WRT "Sir Reg Q9 your comments. More than Ezhavas, Nairs have done a lot in Kerala. I studied in Nair Service society College in my home. They run many many colleges and schools in Kerala. Gopalakrishnan KR NSS and SNDP
The Hindu Grand Alliance jointly proposed by the once warring Nair Service Society (NSS) of the upper caste <http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shashi-tharoor-indian-nationalism-rare-animal/1/216104.html>Nairs and Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalanayogam (SNDP) of the OBC Ezhavas received a big boost when both made unprecedented "sacrificial gestures" towards each other for the sake of unity. NSS and SNDP run number of educational institutions, hospitals etc and claim the support of Nairs and Ezhavas who form 13% and 23% of the state population respectively. NSS and SNDP have annual budgets worth Rs 95 crores and Rs 75 crores respectively. They have called for a socio-economic survey in the state which they said would prove the marginalization of majority community vis-a-vis the two minority communities. Interestingly, this was the third attempt to forge unity between the 98-year-old NSS and 109-year-old SNDP in the recent years. But all previous attempts had collapsed over the reservation issue. NSS always had stood for economic reservations as against the SNDP's entrenched support for caste reservation. The BCRC estimated Nair population at *14.47%* of the total population of Kerala based on a statewide sample survey conducted for the reservation of seats in educational institutions. he Ezhavas (Malayalam pronunciation: [iːɻɐʋɐ]) are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community. Kerala reserves 10% government jobs for Dalits. As a result, 298 of the 2,335 teachers in government-run colleges are Dalit. But privately run educational institutions are not required to follow the reservation policy even though the government pays their teachers’ salaries as well as grants for maintenance. The state has 238 Arts and Science colleges, of which just 58 are state-owned. Of the rest, 120 are managed by Christian and Muslim organisations and 60 by the Nair Service Society, Sree Nararyana Trust and the Devaswom Board. While the society represents upper caste Hindu Nairs, the trust represents the backward Hindu Ezhava community. The Board is a government body that manages the state’s temples. Most of the schools too are privately managed. A 2016 survey by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration found that just 27.31% of Kerala’s schools are owned by the Department of Education; the rest are aided and unaided private schools. Unaided institutions do not receive any financial aid from the government. In aided private colleges, the number of Dalit teachers is abysmally low. A Right to Information request filed in 2010 revealed that of the 7,199 teachers, only 11 belonged to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, a mere 0.15% of the total. KR IRS 21722 On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 18:52, gopala krishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > Sir > Reg Q9 your comments. More than Ezhavas, Nairs have done a lot in Kerala. > I studied in Nair Service society College in my home. They run many many > colleges and schools in Kerala. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Thursday, 21 July, 2022 at 11:27:04 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Pranam > Q5 History of hair on research; My friend doctor used to say (Dr > Natarajan who is no more skin specialist) that human spend so much of money > on hair, nails and toes which are all waste products in cyclic and the > industry earns so huge without paying enough taxes; then after few weeks we > entered a promises and others and drained their coffers in taxes of crores. > Few who do not speak and remain glum and being a critic, ask ALL KNOWING > etc; self interest is the root of knowledge; a good tax man must learn the > opposite of the table trade better than the trader; and in my service I > learnt a lot in crossing over multiple industries; learning that Industry > scientifically as well as commercially. One day when you look back as my > friend today wrote "only laziness........". My sanskrit teacher taught me > the vedas; my tamil teachers taught me the sanga tamizh; my wife and > mother taught me the ezgthatchan; my neighbor athai taught me Hindi; my > dear Pondicherry friend's mother taught me the french; my interest took me > to German, chess and Bridge; my learned father taught me the nuance of > Vedas. My professors in Loyola taught me Maths, English and advancement in > life. My teacher, who was named Globe out of love, taught us the world > geographically. We learn in all but absorptions matter. Several history in > several languages the friends in the cross circles of civil services we > sponge. One who has interest alone can earn and learn and spend and be > happy. "Unbnthuse' only cry over the spit milk. > The metabolism of the human hair follicle was investigated in > vitro under conditions that maintained glycogen and adenosine triphosphate > (ATP) content and the growth rate of the follicle at values observed in > vivo. We have shown that only 10% of the total glucose utilized was > oxidized to CO2 and 40% of this was oxidized via the pentose phosphate > shunt. Although fatty acids and ketone bodies were oxidized by the hair > follicle, they are poor energetic substitutes for glucose. Nor will fatty > acids or ketone bodies sustain hair growth in vitro. Glutamine, however, > was shown, both biochemically and by comparing growth rates, to be an > important fuel with 23% of uptake being oxidized, generating a possible > 2.16 +/- 0.32 nmoles ATP/follicle/h (mean +/- SEM) (glucose metabolism > generates 4.54 +/- 0.61 nmoles ATP/follicle/h). Sixty-four percent of the > glutamine taken up was calculated to be metabolized to lactate, showing > that the hair follicle engages in both glycolysis and glutaminolysis. The > glucose-fatty acid cycle appears to be unimportant in the hair follicle but > our data indicates that a glucose-glutamine cycle does operate.Androgens, > in combination with a genetic susceptibility, have been demonstrated to be > required for the development of androgenetic alopecia. Disturbances in > androgen metabolism or target organ sensitivity are thought to underlie the > pathophysiology of the condition. Observations of patients with disorders > of androgen metabolism or function have determined the basic physiology > involved in regulation of hair growth by androgens at selective body sites. > More recently, in vitro studies of scalp skin and hair follicles have begun > to define specific alterations in androgen metabolism at the local level > that may play a key role in pathogenesis. The prominent role of 5-reductase > in these studies suggests that inhibitors of this enzyme may provide new > therapeutic opportunities for patients with androgenetic alopecia. { They > are not greek and Latin but in short only absence of something can cause > distortions in hair; it is partly genetic but not wholly; whatever one does > with or without oil massages including shampoo does not affect anything > unless, the careless treatment adopted to the hair while young and the > living conditions affected it. } > Q7 Nothing adds or down the blood sugar as one is worrying daily. > Forget being a diabetic. When you were young you went down with hunger and > even about to swoon; why? What brought us down?; BURNING DOWN THE FATS; > that is why our stomach was called AGNI; that is why we add fat to agni in > homam; we have to burn; we burn 2000 calories by running around and by > mental faculties. Then came the laziness; or eagerness to always eat; both > did not exert enough to burn; then the commodity inside came out which > imbalanced our system; so we went down in the burning style by insulin. So > what we did in 10 to 20 years, we forgot in our 40s. So sugar will be down > ONLY WHEN BURNT FULLY. over burning causes COMA; so doctors say divide > your food every 2 hours; we don't find time to eat every 2 hours; and we > mix it up; and either we are burning or we overburn our system. We have to > live with it though we learn the lessons too late. Ouvayar wrote: YOU > CANNOT FOREGO ONE DAY FOOD; AND YOU CANNOT EAT FOR 2 DAYS FOOD IN A DAY; MY > TROUBLESOME LIVER STOMACH; IT'S TOUGH TO LIVE WITH YOU: ORU NAAL UNAVAI > OZHI ENDRAL OZHIYAY, IRU NALAIKKU AEALENDRAAL ELAY; IDUMBAI KOOR EN VAYIRE, > UNNODU VAZHDAL ARIDHU. > Q9 Gujarat has BANYAS; KARAIKUDI HAS CHETTIARS; VIRUDHUNAGAR HAS > NAADAARS; like this every part has a Vysya community. Gujarat and Andhra > pradesh spread the displacements to many parts of the west including USA > for trade and are rich by genes. Have you ever heard of EDUCATIONAL > charities rendered by these people by installing many many teachers on > educating the society?. We always talk about Microsoft and Google education > funding; such findings are done by Gujarathis and Telugus. Chettiar > Alagappa did the Karaikudi colleges and Annamalai Varsities. Nadars have > started many institutions. Even Ezhavass of Kerala had done great jobs in > Kerala. We do not brag about local Vedas and local charities. Not only > Gujaratis. Vide stat Many billionaires across india; after all TV artists > are celebrities and and had earned in millions with posh cars; yesterday I > was surprised to see a car shed in the raid by my dept in SUN tv. KR IRS > 21722 > > > On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 08:33, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > *CULTURAL QA 07-2022-21* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Why do people use a ceiling fan with an air conditioner if > the roof is too hot due to the Sun? > > A1 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966–2004) Just now > > From the question it is not clear the type of roofing. Mostly nowadays > roofing is RCC. If it is any other type, false ceiling is provided at about > 10 feet height. *When the roofing is too hot, it is absorbed to the side > walls*. Hence side walls will also be hot. *While the AC is switched ON, > the cool air coming is absorbed to the wall also. Unless walls too become > somewhat cool, the cool air will not be felt by the persons occupying.* > > A fan circulating air, when switched ON, circulates the air in the room. > Hence cool air coming from Air condition unit is circulated, of course more > the hot air in the top of the room and mingle with cool air from the AC unit > and the room becomes cooler. > > *If at all room is not very hot, still the cool air is circulated if the > AC unit is not in the centre of room wall.* > > Q2 How does AC power provide power when it's just shifting > back and forth? Don't you need to have current going in one direction? > > A2 Loring Chien, electrical engineer and audiophile for 45 > years Updated Jul 5 > > The voltage goes positive and negative. > > The current follows (with ordinary resistance) and is positive and > negative at the same times. > > Power is Voltage times current. > > During the positive voltage cycle, power is positive (positive x positive > = positive product of power) > > During the negative voltage cycle, power is also positive (negative x > negative = positive product of power). > > Thus you see that at any given instant power is zero or positive all the > time, and power is what gets work done. On the average over time, power > will always be positive. > > For a light bulb, for instance you have net positive heat and positive > light. They don’t cancel out. > > *My note- Our eyes cannot perceive a light is* switched ON and OFF more > than 24 times in a second. The alternating current in India is 50 cycles, > which means the light bulb is switched OFF and ON 50 times in a second. > But our eyes see it as permanently glowing because of the above phenomina. > > Q3 What caused early humans to travel thousands of miles to > migrate to distant places all over the world? Were they running away from > something? > > A3 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Mon > > Their in-laws (I’m assuming you mean running away). Seriously, the > advancing line of human settlement generally only moved a few miles per > generation iiirc, *so it was probably just people wanting to set up their > own family home*, “If we build a house on the other side of the valley > your sister can still visit us but we won’t have to listen to her yakking > 24/7”, over and over for thousands of years. > > MY note- One of the many answers I enjoyed by Claire Jordan. Inlaw’s issue > is in foreign countries also!!! I > > Q4 How many states in India have you visited? > > A4 Nagarajan Srinivas, India is my country, and all Indians my > brothers and sisters Sat > > Well I was born in Tamil Nadu and have lived the major portion of my life > in the state. I’d visited the following Indian states, mostly for brief > periods. > > *Karnataka : Visited Mangalore several times when* one of my close > friends was working in the Medical college there as a faculty. Visiting > Bangalore often now since my son is residing there. Also visited Coorg, > Talacauvery, Shravana Belagola, Belur-Halebid, Sringeri, Udupi, Kollur, > Dharmasthala as a tourist. > > *Andhra Pradesh / Telengana : Visited Hyderabad* about 4 decades ago when > the state was not bifurcated. Visited Tirupati not infrequently as Lord > Balaji is considered our family deity. > > *Kerala: Visited Thiruvananthapuram nearly 4* decades back. Also *Ernakulam > / Kochi* about two decades back where one of my close relatives used to > stay. > > *Maharashtra : Stayed in Pune for a total of two* months (one month each > time) to undergo my bank’s training programme at their Staff College > situated at Koregaon Park, and visited Osho’s Ashram there. Also visited > *Mumbai > for attending sundry training programmes,* and Lonavala as a pleasure > trip once. In Mumbai visited India Gate/ Elephanta Caves and Mahalakshmi / > Siddhi Vinayak temples. > > *Delhi : Visited three / four times en route to tours of* Northern India > / Himalayas. Stayed for over a week some five years back when my son had > temporarily relocated to Delhi. Seen almost all the places of interest in > and around Delhi including the son-et-lumiere show at the Red Fort. > > *Uttar Pradesh /Uttarakhand : Visited Agra, Mathura,* Hardwar, Rishikesh > et al. as tourist a couple of decades back. > > *Punjab: Visited Amritsar Golden Temple, Wagha* Border as tourist just > less than a decades back. > > *Himachal Pradesh: Visited Shimla around a couple* of decades back. > > *Jammu and Kashmir : Visited Khatra (Vaishno Devi),* Srinagar, Gulmarg, > Pahalgam etc. as tourist just less than a decade back. > > *Bihar /Jharkhand : Lived for nearly five years in a* small town > adjoining Jamshedpur and visited Ranchi 2 or 3 times over 25 years ago- all > due to the exigencies of my service in the bank. > > *West Bengal : Visited Kolkata once to meet a friend* while working in a > border town of then Bihar now Jharkhand, but could not cover any places of > interest. > > *Odisha : Lived for six months in a small town not far* away from > Rourkela over four decades back, and had visited Puri. > > *Andhaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) : Visited for about* a week and covered > Port Blair and the near by places of interest. Surfing /snorkelling in > various beaches, and the son-et-lumiere at the Cellular Jail were some > unforgettable experiences. > > Considering the *economic and logistical constraints of an earlier era, I > think this coverage still can be considered a fairly wide one*. I owe > most of my trips to my Bank as I could enjoy some exotic tours under the > LTC facility available to the bank employees. > > Q5 Is it good to oil hair before or after shampoo? > > A5 Smytten, India's Largest Product Trial & Discovery Platform > Jun 17 > > *Oiling of the hair is an age-old tradition the benefits* of which have > been spoken about by both experts and the common folk. *The usual > procedure is to oil your hair before washing it* and the reason for this > is to ensure the oil is soaked into your hair shaft to help seal the > fragile inner layer, making it less likely to get water-logged and > therefore less likely to get damaged or break. > > Another reason is for the scalp and hair to lock in enough moisture to be > able to handle the effects of the strong chemicals that come with hair-wash > shampoos and ensure your hair doesn’t dry out and become frizzy post-wash. > > Having said that, there are a few things you must keep in mind while > oiling your hair pre-wash: > > *Do not use too much oil on your scalp as excess oil* may block your hair > follicles and this could lead the way to various fungal infections and a > generally unhealthy scalp. > > ****Never apply oil on a **wet** scalp as oil and water do* not mix and > this will result in the applied oil not being absorbed and subsequent > build-up. > > **** It doesnot mean applying hairoil- after bath and wiping water using > towel and applying hairoil.* > > *Avoid using excessive amounts of shampoo to get* rid of the oiliness. > Doing so not only negates the effect of the pre-wash oiling process but > also ends up stripping the hair of its natural oils. > > *Follow-through of the above pointers can assure* you of a great > hair-oiling experience that results in healthy and lustrous hair. And if > you’re looking for hair oils that’ll best suit the results you aim to > achieve, download our app (here)and check out the extensive range of hair > oils. Happy oiling! > > Q6 Can you tell about living bridges? > > A6 Kathleen Pennell's Posts, Posted by Jo Mburu Jul 15 > > *There is a tribe in India that has learned to make living bridges out of > ficus tree roots. **The bridges* take 15-30 years to complete. Mature > bridges stretch 15 to 250 feet over deep rivers and gorges, and can bear > impressive loads—upwards of 35 people at a time. Design life up to 500 > years. > > This is so magical to me. I can’t imagine that being *my walk to school > every day I would probably have been late enjoying* the amazing > creativity and scenery. > > Q7 What brings blood sugar down? > > A7 Mike Ramon, Male Nurse (1994–present) Updated Jul 13 > > *About hypoglycemia* > > Hypoglycemia (hypo) is a phenomenon where you have a low blood sugar level > or a widely fluctuating blood sugar level. It mainly occurs as a result > of diabetes mellitus. Patients often speak of a 'hiccup'. The opposite of > hypoglycemia is hyperglycemia (hyperglycemia), in which you have too much > sugar in your blood. > > *Blood sugar level* > > All the sugars we eat are converted to glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The > level of sugar in the blood rises with food and falls with physical or > mental exertion. There are two hormones involved in blood sugar balance, > namely *insulin and glucagon*. > > Insulin ensures that excess sugars after eating are stored in the liver > and muscles. Glucagon helps release sugar back after exercise and puts it > back into the bloodstream. Together they must ensure that your blood > sugar level remains approximately constant, ie between 4.0 and 8.0 mmol/l. > > *In diabetes, your pancreas doesn't make enough insulin or your body > doesn't respond enough to insulin,* causing your blood sugar to be too > high. In hypoglycemia, your pancreas or a tumor makes too much insulin, > causing your blood sugar to fluctuate too much or too low. In diabetics > using insulin, there is relatively too much active insulin at the time, > either due to dosing errors or, for example, eating too little or > expending too much energy (exercising). > > Hypoglycemia in people without insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is not > accepted by all physicians as a condition. *For example, if no other > condition is demonstrated and/or no measured blood sugar value is too low.* > > *Cause of hypoglycemia* > > There can be several causes of hypoglycemia. For example, hypoglycemia can > be caused by: > > Too much insulin or too little food intake, in an insulin-dependent > diabetic. > > Too little food, as in anorexia nervosa. > > drug use. Haloperidol, salicylates, quinine, among others. > > *Wrong diet. The pregnancy. Hormonal disorders.* Insulin-producing > tumors. Extremely overweight. Presence of toxic substances. > > *After gastrointestinal operations where spills may* occur, for example > during bypass construction. > > *High birth weight newborns may develop* temporary hypoglycemia after > birth because they have not yet properly regulated their diet. > > *Symptoms of hypoglycemia* > > Hypoglycemia is accompanied by a long list of symptoms. *To get too low a > blood sugar level, your blood sugar level must, of course, drop.* This > goes pretty fast, but there are three stages to distinguish: beginning, > middle, and end. Each stage has its own symptoms and complaints. In the > early stages, when your blood sugar levels begin to drop, you may > experience the following: > > sweating _ nervousness _ shaking. Extreme hunger and nausea. > Dizziness > and headache. > > Disturbed vision. A racing heartbeat. > > If your blood sugar drops even lower (middle stage), you may also > experience the following physical and psychological symptoms in addition to > the above symptoms: > > Problems with your concentration. Confusion and irritability. Difficulty > speaking. Trouble staying still and walking. muscle spasms. > > If your blood sugar level drops too low (end stage), it can cause: > > *seizures. Loss of consciousness and coma. stroke* > > If hypoglycemia is very severe, it can even kill you. > > My note- I have added this QA for the reason Hypoglycemia (Blood sugar > dropping) is more serious than blood sugar level increasing. > > During journeys it is possible to get blood sugar level lower, hence make > sure glucose or sugar is ready in hand. > > Better reduce the quantity of insulin injections considerably, take > coffee/tea > with sugar > > Q8 Which is better to wash lemon or lime with to get rid of > bacteria and wax on them, salt water or vinegar? > > A8 Ken Saladin, Always Learning Something New > (1949–present)Jul 2 > > Neither of those would be very good for wax. Vinegar and salt water are > aqueous solutions, whereas *wax is hydrophobic—it doesn’t dissolve in > water. T*hat’s why water beads up on waxed fruits like this; vinegar or > salt wouldn’t change that. > > If I were all that concerned with what the produce venders used to make > fruits a little more shiny, and I thought it was a wax or oil, I’d use a > mild soap like dish detergent, and of course rinse thoroughly before > cutting or peeling the fruit. But I’m not that concerned. *We just spray > our fruits from the store with lukewarm water.* > > The original spray-on coating to make fruit look glossy, patented in 1922, > was a mixture of wax and kerosene! *Nowadays, though, the fruit wax is a > mixture of sugar cane, beeswax, carnauba, and resins.* > > *Why Fruit Has a Fake Wax Coating* > > But even before that patent, growers and vendors had been coating fruits > and vegetable with wax and other material for centuries. > > In the 19th century, Americans preserved the food in their pantries by > coating it with gelatin, salt, or sugar. Fruit was preserved by soaking it > in baths of brandy > > —a precursor to Brogdex’s patented kerosene method. In 16th-century > England, people used a method called larding > > : Coatings of fat kept water and mold off stored food. A hundred years > before that, the Japanese used yuba, an edible film made by boiling soy > milk, to coat their foods for storage. The soft tofu skin ensured food > quality and appearance, just as a thin layer of resin does for our produce > today. And even earlier, in the 12th and 13th centuries, citrus farmers in > Southern China packed their oranges and lemons in wooden boxes before > filling the boxes with wax. Protected from spoilage, dehydration, and > insect damage, the wax-covered fruit would then ferment over the long trip > north before arriving as a delicacy on the emperor’s table. [same source] > > *And it’s not just fruit. Such coatings are also applied to nuts, candies, > meat, fish, cheese, and cereals.* > > Q9 How did Gujaratis alone become super rich compared to other > Indians in the Indian democracy? > > A9 Bala Senthil Kumar As required 9mo > > *We have to understand Gujaratis as a global phenomenon.* > > There are many traits that separate them from people of other states in > India. This is both cultural and social. > > *Here are my observations and anecdotal points.* > > True sense of community - Anywhere in the world, Gujaratis form well > networked communities in which they look after each other. When I was new > in Los Angeles, I accidentally met one Gujarati young man, who asked me if > I played cricket. I said yes, and he asked me to come and play with them on > the weekend. He took my number and sure enough he called me on Saturday to > ensure I’d be coming. I went and it was a regular affair on a school > ground, entire families gathering to play games and have some fun, the > whole day basically. I did not know it was a pot luck and I did not take > any food, but they brushed all that away, and we played. I really enjoyed > the company and the food and it became a regular weekend activity for me! > But what was amazing was that right at the end of the playing time, one of > them brought several copies of a small chit of paper with everybody’s name > and number on it, every boy and girl I had been introduced to, and my name > was on it! I’m no Gujarati but I got invited to every occasion in every > home! Naturally I became close to many of them and saw how they operate. > It’s all about mutually helping in any way we can. I was asked if I wanted > part time employment, or if anybody had come from India like a student or > something and needed some extra cash. They would facilitate that sort of > thing, and I made a few introductions and some good happened. They also > have a really wide network that can connect across the country and the > world, and they are not looking to unduly benefit or take advantage of > anybody. They genuinely enable. > > *A sense of fairness - Go to Gujarat. You won’t be* ripped off unfairly > by the auto rickshaw drivers. Vadodara autos will still give you rides > for 20 or 30 rupees. Get a service, and you will see how much they try to > please you, the customer. I was printing large colour maps for a > topographical survey I was involved in, and *each print was 200–300 > rupees. Same price across all vendors, and similar quality, so no haggling > was required*. However, each time an order had to be cancelled, or > redone, even if it was technically my fault, and half the print was done > before I realised it, I was never charged for that. One of the architects > who worked for us was a student and she got a discount based on her ID card > hanging from her neck. Just like that! Guess how loyal I would be as a > customer! > > *A sense of calm - I have seen Gujaratis getting to* their late dinners, > with swarming people in busy areas, all open late, but never once saw a car > honking to get someone out of the way. They just wait till people clear. > Tensions and tempers I have never seen rise, even in that sweltering heat > of summer. *My reading is that it helps people focus on what is > necessary. Calm people succeed in the long term.* > > *A sense of safety around wherever they live - You* can see “Indian” > neighbourhoods with largely Gujaratis in the USA, and they are the safest > neighbourhoods, with each family looking out for the other. I have had even > police officers tell me they don’t really mind kids playing on the streets, > since nobody from those streets complain, and they all stand up for each > other anyway, so they have so little to worry about. Same goes for Gujarat. > > *You can see college going girls roaming around on their scooters well > past midnight, going for ice* cream, and if she has to walk, a few cars > will stop to ask if she wants a ride. No danger whatsoever, and very strict > law enforcement when it comes to this sort of thing. End result - confident > female children becoming entrepreneurs in their own right. > > *Open mindedness - Gujaratis won’t dismiss a* business opportunity > because it is new to them, off their regular turf, or in some way strange. > They will trust people involved. This trust is an investment, and another > Gujarati will respect that and behave accordingly. It is very common for > one Gujarati to support another in business. They believe one success will > lead to another, no matter whose success it is. No pulling one another down. > > *Cultural, spiritual and identity consciousness -* Whether it is the > garba tradition or poojas or clothes, along with the ultra modern, > Gujaratis haven’t forgotten their roots and they stay well rooted in their > culture, which provides that inner sanctuary knowing that their > relationship with the world is on safe ground. People who are confident > that somebody will have their back because of their identity will function > with confidence in almost all cases. If reputation within the community is > on the line, and considered important, the whole community will be > successful. > > *Enterprise above employment - Gujaratis see* enterprise as their first > choice, not getting a job. Since this is deeply ingrained in them they take > risks, fall, rise, fall, rise, and then figure it all out to stay afloat. > The entire community understands, appreciates and supports this, as > absolutely normal. Guess what? They produce a lot of enterprise.All this is > no guarantee anybody will become super rich, but the chances are, most > people have a good shot of getting fairly rich if they can function with > the above. > > Q10 Have you met people outside Tamil Nadu who can speak Tamil > fluently? > > A10 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, Willing responder to survey > questions Jul 15 > > *I have met Singaporeans and a Sri Lankan who spoke better Tamil than I > do.* My Tamil is strongly accented and it smells of Malayalam! *I am a > Paalakkad Iyer and we speak Palakkad Tamil at home.* > > At the Parkside Retirement home in Devanahalli, where I am now living, a > co-resident is a *Gujarati (Kutchi) and he speaks good Tamil and quotes > lines from the poet Kannadasan’s songs*! I feel small in front of him. He > learned Tamil during his long posting in Tamilnadu during his younger days. > > *I have met an elderly Sardarji during a train journey and he surprised me > by speaking to me in Tamil during the journey*. He was a businessman and > his business needed him to travel frequently to Tamil Nadu and spend > extended periods there. Over a period of 2 decades, he learned to speak > Tamil fluently and also learned to read and write albeit a little slowly. > > The real surprise was to know about fellow Quoran, Ben A. Wise of Israel. > He has spent long years in India. While Tamilians usually don’t speak > Hindi, and North Indians don’t speak Tamil, *Ben Wise learned both Tamil > and Hindi during his stay of a few years in India. I salute him!* > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 20-07- 2022.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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