabrik (2000–present)4y BSNL Wings is VoIP Service.You will get 10 digit Number just like any other Mobile Number to make Calls toany Indian Mobile or Landline Number. The rate of this service are very attractive. For Calling, youonly need Internet be it from WiFi or Mobile Data by using another SIM. Callsare placed through SIP Phone. There are many Free VoIP Apps available includingBSNL's own BSNL Wings App. Many phones including low end phones have built inSIP Phone settings. It also worksoutside India and rates are very reasonable for calling to India. Q11 Does the BSNL prepaid SIM card work inOman? If it does not, what is the procedure? A11 Sohan Pandey.Lives in Seoul5y Yes, it does. According to BSNL website Internationalroaming service is available to its prepaid subscribers. To avail International roaming service you have to fillup a service request form along with two self attested photograph and a copy ofpassport. One time security deposit of INR 5000/- [refundable] and INR 99/- permonth will be charged in addition to the international roaming usage.Visit to the nearest BSNL Customer Care Centre and collect the specialInternational Roaming SIM. Before you leave, Please check the Handset compatibilitywith Network frequency (GSM MHz 850… All the above QA are from Quora websiteon 12 -07-2023. Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 13-07-2023. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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