CULTURAL QA 08202406
General QA Base Quora –Compiled
Q1 What is the Indian thug life like?
KR: Sir do you know what you have done by using the word INDIAN THUG
QUOTING EASWARA CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR? A patriotic deed in a thug job for you
at 80+ and yet call mine as thrash?
'Thug' is an oft-used derogatory term, and it turns out the
Thuggees of India were actually pretty horrible people.The word “thug” has
been in the American lexicon for a long time, but the origins of the word
date well past even the founding of the United States. “Thug” finds its
roots in the Hindi word “thag,” which translates into “thief,” and the
Sanskrit word “sthagati”, which means to conceal. The first reference to
thugs dates back to the writings of Ziau-d din Barni, a Muslim political
thinker and writer, in 1356. The original thugs were members of the Thuggee
tribe, a professional class of organized criminals who swindled, robbed,
and murdered travelers across the Indian subcontinent from as early as the
14th century. Tracing their origins back to seven Muslim tribes, both
Muslim and later Hindu members worshipped Mother Kali, the goddess of
destruction. The Thuggees would join caravans as fellow travelers, gaining
their trust until they reached a remote place where it would be safe to
attack. At times, different members would secretly join at different legs
throughout the journey, pretending not to know each other, until the
Thuggees outnumbered the caravan’s travelers. They would then rob and
murder the caravan members. The typical method of murder was strangulation,
usually with nooses, leading the British soldiers to nickname them
“phansigars” or “noose-operators.” Once the travelers were dead, the
Thuggee members would then dispose of the bodies before stealing the
caravan’s belongings and escaping. Various historical estimates place the
number of their victims somewhere between 50,000 to 2 million people over
the years. It was largely a hereditary profession with membership being
passed down from fathers to sons. However, in some cases, the Thuggees
spared the lives of young caravan members, instead adopting them and
grooming them to become a part of the Thuggee class, and it was not unheard
of that an outsider could befriend and then be recruited by members of the
Thuggee tribe. It wasn’t until the 1830s when the British governor-general
of India, Lord William Bentinck, and Captain William Sleeman – British
soldier and civil servant – worked to eradicate the Thuggee threat in India.
Relying on captured informants, they were able to try, convict, and
sentence around 2,000 Thuggee members. Despite British claims that the
Thuggee criminals had been all but erased from India by the 1870s, they
remained pervasive in the cultural conscience of the British. English and
later American writers in the 19th century continued to write about the
Thuggee class and were responsible for introducing the word “thug” to the
wider English-speaking population. While the word has morphed over time,
adopting different nuances and cultural significance, the original
conception of a thug as someone who operates outside the law has changed
little in the last few hundred years.
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Q2 What is the smartest thing you have seen a lawyer do in court?
KR Its an oft repeated story. But I will tell you one really happened.
In the british days Narman was so famous (he lived long and
achieved so many heights in his life) ; once a client came to take up his
case; a twin ; his elder was born on minute earlier; father gave his best
to the elder which this younger did not like; so wanted to file a case
against his elder brother; Nariman read the will which said that elder will
receive (not by name) theses assets; case came up; it was open and shut
case as per medical records; judge was curious why Nariman representing a
losing case. So I asked him if he had any reason for facts. Nariman argued
that young the elder and the elder is only younger. Medical records spoke
only about the birth but not the formations; the first ought to have been
the young and only later the born elder could have been seeded. As a proof,
he took a tube and placed a blue pebble first and then the green one,
saying that first younger and then only the elder were seeded which alone
indicated the seniority. Then he turned down the tube. Red pebble came
first followed by the blue one as in the birth certificate. Court decided
as per the will and the properties got exchanged.
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Q3 Can you narrate an interesting suggestion given by a man to the
school Principal which made you wonder?
KR If the end suggestion without any merit to school habits is
acceptable to the readers, then we may add the grandparents unmarried if
taken care of to get the great grandchildren for the school which will
maintain the olde generations also as a scheme. I know, the incredible
look; but if principle is a marriage broker also, the kid who wrote may
think as a joke but an 80+?
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K Rajaram IRS 6824
On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 at 08:54, Gopala Krishnan <[email protected]> wrote:
> CULTURAL QA 08-2024-06
>
> General QA Base Quora –Compiled
>
> Q1 What is the Indian thug life like?
>
> A1 Sumit Pal, Studied Industrial and Systems Engineering at Indian
> Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP)Updated 4y
>
> For this answer, I would narrate to an incident from the life of the great
> Indian polymath, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
>
> The story goes like this, Vidyasagar was invited to a party. When he
> reached the venue, the person at the gate told him that guests had to come
> in formal European dress. Those were the days of the British rule in India.
> British manners were adopted by Indians with English education. Vidyasagar,
> however, had turned up in his usual spotless white dhoti and kurta.
>
> Vidyasagar thanked the man at the gate and left. A little while later, he
> turned up at the venue again. The man at the gate was happy to see that
> Vidyasagar was now in a formal European attire. He announced his arrival.
> The host himself came out to receive Vidyasagar, who was highly respected
> in Kolkata as a scholar.
>
> During dinner, Vidyasagar started pouring food on his clothes, one spoon
> at a time! The guests were taken aback to see Vidyasagar talk to his coat,
> asking it to have some more soup. The host rushed to the scene and demanded
> an explanation for this strange behavior.
>
> Vidyasagar smiled, “It is clear the invitation to dinner is to the dress I
> am wearing and not to me. Therefore, I’m feeding the dress.” The host got
> the message and he apologized to Vidyasagar.
>
> At a time when the British were dominantly ruling India, only someone like
> him could have pulled this off and walked out there with his head held high.
>
> Source: Guess who came to dinner!
>
> Q2 What is the smartest thing you have seen a lawyer do in court?
>
> A2 Dylan Hunt, Studied at The High School Experience (Graduated
> 2022)5y
>
> I’m not sure if this one’s true or not but it’s a cool story in any case.
>
> A man, Mr. D, was on trial for the murder of his wife. He took the stand,
> and in the middle of the prosecution’s questions, the prosecutor stopped.
>
> He turned around and looked slyly at the court. Walking purposefully to
> the doors leading out, he asked, “What if I were to tell you fine members
> of the court that Mrs. D is in fact alive and here today?”
>
> The doors swung open and everyone turned to look.
>
> No one came in.
>
> “You see,” continued the prosecutor “when I told everyone that Mrs. D was
> still alive, you all looked over to the door in hope; that is, except for
> one person.”
>
> He turned to Mr. D.
>
> “You didn’t turn around, because you knew that you had killed her and she
> could not still be alive. You didn’t even flinch, as a loving husband might
> when confronted with the prospect of his wife having lived.”
>
> While this is no concrete evidence it still had an impact on the jury and
> the man was in fact found guilty in just two hours of deliberation.
>
> Q3 Can you narrate an interesting suggestion given by a man to
> school Principle which made you wonder stuck?
>
> A3 Hamid,Jul 22
>
> A man arrived at the school. He sat on a chair in front of the principal
> madam.
>
> Principal- Have you come to get your child admitted?
>
> Aadmi- yes
>
> Principal- Where is the child?
>
> Man- Yes, the child has not been born yet.
>
> Principal- Look, there can be no talk of any kind of admission during
> pregnancy. First let the child come into the world.
>
> Aadmi- What kind of pregnancy? I am not even married yet.
>
> Principal 😡- Hey, first go and get married. Then come.
>
> Aadmi - Yes, I have brought a scheme for you.
>
> Principal- What kind of scheme?
>
> Aadmi - Yes, if you get me married to a girl then every child born to me
> will get admission in your school.
>
> Principal 😡- What nonsense are you talking about!
>
> Aadmi - Yes, when we can get books, dresses, shoes, bags from the shop
> you recommend, then why can't we marry the girl you recommend. Start a
> scheme that if we marry the girl we recommend, the child born will get 100%
> admission. Then see, you will get commission in the marriage and the seats
> will be house full.
>
> "Now Principal Madam is in a dilemma, she is angry after listening to the
> man's words but the scheme doesn't seem bad either.
>
> Q4 What can North Korea do to become a stable country?
>
> A4 Silk Road, Physics/History Connoisseur, AI Machine Learning.16h
>
> A better question is, "Can North Korea even become a stable country?"
>
> North Korea resembles a dystopia like something out of Orwell. It's been
> teetering on the edge of collapse for decades.
>
> The regime's got this iron grip on power, paranoid as hell, always looking
> for enemies, real or imagined.
>
> It's like a pressure cooker, and it's only a matter of time before
> something gives.
>
> After World War II, Korea got sliced in half like a Thanksgiving turkey.
> The North ended up with a Soviet-style communist government, led by this
> dude named Kim Il Sung, who basically became a god-king.
>
> He built a personality cult around himself and his family, brainwashing
> the population into believing they were living in paradise, while in
> reality, they were starving and oppressed.
>
> Fast forward to today, and his grandson, Kim Jong Un, is running the
> show.Same old story, different dictator. The country's economy is in
> shambles, relying on illicit activities like hacking and counterfeiting to
> stay afloat.
>
> Meanwhile, they're pouring a ton of resources into their nuclear weapons
> program, rattling their sabers at the rest of the world.Now, for North
> Korea to become stable, it would need a complete overhaul. First off, ditch
> the dictatorship.
>
> You can't have stability when one guy has all the power and everyone else
> is living in fear.
>
> They'd need to establish a democratic system, with checks and balances,
> rule of law, you know, the basics.
>
> Next, open up the economy.
>
> No more isolationist crap. Let people trade, let businesses flourish.
> That'll create jobs, improve living standards, and give people a stake in
> the system.
>
> Of course, this is all easier said than done. The Kim regime isn't exactly
> known for its willingness to change.
>
> And even if they did, there's a whole generation that's been raised on
> propaganda and paranoia.
>
> It would take years, maybe decades, to deprogram them and create a society
> based on trust and cooperation.
>
> And let's not forget the outside world. Other countries, especially the
> U.S. and South Korea, have a huge stake in what happens on the Korean
> peninsula.
>
> Any attempt at reform would need their support, both financially and
> diplomatically. It's a complex geopolitical mess, with a lot of moving
> parts.
>
> So, can North Korea become a stable country?
>
> Maybe, but it's a long shot. It would take a monumental shift in the
> regime's thinking, a willingness to let go of power and embrace a new way
> of life.
>
> It would require the courage to face the past, confront the present, and
> build a future that's not based on fear and isolation, but on hope and
> cooperation.
>
> That's the reality. It's not a pretty picture, but it's the truth
>
> Q5 Do you have jokes about the armed forces of your country? If
> yes, please tell us one.
>
> A5 R Saraswat, Indian by birth.6y
>
> 1. An Indian army officer was shouting at his drunk Gurkha soldier!
>
> The Officer: "Bahadur! You drunk donkey! If you wouldn't drink that much
> Desi, you could be captain! "
>
> Bahadur: "Yes, Major. You know, last time I drank 4 times as much and I
> felt like a general!"
>
> 2. A large group of Pakistani soldiers are moving down a road when they
> hear an Indian voice call from behind a sand dune. "One Indian Army soldier
> is better than ten Pakistanis."
>
> The Pakistani commander quickly sends 10 of his best soldiers over the
> dune whereupon a gun battle breaks and continues for a few minutes, then
> silence.
>
> The voice then calls out "One Indian Army soldier is better than fifty
> Pakistanis."
>
> Furious, the Pakistani commander sends his next best 50 troops over the
> dune and instantly a huge gunfight commences. After 10 minutes of battle,
> again silence.
>
> The Indian voice calls out again "One Indian Army soldier is better than
> one hundred Pakistanis."
>
> The enraged Pakistani Commander musters one hundred of his best fighters
> and sends then across the dune. Gunfire, grenades, machine gun fire,
> rockets, etc. ring out as a huge battle is fought. Then silence.
>
> Eventually one wounded Pakistani fighter crawls back over the dune and
> with his dying words tells his Commander, "Don't send any more men, it’s
> a trap...there's two of them!"
>
> Note: please take it as a joke only, especially any Goorkha reading this I
> don’t have any intention to offend you. but I could not resist myself from
> posting.
>
> Gopalakrishnan 6-8-24
>
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