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On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 at 11:08, Laxminarayan Sarma < [email protected]> wrote: > *IaRSe- hole, I dare not compete in a profession where you enjoy exclusive > minopoly. So ketp it. Have no fear from me * > > *And I've, with folded hands , appealed to, in fact warned Shri GK , not > to fling stones at the dog *you) while you're licking up the excreta from > the pavements in Saidapettai * > > On Mon, 5 Feb, 2024, 9:58 pm Rajaram Krishnamurthy, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Laxmi, so you have that flourishing business in Somalia too? >> Unashamed military culture? >> >> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 at 22:25, Laxminarayan Sarma < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *IaRSe-hole of a Male Whore. Aren't you hapoy and contented with being a >>> male-whore-pimp in India that you're nursing an ambition to spread your >>> female folks' THIGHS in Somalia too,?* >>> >>> *Best of luck.* >>> >>> On Mon, 5 Feb, 2024, 8:57 am Rajaram Krishnamurthy, < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Exactly I never wanted to tell but you invited it Narayanasamy >>>> Pimp-master of singapore ; world renouned flesh supplier >>>> >>>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 at 19:35, Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear folks >>>>> >>>>> "*Probably he proves my professional title. -- KR ex-IRS 4224 alias >>>>> KARUPPAN-CHAAMI."* >>>>> >>>>> The well-known professional title of Iraachaa Iraamoo Kauppan-chami >>>>> has always been that of brothel-keeper for his sex worker progenitress. >>>>> >>>>> S Narayanaswamy Iyer >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 3:43 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I had never seen so much of perverted Narayanasamy at 98. Probably he >>>>>> proves my professional title. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 at 00:04, Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear folks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Amid the truckload of garbage that Rajaram Krishnamurthy has >>>>>>> delivered to this website, one sentence stands out starkly:- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "*Gandhi felt free to conduct his private “fast unto death” even as >>>>>>> the rest of India starved.*" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is not dissimilar to Gandhi's other political ploy -- to travel >>>>>>> Third Class on Indian trains. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And a third political ploy -- to call himself a dalit, to found a >>>>>>> paper named "Harijan", and to shun even his own varna-mates: the >>>>>>> shoodrans. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did not the reputed popular Indian weekly "India Today" publish a >>>>>>> couple of years ago an eye-witness account of how Gandhi the Great >>>>>>> Mahaathma, in his very late years, used to sleep naked with very young >>>>>>> naked girls such as his own great-niece, bathe them after they unclothed >>>>>>> themselves, and ask them to bathe him unclothed? He called this a great >>>>>>> yoga-siddhantham to prove that he is above the temptations of sex ! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> S Narayanaswamy Iyer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 4, 2024 at 12:33 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CULTURAL QA 020243 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Q4 Why do Japanese and Koreans sleep on the floor? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> G My note- Why Korea and Japan, in India also, in many homes still >>>>>>>> sleeping on the floor on rolling beds or mats is common. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Darba sayanam: तस्य रामस्य सुप्तस्य कुश आस्तीर्णे मही तले | >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> नियमाद् अप्रमत्तस्य निशास् तिस्रो अतिचक्रमुः || ६-२१-१० >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 10. niyamaat = following the scriptural injunction; tasya = that; >>>>>>>> raamasya = Rama; apramattasya = who was attentive; suptasya = while >>>>>>>> sleeping; mahiitale = on the ground; kushaastiirNe = spread with Kusha >>>>>>>> grass; atichakramuH = surpassed a time; tisraH = of three; nishaaH = >>>>>>>> nights. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Following the scriptural injunction, that Rama who was devoted to >>>>>>>> his sacred vow, while sleeping on the ground spread with Kusha grass, >>>>>>>> spent >>>>>>>> a time of three nights there. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> स त्रिरात्रोषितस्तत्र नयज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः | >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> उपासत तदा रामः सागरम् सरिताम् पतिम् || ६-२१-११ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 11. tadaa = then; raamaH = Rama; nayajN^aH = who was skilled in >>>>>>>> policy; dharmavatsalaH = and fond of piety; triraatroshhitaH = >>>>>>>> remaining >>>>>>>> for three nights ;tatra = there; upaasata = waiting upon; saagaram = >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> ocean; sritaam patim = the Lord of rivers. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Remaining there for three nights, Rama who was skilled in policy >>>>>>>> and fond of piety, waited upon the ocean, the lord of rivers.\ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sleeping on the floor is so aged as can be seen from Valmiki >>>>>>>> Ramayanam KR IRS 3224 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Q5 Which single person caused the greatest damage to India or >>>>>>>> Indian society? How? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> KR Hegde and Mr G adding wool over the eyes? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “Why hasn’t Gandhi died yet?” Another Remark Churchill Never Said >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH| July 16, 2022 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gandhi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sir Stafford Cripps with Mohandas Gandhi at Birla House, Delhi, >>>>>>>> during his mission to India, April 1942. Cripps tried but failed to >>>>>>>> negotiate Congress Party support for the war effort with the promise of >>>>>>>> Dominion status afterward. Birla House, now Gandhi Smriti (a museum), >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> the residence of Gandhi’s friend Ghanshyam Das Birla, who conveyed >>>>>>>> friendly >>>>>>>> exchanges between Churchill and Gandhi in 1935 (see bit.ly/3Ku6Qcf). >>>>>>>> Gandhi spent his last days there before being assassinated in January >>>>>>>> 1948. >>>>>>>> (Imperial War Museum, public domain) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For many years Churchill’s view of India has been distorted, quoted >>>>>>>> out of context or based on hearsay. The Prime Minister’s attitude >>>>>>>> toward >>>>>>>> Mohandas Gandhi is part of this demonology. Now Hira Jungkow, an Indian >>>>>>>> student at the London School of Economics, has blown away another >>>>>>>> lie—one >>>>>>>> of the more despicable. It is that Churchill wished Gandhi dead as a >>>>>>>> casualty of the 1943 Bengal Famine. Gandhi certainly raised Churchill’s >>>>>>>> hackles on many documented occasions. But wishing he would starve to >>>>>>>> death >>>>>>>> is not in the record. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In a 2021 interview with Andrew Roberts, one of Churchill’s >>>>>>>> foremost defenders, The New Yorker raised this old myth: “It is just >>>>>>>> striking to read about Churchill being alerted to the massive number of >>>>>>>> deaths of Indians in territory that his government ruled, and asking >>>>>>>> questions like why Gandhi hadn’t died—which he hoped for—if things >>>>>>>> were so >>>>>>>> bad.”1 (The bad things were food shortages and famine in Bengal.) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Research however indicates Churchill didn’t say that, and what he >>>>>>>> did say was not in context of the Bengal Famine. After reading the New >>>>>>>> Yorker interview, Mr. Jungkow did the research and published his >>>>>>>> findings, >>>>>>>> which are summarized and amplified below. Why didn’t The New Yorker? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “Why Gandhi hadn’t died yet” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In September 1943 Churchill appointed Field Marshal Archibald >>>>>>>> Wavell Viceroy of India. Arthur Herman noted the irony: Churchill, long >>>>>>>> blamed for ignoring it, had appointed the very man “who would halt the >>>>>>>> famine in its tracks.”2 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wavell’s and Churchill’s actions to ease the famine are explained >>>>>>>> elsewhere. (See links in endnotes 2 and 10.) We focus here only on the >>>>>>>> specific misrepresentation of Churchill in two frequently quoted >>>>>>>> books.3 >>>>>>>> Both cite Wavell’s diary from July 1944: “Winston sent me a peevish >>>>>>>> telegram to ask why Gandhi hadn’t died yet! He has never answered my >>>>>>>> telegram about food.” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wavell did write this,4 but it was not a quote—and fairly peevish >>>>>>>> itself. Why don’t the critics publish what Churchill actually said? >>>>>>>> Here it >>>>>>>> is: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Surely Mr. Gandhi has made a most remarkable recovery, as he is >>>>>>>> already able to take an active part in politics. How does this square >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> the medical reports upon which his release on grounds of ill-health was >>>>>>>> agreed to by us? In one of these we were told that he would not be >>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>> take any part in politics again.5 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wavell replied that Gandhi had been released from detention because >>>>>>>> it was thought he was near death, but it “can hardly be said to have >>>>>>>> resumed an active part in politics yet.” Wavell added: “His release >>>>>>>> has not >>>>>>>> worsened [the] situation on the whole and I am clear it was right and >>>>>>>> justified.”6 Churchill did not contest this, and the correspondence >>>>>>>> ended. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “He has never answered my telegram about food” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mr. Jungkow did not investigate Wavell’s complaint that Churchill >>>>>>>> hadn’t answered him about food, but that has a qualification too. >>>>>>>> Published >>>>>>>> documents reveal that Wavell’s requests for food mainly went to Leo >>>>>>>> Amery, >>>>>>>> Secretary of State for India.7 It is odd that Amery, often described as >>>>>>>> India’s sympathizer, is never cited for what he did to ease the Famine. >>>>>>>> Which as it turns out, was a lot less than Churchill and Wavell. And >>>>>>>> Amery’s diaries, so often used to manufacture nasty Churchill quotes >>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>> Indians, are laced with racial pejoratives that Churchill never used.8 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This misrepresentation is peculiar in its timing: July 1944, when >>>>>>>> the Famine was easing. In January Bengal received 130,000 tons of Iraqi >>>>>>>> barley, 80,000 tons of Australian wheat (with 100,000 more to come), >>>>>>>> 10,000 >>>>>>>> from Canada. Wavell wanted more, so on 14 February, Churchill called an >>>>>>>> emergency meeting of the War Cabinet. Could they find more grain >>>>>>>> without >>>>>>>> wrecking plans for D-Day? In April, Churchill declared that “his >>>>>>>> sympathy >>>>>>>> was great for the sufferings of the people of India.”9 The War Cabinet >>>>>>>> referred him to Roosevelt. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Churchill duly expressed “serious concern” to FDR, saying Australia >>>>>>>> had a million tons but he lacked the shipping. Could America help? No, >>>>>>>> said >>>>>>>> the President, U.S. shipping was stretched thin for D-Day and the >>>>>>>> Pacific. >>>>>>>> Churchill kept at it, wrote Zareer Masani. “By the end of 1944 Wavell’s >>>>>>>> much-requested one million additional tons had been secured from >>>>>>>> Australia >>>>>>>> and the allied South East Asia Command…”10 Churchill’s actual words to >>>>>>>> Wavell referred to Gandhi’s “fasts to death,” not the Famine. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lots of blame to go round >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Another prominent figure never questioned for ignoring the famine >>>>>>>> is Gandhi himself. “For all his reputation as a humanitarian,” wrote >>>>>>>> Arthur >>>>>>>> Herman, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gandhi did remarkably little about the emergency. The issue barely >>>>>>>> comes up in his letters, except as another grievance against the Raj. >>>>>>>> Yet >>>>>>>> in peacetime throughout the 20th century, the Raj always handled >>>>>>>> famines >>>>>>>> with efficiency. In February 1944 Gandhi wrote to Wavell: “I know that >>>>>>>> millions outside are starving for want of food. But I should feel >>>>>>>> utterly >>>>>>>> helpless if I went out and missed the food [i.e. independence] by which >>>>>>>> alone living becomes worthwhile.” Gandhi felt free to conduct his >>>>>>>> private >>>>>>>> “fast unto death” even as the rest of India starved.11 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Leo Amery, however little he’d done to help, was still offering >>>>>>>> advice as the famine ended. Acknowledging “His Majesty’s Government’s >>>>>>>> help >>>>>>>> over food grains,” he advised Churchill: “…you may say that you cried >>>>>>>> wolf >>>>>>>> unnecessarily to [Roosevelt], and you may wish to send him a personal >>>>>>>> telegram explaining that the additional 200,000 tons has only been >>>>>>>> found by >>>>>>>> a drastic cutting down of our military maintenance provision….” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Churchill wrote on Amery’s original: “I do not propose to send a >>>>>>>> personal telegram on this. Will you be so kind as to explain the >>>>>>>> matter to >>>>>>>> the State Department, quoting my personal [appeal] to the President as >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> key?”12 It would appear that Amery, like Wavell, expected the Prime >>>>>>>> Minister to attend every detail of the famine problem personally. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Endnotes >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1 Isaac Chotiner, “Q&A: Why Andrew Roberts Wants Us to Reconsider >>>>>>>> King George III,” in The New Yorker, 9 November 2021, accessed 7 April >>>>>>>> 2022. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2 Arthur Herman, “Absent Churchill, the Bengal Famine Would Have >>>>>>>> Been Worse,” Hillsdale College Churchill Project. 2017, accessed 5 >>>>>>>> April >>>>>>>> 2022. Churchill’s first directive to Wavell placed famine relief as >>>>>>>> second >>>>>>>> only to the war effort. The reference is CHAQ 2/3/66/6-7. Madelin >>>>>>>> Evans of >>>>>>>> the Churchill Archives Centre writes that the document is still being >>>>>>>> digitaized for online purposes, but the catalogue entry reads: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Printed War Cabinet Paper, note by the Prime Minister and Minister >>>>>>>> of Defence [WSC] on “India” (9 Oct) with a copy of a “Directive to the >>>>>>>> Viceroy Designate” [Lord Wavell] by WSC (8 Oct). Subjects of the >>>>>>>> directive >>>>>>>> include the need for India to be a “safe and fertile base” for the >>>>>>>> British >>>>>>>> and United States offensive against Japan in 1944; famine in India and >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> need to make every effort to deal with local shortages, stop grain >>>>>>>> hoarding >>>>>>>> and ensure a fair distribution of food between town and country; the >>>>>>>> gap >>>>>>>> between rich and poor needing examination; that [Wavell] should make >>>>>>>> every >>>>>>>> effort to ease tension between Hindus and Muslims and encourage them to >>>>>>>> work together, as a democratic government can not work without >>>>>>>> equality; >>>>>>>> Wavell’s main aims should be to defend the frontiers of India, appease >>>>>>>> communal differences, rally all sections of society to support the war >>>>>>>> effort, and maintain the best possible standard of living for the >>>>>>>> largest >>>>>>>> number of people; and the British Government’s commitment to >>>>>>>> establishing a >>>>>>>> self-governing India as part of the British Empire and Commonwealth of >>>>>>>> Nations [after the war]. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 3 Madhusree Mukerjee, Churchill’s Secret War: The British Empire >>>>>>>> and the Ravaging of India during World War II (New York: Basic Books, >>>>>>>> 2010), Kindle edition, 332. Shashi Tharoor, Inglorious Empire: What the >>>>>>>> British Did to India (Royal Oak, Mich., Scribe Publishing, 2017), 160. >>>>>>>> See >>>>>>>> also a video panel, “Churchill: Hero or Colonialist,” with Larry P. >>>>>>>> Arnn, >>>>>>>> Madhusee Mukerjee and Sean McMeekin. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 4 Penderel Moon, ed., Wavell: The Viceroy’s Journal (Oxford >>>>>>>> University Press, 1973), 78. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 5 Martin Gilbert & Larry P. Arnn, eds., The Churchill Documents, >>>>>>>> vol. 20, Normandy and Beyond, May-December 1944 (Hillsdale, Mich.: >>>>>>>> Hillsdale College Press, 2018), 702. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 6 Ibid., 742. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 7 Nicholas Mansergh, Constitutional Relations Between Britain and >>>>>>>> India: The Transfer of Power 1942-47, Volume IV (London: HMSO, 1973), >>>>>>>> passim, but see for example Wavell-Amery communications in 1944, >>>>>>>> https://bit.ly/3KwUQXl, accessed 8 April 2022. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 8 See Richard M. Langworth, “Prime Source: Leo Amery” in “The Truth >>>>>>>> About Churchill’s ‘Racist Epithets,’” Hillsdale College Churchill >>>>>>>> Project, >>>>>>>> 2020. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 9 War Cabinet: Conclusions, 24 April 1944, in Martin Gilbert & >>>>>>>> Larry P. Arnn, eds., The Churchill Documents, vol. 19, Fateful >>>>>>>> Questions, >>>>>>>> September 1943-April 1944 (Hillsdale College Press, 2017), 2554. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 10 Zareer Masani, “Churchill and the Genocide Myth: Last Word on >>>>>>>> the Bengal Famine,” Hillsdale College Churchill Project, 2021, >>>>>>>> accessed 5 >>>>>>>> April 2021. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 11 Herman, op. cit. Gandhi to Wavell, 17 February 1944, in Ganhiji >>>>>>>> Correspondence With the Government 1942-44 (Ahmedabad: Navajihan >>>>>>>> Publishing, 1945), 289, https://bit.ly/3xayw1Y, accessed 8 April >>>>>>>> 2022. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> II And Churchill is a person who cared to supply only the >>>>>>>> military and gave a speech asking every citizen to shrink; and when >>>>>>>> leading >>>>>>>> reported asked why you have not allowed , even a loaf of bread, >>>>>>>> Churchill >>>>>>>> retorted, “Thank God I allowed now at least half” So Churchill and >>>>>>>> Hitler >>>>>>>> were born to conquer and to nbe conquered. And he was uniform >>>>>>>> throughout KR >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 12 Amery to Churchill, 30 June 1944, in Mansergh, 1059. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Q7 What kind of people will always live life to the fullest? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> KR Neither ignorant not the wise can lead the fullest life; >>>>>>>> ignorant does not that he does know, so what is life he is leading is >>>>>>>> unknown to him; a wis knows he has all and can live fully, however, >>>>>>>> being >>>>>>>> wise, he has to answer all his actions as good and bad and, in such >>>>>>>> process, might be floundering. There is a proverb” Paramanum >>>>>>>> Paithiyamum >>>>>>>> eppozhudum sirithukkone iruppar; that mean till end within the frame od >>>>>>>> sanyasi and madman they are the happiest. KR IRS 3224 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 at 04:46, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> CULTURAL QA 02-2024-3 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 03-02-2024. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Selected quora answers generally interesting are included .Still >>>>>>>>> they need not be 100% correct answers. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 03-02-2024. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q1 Which is the cruel bird in world? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A1 Wadiyat Narjis, 9mo >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The southern cassowary is known as the world's most dangerous bird. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Native to the forests of New Guinea and Northern Australia, in >>>>>>>>> captivity the bird displays extreme aggression. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Southern cassowaries are known for their striking appearance, with >>>>>>>>> a tall, bony crest on their heads, a bright blue neck and throat, and >>>>>>>>> black >>>>>>>>> feathers covering their bodies. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> They can grow up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall and weigh up to 58 >>>>>>>>> kilograms (128 pounds), making them the second-heaviest bird in >>>>>>>>> the world after the ostrich >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q2 What screams "I'm a middle class Indian"? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A2 Anshu Bharti, A mother of a six years old boy.7mo"Do you >>>>>>>>> have a yoga mat?" A woman came rushing to the supermarket while I >>>>>>>>> enquired about the same. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Yes, we do. You can check on the second floor." the cashier >>>>>>>>> replied. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We both proceeded towards the elevator as our purpose of being >>>>>>>>> there was the same. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Could you please show me a yoga mat?" We both requested the >>>>>>>>> stock assistant in the chorus as soon as we reached the second floor. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Yes, Mam, here are the ones." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I felt elated as I didn't have to struggle more early morning. The >>>>>>>>> request for a yoga mat came from my child's school last evening, and I >>>>>>>>> couldn't manage to get it due to my office work. When I dropped him >>>>>>>>> off at >>>>>>>>> school today, I immediately thought of buying it. While I was >>>>>>>>> wondering >>>>>>>>> what color of the mat would impress him, the lady interrupted by >>>>>>>>> asking >>>>>>>>> another question to the assistant. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Don't you have smaller ones? I want to buy one for my child. I >>>>>>>>> am sure the smaller one will cost lesser." She said. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "No, Mam. We have only these." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I could sense her concerns. However, since she had no choice, she >>>>>>>>> picked up one. And I too. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> At the cash counter, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Sir, the price is too high. If you had a smaller one, I would >>>>>>>>> have taken that and saved money." She uttered. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Sorry, Mam. But you see, there is a special price written on it. The >>>>>>>>> actual price is 680 Rs, and the special price is just 550 Rs." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Ummm…could you please make it 500 Rs?" She hopelessly demanded. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The cashier nodded, and I could see the brightest smile on her >>>>>>>>> face for saving 50 Rs. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My note- In Chennai I have not seen any supermarket reducing even >>>>>>>>> a rupee- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q3 What is the funniest military-based joke you know? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A3 Jim Cherry, Former Radiologist Updated Dec 8 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> During inspection of the battalion, the lieutenant comes to a >>>>>>>>> private who forgot to properly shine his shoes. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The lieutenant says, “Your shoes look like sh’t.” >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To which the private replies, “Just a reflection, sir.” >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q4 Why do Japanese and Koreans sleep on the floor? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A4 Audrey Lewis,Nutrition Enthusiast, Health Advocate Jan 10 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ah, this reminds me of a fascinating conversation I had with a >>>>>>>>> colleague who had lived in both Japan and Korea. She explained that in >>>>>>>>> these cultures, sleeping on the floor isn't just a matter of >>>>>>>>> tradition, but it's also deeply rooted in their lifestyle and >>>>>>>>> philosophy >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In Japan, the practice is known as sleeping on a "futon," which >>>>>>>>> is a type of mattress that can be easily rolled up and stored away. >>>>>>>>> This >>>>>>>>> tradition stems from the Japanese concept of space utilization >>>>>>>>> and minimalism. Traditional Japanese homes, known as "tatami" >>>>>>>>> rooms, serve multiple purposes – they could be a living room by >>>>>>>>> day and a bedroom by night. The futon fits perfectly into this >>>>>>>>> versatile way of living. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Koreans have a similar practice, known as sleeping on a "yo." >>>>>>>>> Like the Japanese futon, the yo is a thin mattress that can be >>>>>>>>> easily stored. This practice is also influenced by the >>>>>>>>> traditional Korean ondol heating system. The ondol system >>>>>>>>> involves a unique underfloor heating system that makes the floor >>>>>>>>> a cozy and warm place to sleep, especially during cold winters. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Both these practices also tie into the broader Asian philosophy >>>>>>>>> that emphasizes simplicity, efficiency, and harmony with the >>>>>>>>> environment. >>>>>>>>> Sleeping close to the ground is seen as a way to stay connected with >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> earth and maintain a humble and grounded lifestyle. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It's not just about tradition, though. Many people in these >>>>>>>>> cultures believe that sleeping on a firm surface is good for posture >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> back health. While it might seem unusual from a Western >>>>>>>>> perspective, it's a practice that has deep cultural roots and >>>>>>>>> practical >>>>>>>>> benefits. Plus, imagine the ease of never having to worry about a >>>>>>>>> squeaky >>>>>>>>> bed frame! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My note- Why Korea and Japan, in India also, in many homes still >>>>>>>>> sleeping on the floor on rolling beds or mats is common. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q5 Which single person caused the greatest damage to India >>>>>>>>> or Indian society? How? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> TheYashHegde, YouTuber (2013–present)Updated 6y >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill. Many of you may know that, >>>>>>>>> he was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 >>>>>>>>> (later again from 1951 to 1955). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now I don't like writing long answers, so I'll try to keep it >>>>>>>>> short, the way I like. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> World war 2 was at it's peak. United kingdom was having a >>>>>>>>> tough time with the resources. India was a British colony back >>>>>>>>> then (Unfortunately).Churchill ordered to divert the essential >>>>>>>>> resources/supplies, from civilians in Bengal to the United Kingdom. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The civilians in Bengal had nothing to eat, causing “The Great >>>>>>>>> Bengal Famine”Result? 4 Million people died of starvation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Apparently, when Churchill was informed about this famine. All he >>>>>>>>> had to say was, “Why hasn't Gandhi died yet”. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My note- I have read the same was told by Churchil, earlier also, >>>>>>>>> but how it is relating Gandhi is a big question in me. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q6 Who is/was the greatest person in India? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A6 Saurabh Jha, Student at Electronics and Communication >>>>>>>>> Engineering (2019–present) 5y >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> He is Dr. H. C VERMA a well known experimental physicist and a >>>>>>>>> retired professor at IIT kanpur. His book Concept of Physics is >>>>>>>>> widely used by students. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now if you go to buy any other authors’ book you will have to pay >>>>>>>>> a good amount of money, but concept of physics by Dr H.C Verma >>>>>>>>> comes at very affordable rate. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In an interview a student asked him why he is selling his books >>>>>>>>> at this price he smiled and answered ‘My main motive is to deliver my >>>>>>>>> concepts through this book not to earn money’. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Q7 What kind of people will always live life to the fullest? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A7 Awdhesh Singh,Author: Pearls of Wisdom from Everyday Life >>>>>>>>> |Ex-IRS| >>>>>>>>> IITian 5y >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Two types of people live life to the fullest. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 1: Ignorant >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you are totally ignorant of the happening in the world, you can >>>>>>>>> live life to the fullest. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A sheep or a goat live its life to the fullest even when it is >>>>>>>>> taken for slaughtering because it does not know that it is going to >>>>>>>>> die >>>>>>>>> soon. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In the same way, if you are ignorant of the consequences of your >>>>>>>>> actions and the laws of the world, you would enjoy your life to the >>>>>>>>> fullest >>>>>>>>> till such time, you are hit by a calamity or die. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2: Wise >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you are a wise person, you know the deepest secrets of the >>>>>>>>> world. Hence, you know what is to be done and what is not to be done. >>>>>>>>> You don’t do anything that can bring you suffering and hence you don’t >>>>>>>>> suffer in life. You only perform actions that brings you joy and >>>>>>>>> hence your life is filled with joy and you live fully. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My note- I have highlighted the details of the person answered the >>>>>>>>> question. 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