CULTURAL QA 11-2021-15 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What is the contribution of AdiShankaracharya towards Sanatan Dharma? A1 RanjivKurup Author on History and Philosophy of the HinduUpdated Thu After theKurukshetra war where we lost most of our best and brightest, the true meaning,the bhavarth of the ancient teachings were lost. And Indian civilization floundered for nearly 2000 years.Bauddha and Jaina was the culmination of thought in this period of darkness andsignalled a reawakening around 3000 BCE. And Adi Shankara who came some 1200 years after the Buddhaand Mahavira, was the first to correctly reinterpret the ancient knowledge ofthe sages and Vedanta in the form of his school of thought - the Advaita -flourished. And he institutionalized the resurgence by establishing the fourPeetha, and the four Dhams, moving to the four corners of the land on foot witha small group of his followers, covering some 15000 km over the years until hisdeath at Kedarnath at the comparatively young age of 32 years. Which makes hislifetime achievements all the more spectacular. And from the oceanof both abstract philosophy and practical knowledge that was Hinduism in histime, he extracted the body of knowledge that is now referred to as thePrasthanatraya - the Brahma Sutra, the 10 principle Upanishads (Katha, Isha,Kena, Mundaka, Svetasvatara, Prasna, Mandukya, Aitareya, Brhadaranyaka,Taittiriya and Chhandogya) and the Bhagavad Gita and wrote his Bhashya on eachof these so their true meanings could be preserved thereafter. It was his teachings and numerous debates withscholars of different traditions of the time thatbrought Vedanta to the forefront of Hindu traditions once again. Many peopleask the question that if Vedanta is the pinnacle of Indian philosophy, how aremany countries still Buddhist? And the answer to that is that India’s influencehad waned considerably over the world by then and his teachings could not bespread to the full area of India’s historic influence. Q2 Did Tipu Sultan know Kannada? WasKannada the mother tongue of King Tipu Sultan? A2 GouthamR Knows KannadaWed Tipu Sultan definitely knew Kannada. His mothertongue was not Kannada, mightbe Urdu. He used Persianlanguage for administration, even Kannada was used. He himself has written many letters in Kannada. Below is the letterwritten by Tipu Sultan to Sringeri Jagadguru in 1791.(not attached here) The letter iswritten in the Modi Kannada script. This script was Kannada written in a freeflowing style without any breaks or full stops. It was commonly used to keepaccounts and to communicate in letters. Q3 How can we turn off Air conditionerin a train? A3 AnishVarghese , Workshop Engineer at ArchirodonConstruction Co. S.A.Answered Dec 23, 2018 Well, you canmanually switch off A/C in a compartment. There will be control panel in everycompartment which you can request the train attendants to turn it off. But, this is not done because there are otherpassengers in the compartment who will object it.Also, the A/C inside trains is designed in such a way that the temperatureinside will be comfortable compared to outside TEMPERATURE. How it is done. IWill explain with an example. Suppose we have asuperfast train from Trivandrum to Jammu Tawi. You are travelling in an AC3tier in the month of December and you are now in Trivandrum and your last stopis Jammu Station. Now the train is travelling through Trivandrum and the temperature in Trivandrum is 29degree Celsius. But as you are in 3rd AC, you will be comfortablebecause the temperature inside AC coach will be 18-24 degree Celsius, thecomfortable temperature range for humans. Suppose, if thetrain is bearing Srinagar. As you can imagine, temperature in Seinagarwill bearound 6 degree Celsius in December. But even though you cross Srinagar in such very coldtemperature, you will be comfortable inside AC coach. Because temperatureinside AC coach will be around 18-24 degree Celsius. Why the temperatureinside AC coach is around 18-24 degree Celsius? Because there is a special sensor in IndianRailways A/C called thermostat. There will be two thermostat in an AC Coach.One for cooling and one for heating. These theromstats will have amercury filled thermometer system with a feedback mechanism. As I told you,temperature inside a AC coach is around 18-24 degree Celsius. As soon as thetemperature crossed 25 degree Celsius, the thermostat for cooling engaged andforces the AC system to run cooling the temperature inside coach. When thetemperature inside the AC is between 18-24 degree Celsius, the thermostat cutsoff cooling qnd only the blower fan will run to maintain the range. Similarly, whentemperature goes below 18 degree Celsius, the thermostat for heating engages,thus heating starts in our AC starts. As soon as the temperature crossed 18degree Celsius, the thermostat cuts off AC heatings system and Only the blowerfan will run. Thus, thermostat is the device in AC system whichmakes the temperature of any AC system in the comfortable range. Since, thetemperature inside the AC will be in comfortable range, no need to switch offAC.But if you really want to switch off AC, there will be a control panel forAC in every AC coach which will have switches to switch on or off AC manually,which mostly train attendants know. Q4 What rare fact do you know about ananimal that would change a lot of people's perceptions of that animal? A4 Priyan Bopitiya Wed Northern Snakehead: A terrifying predator fish thatcan survive on land for up to 4 days and their dominance disrupts theecosystem's balance. Northern snakehead fish are carnivorous predators,eating fish, small birds, reptiles, and a variety of other species. Accordingto the studies, Snakeheads can breathe oxygen via an air bladder that acts as abasic lung, allowing them to survive for up to 4 days on land without water andeven further in some cases. The snakeheads havethe ability to reproduce at a rapid pace as well, each time depositingthousands of eggs. However, they can lay a lot more eggs at times, up to 50,000each year. These unique adaptations give snakehead a competitive edge overother fishes in securing habitat and expanding their range as an invasivespecies. Q5 What is a healthier choice of carbsthan potatoes or rice, and why? A5 AliceTwain Eating and cooking for 40 years.Thu Potatoes and rice are perfectly healthy carbs. Soare bread, pasta, polenta,corn, and whatever else. What may not be completely healthy are the amounts and how these carbscombine with other foods. A moderate portion of complex carbs (likeany of the above), a moderate portion of a protein (meat, fish, dairy, eggs,beans…), and a couple large portions of vegetables or a large portion ofvegetables and one piece of fruit constitute a perfectly healthy meal. Q6 Why do Australian houses not haveattics? A6 JohnFenn Australian by birth, citizen of the world. Updated Nov 1 We don’t need themand dont have room for them, We don’t need an attic because our houses are largeand we don’t need the storage. Because it does notsnow here the pitch of the roof is not as steep as a house built to be snowedon. Standard pitch is 15° - 22°. In Europe it is not uncommon to see pitches of45°. Hence our attic spaces are generally only a metre or 2 high. Many Australian homes have solar panels on the roof. Alow pitch, or even a skillion roof is ideal forthis, especially if the house has been oriented to the north. Q7 Why is speed at sea measured in knots?Is it because of maritime tradition or is there a specific reason? A7 ChrisHarrington Lifelong crafter, with a Bachelor’s Degree in art Nov 1 “Why is speed atsea measured in knots? Is it because of maritime tradition or is there aspecific reason?” Nautical speed is measured in “knots” because of tradition,yes, but also because “knots” currently means “nautical miles per hour.” A “nautical” mileis much more useful for navigation, because 60 nautical miles is one degree oflatitude, (and pretty close to one degree of longitude at the equator.) Andknowing how many degrees your position is changing per hour is very useful.This is the same reason airplanes use “knots” too. Q8 What are some popular paired foods,like ghee riceand dal tadka? A8 NagarajanSrinivas The best way to peoples' hearts is through their stomach22h Like good pacebowlers in cricket, food items / dishes also invariably come in pairs to bereally effective. Some such combinations off the top of my head ( Basicallyvegetarian from Tamil Nadu) : 1 Pongal – Vadai 2 Idli – Sambar 3 Idiyappam -Coconut milk. 4 Poori - Potato ( Poori - Shrikand if you are in Maharashtra) 5 Chappati – Kuruma 6Parotta – Chalna 7 Adai – Avial 8 Set Dosai- Vada curry 9 Curd Rice - Lime / Mango pickle 10 Hot Gulab jamoons - Vanillaice cream (as dessert) I deliberately avoided mentioning Masala - Dosa because,it is not even a pair, but in the true Advaitintradition of Jivatma (Dosa) and Paramatma (Masala) reaching the divine fusion /merger into Liberation/ Nirvana of hyphen less masaladosa Q9 Why are store-bought tomatoes sotasteless and unpleasant to eat? Why are attempts to ripen them doomed tofailure? A9 VictoriaTai Sep 30 The tomatoes we grow on the farm, we wait forthem to ripen on the vine until the very last minute when they are bright red…and pick them when they are about to burst. They have a slight juicy squeeze tothem and they are very aromatic. These are ready to eat. We also never refrigerate them. Even if we havetoo many to consume, we prefer to stack them in atower single layer indoors, carefully over a basin of water on an “island” sothat ants don’t get to them, and give away tomatoes without ever cooling themin storage. Stores that carrythem cannot afford the astronomical cost of tomatoes that are so juicy and ripethey have to be consumed immediately. Instead, they have firm tomatoesartificially ripened with ethylene, which doesn’t improve flavor. Q10 Why color of dabur, lion and Patanjalihoney are differ from each other, aren't they pure? A10 KarthikK Updated Thu Check these honeysamples I got from different sources in India Honey color depends on presence/levels of naturalpigments, acids and minerals, which, in turn, depend on: The plant/flowersthat bees collect nectar from to make honey Weather/temperatureof the area. Honey is classifiedby Pfund color grader ( 0 to 65, light; till 114, amber; 114+, dark). See myhoney collection in the pic. Ex:Litichi tree honey is light, neem tree, tulsi, ajwain, plant honey is dark andhoney from Kashmir region (acacia) is very light Similar to color, the aroma, flavour also slightly vary. Ingeneral light-colored honey has mild flavor,dark-colored honey has strong flavor, higher antioxidants. Individual preferencevary as taste is a personal judgement I don’t know about these brands but many popular brandssimply blend multiple types of honey, may add somecolors, flavors to have a standard look. That’s why many don’t know honeytypes. Disclosure: I sellhoney on my website/blog (No Mix Kart) but my answer is unbiased. Check myprofile for other fact based answers. Q11 We can eat leaves, seeds, roots, andfruits of different plants. Why can't we eat flowers then? A11 BhuvanaRameshwar Thu Of purse we eat flowers of some plants. Looks like youforgot the famous but most eaten cauliflower !We also eat broccoli another flower though green, from the same family. Then we also eat flowers of banana, pumpkin, zucchinisome greens although small etc. Artichokeis also a flower bud commonly eaten in many countries. Spices saffron and cloves used in biryanis, Indian sweetsand kurma are also flowers. Rose petals areconsumed in sweets and used to produce essence for sweets, syrups etc. Peaflowers is used for colouring foods blue. Q12 What is the most underrated inventionin the ancient time but the most useful in the present time? A12 Archaeology Unearthed Answered by Hamid Wed Probably plough invention. It has become socommon, so much so that we have forgotten that it revolutionized our world. Andthat it is the basis of many great civilizations : The swing plough is a light harnessed culture instrumentthat complements manual tools (hoe, spade). Associatedwith an animal (ox, donkey, horse or tractor...), it allows the conquest of newcultivated areas as well as an intensification of the agriculturalexploitation. The traces of theoldest fossil furrows, attesting to the use of the swing plough, have beenspotted in Lower Mesopotamia, and are dated around 5000 to 4500 BC. It isduring the fourth millennium that the use of the swing plough seems to spreadto the Middle East, before reaching the Mediterranean rim and Europe. For thousands ofyears the principle has been the same, except that this ploughing tool has beenmodernized and mechanized. All the above QA are from Quora website on 14-11- 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 15 -11-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/856272877.551357.1636933751915%40mail.yahoo.com.
