Mr Rajaram,
Your editing shows your immaturity. You are not able to appreciate another's
work. This is the reason you don't get any response from any member other than
Mr APS Mani about your editing.
You two can be tied to the yoke for plowing instead of ox.
I get many positive responses from members through the groups.
Gopalakrishnan
On Friday, 21 July, 2023 at 06:35:41 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
CULTURAL QA 07-2023-20 BY Mr G ANDEDITED, IF FOUND TO BE SO, BY KR IRS 21723
Q1 Whatmade you smile today?
G There are smelling flowerseverywhere.
KR Waiting for the Mahatma and smellingflowers everywhere. Good so
what Iunderstood is, some one whom I /you/ we do not know, writes his history;
and MrG writes thereafter as how police verification was done thrice or twice?
Supposethese columns were filled by some other high valued subject, appealing
to manylearned in the forum, will it not be useful? Our passports in India,
the whole family andchildren were issued at Sastri Bhavan, renewed twice,
renewed third time at SFIIndian embassy, but we received the passports at home,
and by Perumal Gracenever even questioned. First time I rang up Mr Ravi at
Shastri bhavan and aftertwo days was handed over to me at my office by someone
from his office. Theothers were renewed online. I have heard in the short
stories that Police willcome up to the door to make enquiries, but this is the
first time I heard ,visiting the police station. Anyway, time passes.
Q2 What isthe difference between Tirupati Balaji and other idols of
Lord Venkateshwara?
KR Mr G framingquestions in general, can be answered either way.
Difference in the idols? Or differencein the original versus duplicates? Balaji
will let us know. What is “iladeivam”?OOPS; Understood well; all other deities
other than Venkateswara TTD, are allnot SWAYAMBHU. I mean, all Siva Parvathi
Ranganatha etc etc are not Swayambhu.For this, there is Q and an A. Many idols
of India and idols abroad, are onlytwo types; one Swayambhu another Man made.
G Q3 How can the maturity of a person bedefined?
G Mynote- I recollect Mr Markandeyalu advise recently to me on reading
this. StillI am made to outburst by two membersresponse.
G Edit: Try to appreciate other's work.
KR How many Fallacies and Quora is agossip I used to say. Thank GOD
they did not say maturity means what the othersex become; other than that,
whatever, hit the mind, that is defined asmaturity. And that took him Mr G, to
become Matured by the advice of a member;but Mr G could not be matured. And as
usual self-serving “TRY TO APPRECIATE G’SWORK BUT G WILL KEEP ON WRITING A
SENSELESS OPERATORS”; MAYBE HE IS SOIMMATURED AS HE HIMSELF ADMITTED, HE
BECOMES BLIND WHEN APPRECIATED.
Howthe maturity is defined: In psychology, maturity can be
operationallydefined as the level ofpsychological functioning one can attain,
after which the level ofpsychological functioning no longer increases much with
age Simple. Then it means by maturity, onebecome stagnant. By laughing at
parent, it is peace to the mind, because, evenan autism child will be laughing,
smiling etc. But maturity in a particularfield alone will stop; maturity
differs, in different grounds. Latin mātūritatem (nominative
mātūritas)"ripeness," from mātūrus "ripe" (see mature (v.)). Vṛddhi
(वृद्धि).—[vṛdh-ktin] 1) Growth, increase, augmentation,development; पुपोष
वृद्धिं हरिदश्वदीधितेरनुप्रवेशादिव बालचन्द्रमाः (pupoṣa
vṛddhiṃharidaśvadīdhiteranupraveśādiva bālacandramāḥ) R.3.22; तपोवृद्धि,
ज्ञानवृद्धि (tapovṛddhi, jñānavṛddhi) prauḍhi (प्रौढि).—f
Maturity.Greatness. Elegance, elevation. नवोढा मध्यगा मध्या प्रौढिः प्रौढा
प्रगल्भका धिराधिरा धैर्य-धरा ज्येस्था च्रेस्था कुलाग्गना
navoḍhā madhyagā madhyā prauḍhiḥ prauḍhāpragalbhakā dhirādhirā dhairya-dharā
jyesthā cresthā kulāgganā
. . . is anew bride (navoḍhā), is sometimes proud and sometimes gentle
(madhyagā andmadhyā), is sometimes proud (prauḍhiḥ, prauḍhā, and pragalbhakā),
is sometimespeaceful and thoughtful (dhirā and dhairya-dharā), is sometimes
wildlypassionate (adhirā), is the most exalted (jyesthā and cresthā), is
saintly(kulāgganā), . . .( English word proud arise from Sanskrit).
Life demands this keen balance of our possibilities andlimitations. To live
below the mark will be to waste life and to attempt toomuch will create only
tension and frustration. Free mind understands theinevitable in life and makes
fairly good allowance for the unforeseeablefactors in life. No happiness, no
emancipation can actualize without resigningto inevitable in life and the
courage to become what we are by way of ournature and talents.
Logical and Unbiased Thinking L. Susan Stebbing in herbook Thinking To Some
Purpose pinpoints the need of educationfor freedom. She emphasizes logical and
unbiased thinking necessary forbecoming really free. She writes, “There are
many ways of being wrong, but oneway of being right. To think effectively
involves knowledge of the topic,dispassionateness in weighing the evidence,
ability to see clearly what followsfrom the premises, readiness to reconsider
the premises if necessary, and, inshort, courage to follow the argument to its
logical conclusion, however bitterit may be.” We, human beings, are clever at
inventing excuses. Throughself-deception, defence-mechanism and self-oblivion,
we side-track or evade theexacting responsibilities of life.
A truly free person respects the freedom of others. Heviews it as a great
opportunity to serve his own mankind. He has deep faith inhuman dignity and
sanctity of life. He believes in destiny of the universe. He worksincessantly
for the welfare of his own fellow-beings. Until one raises one’sfellow-men, he
cannot raise himself up. Thus, freedom and responsibilities gotogether. This is
so aptly observed by Dr. Radhakrishnan “All freedom is a perpetual crusade
againstthat which is stagnation, evil and imperfect. If you are truly a human
being,if you realize your freedom, you will realize that there is a
greatresponsibility, owed by you.” The realization of this responsibility,
desirefor effective expression of personality and dedication to one’s aims and
idealsgive direction and depth to life. It is the mature person who can
maintain andenjoy his freedom. To be truly free one has to ever raise oneself
up on theupward journey of maturity. Without such self-elevation, no liberty
worth itsname can be achieved.
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Q4 Whathappened to Lord Krishna's friend Sudama that he had to lead a
poor life, whatincident happened due to which he had to live in poverty?
G My note- This legend I am reading firsttime.
KR: Now I understand that the world is so small;this is in Bhagavatham; but
accidentally, day before yesterday, I read in theface book; and later Dushyant
Sridhar Upanayanam carried this; now I see here.
Q6 How cruel were the Mughals?
KR Jalian Wala? Jews killings; crosswars; Chalukya raids; so many in
history. The conqueror will install his force,till the people become immature.
Q7 What isthe actual reason for enlargement of prostate in males?
G As men age, the levels of testosterone, the malehormone, tend to
decrease while the levels of estrogen, a female hormone, remain
relativelyconstant. This hormonal imbalance can lead to an increase in the
production ofa hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is known to
promote the growthof prostate cells, which can result in the enlargement of the
prostate gland.
My note- Informative simple answer. As age increases,the development of
estrogen in men is new information. Lasor therapy is also new information. I
have read medical information on testosterone development in womenin old age.
KR Mr G who preaches to others meansthat he slipped that is all. He
alone was very abusive making fun of me, I don’tknow the difference between T
and E. And he will preach “learn to appreciate”.Now where will he poke his
face? I replied on that day itself but in vain.
All the above QA are from Quora website on 20 -07-2023. Quora answers need
not be 100%correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on
20-07-2023.
K RAJARAM IRS 21723
On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 07:54, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
<[email protected]> wrote:
CULTURALQA 07-2023-20
Q1 What made you smile today?
A1 Ashok Suraj, Former Senior ResearchFellow at Indian Institute of
Horticultural Research (2020–2021) Updated 5y
I was at a “Policestation” in Coimbatore for my passport verification. I
approached the cop who was attending to a caseof four elderly women, he
politely asked me to be seated which I did so.
After 5min theladies left and it was my turn, but suddenly he got an emergency
call and he had to leave.Thus, asking me to stay back in his chamber. Which I
did for 30–45minwhile browsing the news feed on quora and also wrote few
answers for somequestions which were asked. The cop was back but before
entering intohis chamber he realised that I was waiting for him and turned back
again andwent out. I thought he was going to make me wait again but guess
what??? Hewent out just to get me a “Velan Coffee” which is quite a brand for
filter coffee in this part of the city andasked me to have coffee while he was
verifying my records. This is whereI literally burst into happiness which truly
made my day. Never could have experiencedsuch hospitality anywhere else. Hats
off to you sir, you really made my day andalso a huge respect grown towards
cops with it.
My note- About11 years back I had to go with my wife to an extension office of
Selaiyurpolice station for police verification of our re-new pass port. Since
the concernedpolice officer was very busy on phone, he took his papers and
asked a young traffic police manto fill up by the time by the time he finish
the call.
The youngpolice constable filled up details in his form while we were sitting
in achair, he sitting on a small bench in the conjested room and filled up the
form,After finishing the call, the concerned official saw forms are filled up,
hesigned, and told us, the pass port will come in 3 days. It was received in
five days.
About a year back we had the next renewal,all formalities completed. At that
moment, I was called by a senior officer of pass port, most probablythe pass
port officer, asked me to get seated, just confirmed my age,own residence and
made a note-“No police verification is required”I received the passport on the
third day itself.
There aresmelling flowers everywhere.
Q2 What is the difference betweenTirupati Balaji and other idols of
Lord Venkateshwara?
Manorama C, SriVenkateswara Swami iladaivam and Kuladaivam 3h
In Tirumala, Srinivasa becameHimself as statue, telling to Tondaman
Chakravarthi, “from now onwards, I don'tto speak to human beings. I remain
statue. Otherwisehuman beings think that I encourage doing faults like you.”
But even now, TheLord is present to the persons having deep devotion and
dedication and talkingwith them. So, in Tirumala the Lord Venkateswara is
called Swayambhuas He manifested Himself.
In the otherhand, many Venkateswara Swami temples were and are being
constructed by themankind.Some old constructions of Srinivasa temples,
Srikrishna, Srirama, Lakshmi andSiva temples were made by The great sages.
Srirama temple in Tirupati wasconstructed by Jambavantha. Tirukkannangudi by
Vasishta, Pancha (5) Madhavatemples by Indra (like Bindu Madhava temple in
Varanasi, Kunthi Madhava templein Pithapuram, Veñi Madhav in Prayaga…), many
Vishnu and Siva temples by PanchaPandava etc….
But anyway, it is our mind that makes usfeel Swayambhu Swami everywhere. As
Tirumala is very busy with lakhs ofdevotees, it is better to do Kalyanothsava
Seva like many Sevas, in theVenkateswara Swami temple in our premises. We feel
very happy by watchingSukravaraasbhisheka in the temple held on the early
mornings of Fridays, thoughthe temple is old or latest.
Q3 How can the maturity of a person bedefined?
A3 Elia Juniana,Jul 1
When you try tosmile infront of your parents despite having worst day of your
life.
When you prefer silence over unwanted arguments.
My note- Irecollect Mr Markandeyalu advise recently to me on reading this.
Still I ammade to outburst by two members response.
When you starttaking care and responsibilities of your parents.
When you areexhausted but you still choose to offer a seat to old lady,
pregnant ladystanding beside you.
When you prefernutrition over taste.
When the fear ofbeing average triggers you hard.
When your addictionfor quora is more than facebook.
When you realisecomments like “your answer made my day.” on quora brings bigger
smile than“nice photo” on Facebook.
When you realise gawkingand passing lame comments at random girls isn't a sign
of masculinity.
Maturity is whenyou realize age is just a number. So don’t just become old,
people! Becomemature.
Edit: Try toappreciate other's work.
Q4 What happened to Lord Krishna'sfriend Sudama that he had to lead a
poor life, what incident happened due towhich he had to live in poverty?
A4 Surendra Kumar Kumawat, Apr 21
To saveKrishna from the curse, Sudama had accepted the poverty of life…
There was a Brahminwho was very poor living with his wife. Theyused to live by
begging. A time came when they did not get alms for five days. She used to
drink water everyday and go to sleep chanting the name of God.
On the sixth day shegot two handfuls of gram in alms. It was night by the time
she reached the cottage. Brahmin thought that nowshe will not eat these gram
in the night, she will eat it after offering food to Vasudev in themorning.
Thinking of this, the Brahmin tied the gram in a cloth and fell asleep
chantingthe name of Vasudev.
Some thieves cameto the Brahmin's cottage to steal after she slept.
Thieves searched a lot here and there and found thatbundle of gram, the thieves
thought it had gold coins, so the Brahmin woke upand started making noise. All
the people of the villageran to catch the thieves. The thief ran away with that
bundle. Fearing being caught, all thethieves hid in Sandeepan Muni's ashram.
(Sandipan Muni's hermitagewas near the village where Lord Shri Krishna and
Sudama were taking education)
Gurumata felt thatsomeone has come inside the ashram, Gurumata went ahead to
see. The thieves got scared and ranaway from the ashram! While running away,
the thieves left that bundle there.Here, when the Brahmin who was distraught
with hunger came to know!
When the thieves took away her gram bundle, the Brahmincursed her that Whoever
eats the gram of my poor helpless will become poor.
On the other side,Guru Mata started sweeping the ashram in the morning while
sweeping, Guru Matafound the same gram bundle. Guru Mata opened the bundle and
saw that there weregram in it. Sudama ji andShri Krishna were going to bring
wood from the forest.
Guru Mata gave that gram bundle to Sudama ji.Where else son! When you feel
hungry in the forest, both of you should eat thisgram. Sudama ji was a born
Brahmagyani. As soon as Sudama ji tookthe gram bud in his hand, he came to know
the whole secret.
Sudama ji thought!Guru Mata has said that both the people should eat this gram
equally. But if Ifeed this gram to Tribhuvanpati Shri Krishna, then the whole
world will becomepoor. I will not do such that my Lord becomes poor while I
amalive, I will never do such a thing. I will eat these gram myself butwill not
let Krishna eat it and Sudama ji himself ate all the gram.Sudama himself took
the curse of poverty. But did not give even a single grainof gram to his friend
Shri Krishna.
Jai Shri Krishna……..JaiShri Krishna…….
My note- This legend I am reading first time.
Q5 What is the most abundant chemicalelement found on Earth?
A5 Dr. Balaji Viswanathan, CEO atInvento (2016–present)17h
Iron.
I would not haveanswered such a simple question if the other answers were not
wrong.
About 90% of earth’s core is Iron.Overall, a third of earth’s mass is just
Iron. While Nitrogen is the most abundant in the atmosphere andOxygen is the
most abundant in the earth’s surface, people ignore the fact thatwe are sitting
on an iron planet.
Earth’s mass isabout 100,000X more than the mass of earth’s atmosphere. The
thin layer ofearth’s crust [where silicon and oxygen are more abundant] is much
smaller thanthe size of earth’s core.
Q6 How cruel were the Mughals?
HrishikeshNaramparambath, History Buff | Cinephile | Bookworm5y
Very cruel.
I can give you alist of atrocities committed by them if you want.
Let us start fromthe beginning.
This……is Babur. Theguy who started it all.
He is the firstMughal king.
This innocent man,who apparently introduced secularism (yeah, right) in India,
was pretty much ofa scumbag towards Hindus and Sikhs:
Babur's campaign in northwest India targetedHindu and Sikh civilians as well as
non-Sunni sects of Islam. Immense numbersof people were killed, with the Muslim
camps being described as building"towers of skulls of the infidels" on hillocks.
Baburnama, similarly records massacre of Hinduvillages and towns by Babur's
Muslim army, in addition to numerous deaths ofboth Hindu and Muslim soldiers in
the battlefields.
I can understand aking getting people killed. All kings do that. But getting
innocent people's skulls and building atower out of it? Not so innocent, is it?
Now let me talk about Saint Akbar.
The idolized,hyped, worshipped guy who killed.
In early years of his reign, religious violence includedthe massacre of Hindus
of Garha in 1560 AD, under the command of Mughal ViceroyAsaf Khan.
Other campaignstargeted Chitor and Rantambhor.
A historianNizamuddin Ahmad recorded the violence during the conquest of
Nagarkot (modernHimachal Pradesh), as follows,
“The fortress of Bhun, which is an idol templeof Mahámáí, was taken by valor
of the (Muslim) assailants. A party of Rajputs,who had resolved to die, fought
till they were all cut down. A number ofBrahmins, who for many years had served
the temple, never gave one thought toflight, and were killed. Nearly 200 black
cows belonging to the Hindus, duringthe struggle, had crowded together for
shelter in the temple. Some savageTurks, while the arrows and bullets were
falling like rain, killed these cowsone by one. They then took off their boots
and filled them with the blood, andcast it upon the roof and walls of the
temple.”
– Nizamuddin Ahmad, Tabakat-i Akbari
Yeah… that's Akbarfor you.
Now let me talkabout Aurangzeb.
This guy wasdownright sadistic.
He killed Hindusand Sikhs like no other Mughal did. He went on a killing spree
throughout hisreign. No respect towards other religions. He even tortured and
killed Guru TegBahadur just because he did not agree to convert to Islam.
And I have onlywritten about a few of the Mughals. You can imagine the amount
of violenceunder the reign of others like Humayun, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. I
guess that'senough for you to decide.
Q7 What is the actual reason forenlargement of prostate in males?
A7 Dr James Hewitt,Urologist - MD atHospitals (2004–present)Sun
Hi ! Dr James Hewitt here
Theenlargement of the prostate in males, also known as benign
prostatichyperplasia (BPH), occurs due to a combination of factors related to
hormonalchanges and aging. It is important to understand thatBPH is a
commoncondition that affects many men as they get older.
The primaryreason for prostate enlargement is the hormonal changes that occur
with age.As men age, the levels of testosterone, the male hormone, tend to
decrease while the levels of estrogen, a female hormone, remain
relativelyconstant. This hormonal imbalance can lead to an increase in
theproduction of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is known to
promote the growth of prostate cells, which can result inthe enlargement of the
prostate gland.
Other contributing factors to prostate enlargementinclude genetics, family
history, and lifestyle factors.Some studies suggest that there may be a genetic
predisposition to developingBPH, meaning that ifyou have a family history of
prostate enlargement, you may be at a higher risk.Additionally, certain
lifestyle factors such as obesity, lack of physicalactivity, and a diet high in
fat and red meat may contribute to the developmentof BPH.
It is importantto note that prostate enlargement is a benign condition and not
directly linkedto prostate cancer. However, the symptoms of BPH, suchas urinary
difficulties, can have a significant impact on a man's quality oflife. If
youexperience symptoms of BPH, it is recommended to consult with a
healthcareprofessional for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management.
There arevarious treatment options available for prostate enlargement, ranging
fromlifestyle modifications to medication and surgical interventions.Lifestyle
changes such as maintaining a healthy weight,regular exercise, and avoiding
bladder irritants can help alleviate symptoms.
Medications,such as alpha-blockers and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, may be
prescribed torelax the prostate and reduce its size.
In more severe cases, surgical procedures liketransurethral resection of the
prostate (TURP) or minimally invasive techniqueslike laser therapy may
berecommended.
My note- Informative simple answer. As ageincrease development of estrogen in
men is a new information. Lasor therapy isalso a new information.
I have read medicalinformation testosteronedevelopin women in old age.
All the above QA are from Quora websiteon 20 -07-2023.
Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers.
Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 20-07-2023.
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