CULTURAL QA08-2023-29 Q1 What aresome awesome facts about Hindu mythology?
A1 Rajkumar Sharma,4y 1.There was a saint Ashtavakra whose body wasdistorted from 8 places because of his father's curse which he got when he wasin his mother's womb. 2. King Janak (Father of Sita) is also known as Videh ashe looses the feel of his body whenever he is thinking about God. 3. According to Hindu mythology life of Earth is equal toa day of Brahma. 4. According to Ramcharitmanas, Sita never went toLanka, only hershadow was there while she was residing in the fire. That's why in the endAgni pariksha was performed to get original Sita back not because lord Ramadoubted her. 5. For all the time when Lord Rama was in the forest,his younger brother Bharat used to sleep in a pit under the ground as Lord ramawas sleeping on the ground and Bharat can't be equal or above to rama in anymanner. 6. Meghnad (Son of Ravana) had a boon that only personwho will not sleep for 12 years can kill him, guess what even Rama couldn'tkill him but Lakshman didas he did not sleep for the whole time when he was in forest. His sleep wastransferred to his wife Urmila by Nidra Devi. 7. According to the boon asked by Ravan, Hanuman was also capableof killing him. He asked that other than humans and monkeys no one could killhim. Given the strength of Hanuman, he was powerful enough to kill Ravana. 8. Lord Rama and Krishna stopped ageing after they became 16. They arekishore (adolescent ). That's why you don't see them with moustache or beard inany photos or tv serials. My note- New information to me. 9. Parvati (wife of Shiva) did not give birth to any of herchildren still she is called jagat janani (mother of the world).Jai Shri Ram!! Q2 What aresome interesting facts which are not commonly known? A2 Anjali Verma, Studies Bachelor of Commerce with Honours& Learning Python at Hansraj College, University of Delhi (Expected2025)Jun 10 Here are some interesting factswhich are not commonly known: 1.The largest snowflake ever recorded fell in Montanain 1887. It was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 2. The world's deepest post box is in the village ofFoula, Shetland, Scotland. It is 2,300 feet above sea level. 3. The world's largest ball of paint is in Alexandria, Indiana. Itweighs 4 tons and is 12 feet in diameter. 4. The world's deepest lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia,Russia. It is 5,387 feet deep. 5. The world's largest desert is the Sahara Desert in Africa. Itcovers 3.6 million square miles. 6. The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii. It is 13,677 feettall and covers 5,271 square miles. 7. The world's largest animal is the blue whale. It can growup to 100 feet long and weigh up to 200 tons. 8. The world's oldest living thing is a bristlecone pinetree in California. It is over 4,600 years old. 9. The world's largest living thing is a fungus in Oregon.It covers 2,200 acres and weighs over 35,000 tons. Q3 What personalmost had a tragic ending? A3 Adam Kite,9h Shelia Fredrick, a flight attendant, was on another day ofwork when she noticed a terrified, unkempt-looking girl sitting next to anelderly, well-dressed man. Shelia knew something was wrong. Then, while serving thepassengers, she whispered in the girl's ear to go to the bathroom, where therewas a note left by Shelia asking if she was okay. The girlresponded with "Ineed help". Shelia informed the pilot, and when the planelanded, the police were already at the airport waiting for the criminal, andthe girl was saved from a human trafficker. Q4 Who wasthe most badass Indian freedom fighter? A4 Aditya Harsh, Read a dozen of history books on Indianhistory Updated 3y The year is 1555.India was witnessing the rise of an invaderon herself- the Portugese. Zamorins of Calicut and sultans of Bijapur had fallenon their knees on being defeated and destroyed by the hands of the Portugese inthe 1500s. They snatched Daman from the Sultansof Gujrat, established a colony in Mylapore, captured Bombay and declared Goaas their headquarters. The unchallenged and undefeatedarmy of Portugese were intoxicated with power and paramouncy. They wereinstilled with a feeling of being superior over the Indian culture andtraditions. They went on to ruin the ancientKapalakeshwar Temple to build a church over it.Their next target was the ultraprofitable port of mangalore. How would Portugese know whatawaits them in this land where beautiful meets brave where art meetsarchitecture and ferocity meets feminity. 14 km from the Mangalore in the Southdirection lied a small settlement of Ullal which was ruled by a bold 30 yearold woman- Rani Abbakka Chowta. Initially, Portugese thought Rani Abbakka to be a smallclan leader who isn't even worthy of being called an enemy. They sent a fewboats and soldiers to capture her and bring her to Goa. Those boats neverreturned.This event shook the walls of Portugal supremacy. They sent a huge fleet of ships this time under thecommand of much celebrated Admiral Don Álvaro da Silveria. The admiral soon returned ;not with the news of victory but the burden of a humiliating defeat. Thereafter, another Portugese fleet was sent- only afew injured from the crew managed to make it back. Portugese had realised that this is not a tiny opponentwho could be crushed simply by showcasing the might of the Portugal army. Theylearnt that they have to actually engage with Rani Abbakka. The Portugese went on to capturethe Mangalore port and the fort in every direction possible. Perhaps their planwas to tackle Rani Abbakka from a convenient distance from the Mangalore fort. After the successful capture ofthe Mangalore fort, a huge army under the leadership of a celebrated generalJoão Peixoto was sent to Ullal. The motive of this military campaign was simple- subjugate Ullal andcapture Rani Abbakka. Their plan was based on the 'fact' that a 30year old lady with a few men cannot withstand an army of thousands of Portugalsoldiers armed with weapons far ahead of her in time. How would the portugese knew?That, soon this ‘fact' will soon turn into an ‘opinion’. The portugese reached Ullal only to find it deserted. Rani Abbakka wasnowhere in sight. They roamed around, relaxed andthanked their stars as they themselves knew how anhilative can be an Indianwarrior be. At the moment whenthey were declaring victory- Rani Abbakka with her chosen warriors attacked theportugese. Chaos and fear struck harder in the hearts of Portugese soldiersthan the swords of Indian warriors. General Jao Peixoto wasassasinated and about 70 soldiers were taken as prisoners of war. Rani Abbakka advanced towards the Mangalore fort the very same nightand laid a seige on the Mangalore fort. The perpetuator of the Portugal powerin the South- General Mascarenhas was assassinated during the attack and theremaining soldiers were forced to vacate the fort. She didn't just stop at this, but went on to even capturethe Portugal settlement at Kundapura which was 100 km from Mangalore. Why? Justto prove a point to Portugese. The Portugese were finally able to capture Rani Chowta. How?The method famous among every foreign invader of India. The methodof deceit. They convinced her estranged husband to betray for money. RaniChowta was imprisoned and was later killed in her pursuit to escape. Rani Abbakka was a jain andcommanded an army of both Hindus and Muslims, which was 300 years before therevolt of 1857. We Indians every year pay homage to her forher extraordinary courage and bravery which was way ahead than her time.Exactly the way we do to other Freedom Fighter- we forget them. Q5 What aresome of the most mind-blowing facts? A5 Anup Chouhan, Lives in Earth Updated 5y here are some of the most mind blowing facts - White Chocolate does not have any chocolate. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and drawwith the other at the same time. In an emergency, one wax crayon can burn brightly for about 30minutes. You can survive entirely on potatoes and butter whichprovide all necessary nutrients the human body needs. One gram of your DNA is sufficient to store all of Facebookand Google's data. The man with the longest beard in the world (17.5) feettripped over it, broke his neck and died. If a Cockroach touches a human, it will run away andclean itself. All the above QA are from Quora websiteon 29 -08-2023. Quora answers neednot be 100% correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. 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