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QUORA ANSWERS NEED NOT BE 100%CORRECT ANSWERS. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 06-12-2023. Q1 Why isthe Earth two-third oceans? A1 “SilkRoad”,Sun There is no definitive answer. First, how did the Earth get its water? There are two main theories: one is that the watercame from inside the Earth, and the other is that it came from outside theEarth. The first theory says that when the Earth wasforming, it had a lot of water trapped in its rocks and minerals. As the Earth heated up and melted, some of this waterescaped to the surface and formed oceans. The second theory says that the water came fromcomets and asteroids that crashed into the Earth. These space rocks had ice on them, and when they hitthe Earth, they melted and released water. Both theories are probably partially correct. Scientists think that both sources contributed to theEarth's water supply, but they don't know exactly how much each one did. It's possible that the ratio changed over time, dependingon how many comets and asteroids hit the Earth. See, the Earth's water cycle is not a closed system.That means that water can beadded or removed from the planet in various ways: Volcaniceruptions Volcanoes can spew out water vapor and other gasesinto the atmosphere, which can then condense and fall as rain or snow. Subduction This is when one tectonic plate slides under anotherand sinks into the mantle. When this happens, some of the water in the oceancrust gets dragged down with it and recycled into the mantle. Space weathering This is when solar wind and cosmic rays hit thesurface of the Earth and break down water molecules into hydrogen and oxygenatoms. Some of these atoms can escape into space, especiallyhydrogen, which is very light. So back to your question. It's hard tosay for sure. Some estimates say that the Earth has lost about 25%of its original water since it formed, while others say that it has gainedabout 10%. It's possible that the amount of water has fluctuatedover time, depending on how active the volcanoes, subduction zones, and spaceweathering were. So what does this all mean for the question ofwhether the Earth has always been two-thirds ocean? There is no definitive answer. The Earth's surface water content and distributionhave changed over time, and they will continue to change in the future. Icon for Divya Yadav Divya Yadav · Follow Answered by Q2 What isthe hardest truth of life? A2 DivyaYadav,10h Fake people areloved more. Reservation system is killing the development ofIndia. Be careful withyour words. You never know how many times it keeps repeating in someone's mind. All relativesdon't think of your Goodwill People look so different once you don't care aboutthem anymore. You begin to notice how “ordinary” they are. How you're treated is more important than how muchyou like someone. The biggest communication problem is that we don'tlisten to understand. We listen to reply and react. My note- Very very true with many people Always leave people better than you found them. No one thinks goodfor you except your parents. I repeat, no one! Very fewfriends are happy with your success. Most of the present relationships have no future.They are made to break up one day. Everyone has feelings which are hard to hide butdifficult to express. We are getting addicted to the internet day by day! It's very manipulative that our angry side is alwaysseen as our “true colours”, as if when we are happy and being kind, we're beingfake. Marriages are not always happy. Q3 What waslife like in British India? A3 BabaVickram Aditya Bedi, Top Writer 2018 Badge, Published in Yugmarg & PunjabTimes. Updated 4y There was a goodand bad side both to life under the British Empire in India. >From a historicalpoint of view a very good portrayal of this time is well >illustrated by thelife of my Great Grand Father, Baba Shib Dayal Bedi. His life would actually exhibit the rise of Indians who actuallywere successful in the period of the British Raj after the first war ofindependence in 1857. He was born in a small village in United Punjab in 1874.His father’s name was Baba Ulaas Rai Bedi. They were descended from the linageof Baba Laxmi Chand, Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s youngest son. They held landholdings in the Village of Pousi which had been present since the time ofEmperor Akbar some 250 years before. They lived in an ancient walled house,with extended family. My Great Grand Father who was very good in Farsi andIndian history finished his schoolings. At the age of 16 his father and motherpassed away from illness which the local Hakim and Ved could not remedy. Wehave long believed this was Tuberculosis, as he would for the rest of his lifedescribe the fevers which would return at night to torment his parents. Thus,he became responsible for his younger brother. He wanted very much that this younger brother should beeducated in Western style education. Although he had not theunderstanding yet or knowledge of what this would entail or would fully mean.One day while pondering what his lineage meant and what the future was, he satin the flat fields of Punjab, and looked at the sky at night. His brother wasseated next to him on a spring night. He discussed how the world was changing, Trains had beenbuilt, but there were still cities which needed routes to develop. Therewere communications which travelled under some mysterious “taar”, or wire underthe oceans which could send messages. And then something called “Bigli”, orlightening which was captured and could make light. They sat and thought of these mysteries of theBritish Empire. Some months later, a supposed English man crossed myGreat Grand Father’s field. It was midday on an afternoon during the month ofMay in 1892. It was very hot, and this man simply walked across the field withSurvey equipment. My Great Grand Father would later state, he had no idea whatequipment it was, but he knew that this man was up to something. He thought maybe he wanted tobuild a road and this would ruin his farms. None the less, he knew thesun was high and there was no way he would be able to complete his work withoutresting. So knowing fewwords in English he gestured to the man to come to sit under his favouriteMangrove tree with him. At some point the man accepted this and satdown. He gestured to my Great Grand Father what his name was, for my GreatGrand Father “O’Hara” was understood. He assumed he was British. The man cameagain every day for a week and brought an interpreter. He learned about ourfamily and then asked thatmy Great Grand Father teach him Farsi, Punjabi and Hindustani. He agreed only on thecondition that he in return be taught English and that his youngerbrother go to England tostudy. Well, formal requests would not matter soon, as O’hara and BabaShib Dayal Bedi, would become best friends over the next ten months. He began to learn English and soon could talk to hisbest friend. And he learned of an England which was far away but part of everyIndians life at that time. Heate canned food which came with Mr. O’Hara and saw how differentlyIndian Tea was consumed by them. He learned that Mr. O’Hara was sent bythe Crown to build Railway lines. And then Mr.O’Hara offered my Great Grand Father the opportunity to become a contractor tobuild this infrastructure. For my Great Grand Father, this was a great opportunity, but he did notwant to leave his village. O’Hara feared he would not be able to convince myGreat Grand Father to start this business. Although for his task it did notmatter, but he wanted my Great Grand Father to become part of this great changeand to achieve prosperity beyond growing crops. He knew changing his view onage old traditions would not be easy. But at the end he succeeded in opening his mind, as hewould not be leaving India. And, he would be helping the country notpromoting foreign rule. After all Mr. O’Hara said “I am Irish not British.” Heagreed and this began a career which simply was unimaginable. Early Tracks,and Rail Engines. Family with early Automobiles Baba Shib Dayal Bediimported to India. Baba Shib Dayal Bedi, in the Bedi family homeSaharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Baba Shib Dayal Bedi, would go further than anydreams he ever had. Earlyon in building railway lines, he would save Mr. O’Hara’s life from PathanBandits. They would both be wounded, and recovered together. The lineswould be built, and by 1905, my Great Grand Father would settle in SaharanpurU.P. He had become one of thelargest contractors in North India. He had over 5000 full time workers.His company Baba Shib Dayal Bedi and Son’s, would later in the 1920’s buildlarge parts of the I.T.C. complex in Saharanpur U.P. He would have electricity in his house in 1918.And the day this happened he saw the light he dreamed about in the fields inPunjab. In the coming years he would be instrumental in bringing electricityand public water works to Saharanpur and U.P., He registered some of the first cars in U.P. and firstfleet of trucks and buses. He would go on to found transportationcompanies to take pilgrims to Rishikesh and Benaras. Baba Shib Dayal Bedi and Son’s created factoriesto produce cement, and construction materials. He built Gurudwara’s, Templesand Schools at his own expense. His brother BabaHari Das Bedi, went to England to become a Lawyer, he graduated. My Great Grand Father went toreceive him in Bombay. And he had brought his Model T Ford to pick him up.Which at that time was very rare in India. He wanted to show him howmuch progress he had made while he had been studying. The journey had beenvery long and as he the whole family waited, Baba Hari Das never came. It was stated that he“expired” on his way back to India. His body was thrown over board andnever had a funeral. For the rest of his life this tragedy left him withsadness. Later he wouldhave the case reopened, it is was found out, that there was no officialconclusion other than fowl play could have been involved. Being that hewas an Indian abroad, and the culprits most likely were not Indian, no justicehad been rendered. Thiswas the other side of the British Raj, my Great Grand Father would not forgetthis aspect either. He would always remark that at this time in the British Empire, in some waysIndia was advancing scientifically like it had not since the age of MauryanDynasty. Butpoverty was ever present, this contrasted to all other golden ages ofIndia, the Mughal, Gupta and Mauryan. He was aware of this, he became theMunicipal Commissioner of Saharanpur during the waning days of the British Raj,he envisioned an India which would rapidly industrialize in the coming decades. When World War II came, hesaw clearly that this would be then end foreign rule in India, when somany did not. His sympathieslay with the freedom fighters who were laying their lives down for a new India. My father as a toddler. When my father Baba Dina Nath Bedi, was born he saidto have had cannons fired for 24 hours with a marching band also present. Baba Shib Dayal Bedi passed away in December 1941. He predicted, that myfather would be the most educated person our branch of the family had produced. His prediction wouldcome true, my father wouldhave two Master’s degrees and a Phd. He would would go abroad and attendthe London School of Economics. He would be a pioneer in Computer Science and Full professor in thesubject. This feeling of academics being the liberator of the future of India,would be a dream shared by the whole nation in the age of India’s first Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru, Thus, this was one of the many experiences of Indians with BritishEmpire. Arrival of Prime Minister Nehru to Saharanpur, Early1950’s picture taken by my father Baba Dr. Dina Nath Bedi Baba Shib Dayal Bedi as Municipal Commissioner ofSaharanpur, U.P. United India, 1930’s. His emphasis on education was immenselyforward looking for that time in India. As Baba ShibDayal Bedi had in his whole life been for the education of all Indians, myfather wouldbecome our Family’s first Phd. Baba Dr. Dina Nath Bedi to the left. Faith forward This is thespecial 550th Birth Anniversary of the Birth of Baba Nanak, issue of The Week. Here are pictures of MyFather Baba Dina Nath Bedi, My Mother Chhaya Rani Bedi, and Myself. The articleincludes many of our experiences with the message of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji. My note- Well documented the Plus and minus ofBritish regime. According to my late father pluses were more. He was born in 1904. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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