Perfect fit of mumbai KR IRS 201 23 On Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 11:38, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > *Respected Sir/s,* > > *Q3.What facts about Mumbai would people not believe unless they come to > Mumbai?* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *I lived in MUmbai for a year during my college studies. MUMBAI At A > GLANCE:- * Mumbai is rich with culture and festivals for everyone to > enjoy. Once you move to Mumbai, you’ll find plenty to entertain yourself > with in the Bollywood capital of India. * The public transportation in > Mumbai is one of the BEST and most widely used in India, with expats often > using trains and the metro to get to work. * An excellent selection of > schools and fully equipped expat apartment communities await you in > Mumbai.LIFE moves very fast in Mumbai roads & stations. > Just over 22 million people live in Mumbai, making it the > second-biggest city in India and one of the most populous cities in the > world. The official language of the state of Maharashtra is Marathi. > However, local varieties of Hindi, Gujarati, and English, or a mixture of > all, are also among the many languages used by Indians from around the > country who settled in Mumbai. The literacy rate in Mumbai is 86%, and in > such a cosmopolitan, well-educated city it is easy to converse with locals > in English. A sizable population of South Indians have made MUMBAI their > permanent Home. The rich mix of cultures, religions, and languages can > be traced back to the city’s long history as the country’s most popular > destination for migrants from both India and overseas. The different > religions practiced by the various demographic groups living in Mumbai are > an important part of cultural life. When SHIVASENA was ruling the roost > there were frictions with the south Indians as they felt south Indians > were cornering their jobs.PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION — The NERVE of Mumbai > Considering the heavy congestion and the poor maintenance of > Mumbai’s roads, it is not surprising that public transportation is often > considered the best way of getting around the megacity. Mumbai actually has > a comparatively good public transportation system. However, with over 80% > of the city’s commuters relying on it to get them to work and back every > day, is an HERCULIAN task. There are three Rail lines on the > Mumbai Suburban Railway: the Western Line, the Central Main Line, and the > Harbor Line. On all lines, trains — known as “Locals” — run regularly > between around 04:00 and 01:00, alternating between slow (S) and fast (F) > trains, depending on the number of stations they stop .In addition METRO > lines have sprung to meet the ever incresing comuters demand.Mumbai > commuter trains carry several million passengers every day. They can get > insanely crowded, with passengers standing in open doors, dangling out of > windows, and even traveling on the roof, so sharp elbows and strong nerves > are essential. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport > Undertaking, BEST for short, operates a fleet of thousands of buses running > on compressed natural gas. These busses run on hundreds of routes, serving > most parts of the city. One can choose between a single journey ticket, > daily pass, or the monthly and quarterly bus-pass schemes. One can register > for these on the BEST company website. Several dozen additional bus routes > are supplied by Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) and Thane Municipal > Transport (TMT). Mumbai is well connected to > all parts of India and the world. The city’s main airport, Chhatrapati > Shivaji International Airport, is one of South Asia’s busiest air traffic > hubs. The international terminals are sometimes still referred to > by the airport’s old name, Sahar. Domestic flights use the Santa Cruz > terminals about four kilometers to the west (for this distance there is a > free inter-terminal shuttle bus). Terminal 2 at Sahar has recently been > refurbished and international as well as domestic flights are already > taking off from there. HOUSING Space is a major > issue in a city like Mumbai. High-quality, spacious rental accommodation is > scarce and rather expensive. Even luxurious modern apartment blocks built > seem a bit cramped. They often provide excellent facilities such as gyms, > gardens, playgrounds, and club houses, though. Living there can be a > fantastic communal experience, especially for expats with children. > People who look for individual space and privacy, however, might > want to get a house in the suburbs. The decision is a tough one, especially > considering the importance of one's location in a city like Mumbai, where > getting around always takes more time than expected. Although, in > comparison to other big Indian cities. When looking for accommodation, one > can consult a real estate agent, a relocation agency, the local listings in > newspapers, or search online. Most real estate agents in Mumbai have a > website with available apartments, SCHOOLS & COLLEGES. In > Mumbai the literacy rate is higher than the national average at 77.5%. > Greater Mumbai has the highest literacy rate at 81 per cent and the highest > female literacy rate at 77.7 per cent. The main language of instruction > across Indian schools is Hindi, followed by English, then state > languages.Mumbai education is one of the most admired among students across > India because of the wide accordance of degrees and certificates from > Mumbai universities and colleges. Schools in Mumbai are either municipal > schools or private schools.DOMESTIC WORKGood-quality maids are very cheap > and readily available. In Mumbai, one has to have a choice between > hypermarkets in one of the immensely popular shopping malls, supermarkets, > local food stalls, and farmers’ markets. The shopping experience will > involve jostling way through the crowd. TOP REASONS why Mumbai is the > best city to live in. * Safer Than Other Cities. ... * A Hub for Art > & Theaters. ... * All Cultures Live in Harmony. ... * Sea Facing > Views and Beaches .. * A Hub of Opportunities. ... * The Magic of > Monsoons. ... * Amazing Suburban & Metro train Train Connectivity. > ... * Shop Anywhere and Everywhere.* > > *QUALITY OF LIFE * > > > > * Quality of Life Index:75.48Purchasing Power Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Mumbai>48.10 LowSafety Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/crime/in/Mumbai>55.06 ModerateHealth Care Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/health-care/in/Mumbai>65.27 HighClimate Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/climate/in/Mumbai>71.48 HighCost of Living Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Mumbai>26.22 Very LowProperty > Price to Income Ratio > <https://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/in/Mumbai>35.23 Very > HighTraffic Commute Time Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/traffic/in/Mumbai>55.07 Very HighPollution Index > <https://www.numbeo.com/pollution/in/Mumbai>83.74 Very Highƒ > <https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/indices_explained.jsp> Quality of > Life Index:75.48 Very Low* > *.......* > *Regards* > *V.Sridharan* > *Trichy* > > > > > > > > On Thursday, 19 January, 2023 at 05:34:56 am IST, 'gopala krishnan' via > Thatha_Patty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > CULTURAL QA 01-2023-14 > > BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS > > Q1 When I was young, I read in a British Atlas that there were > three racial groups - Mongol; Negro; and Caucasian. Notwithstanding the old > fashioned terminology, is this still the basic distinction between > races/ethnicities is understood and taught? > > A1 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Sun > > No. Caucasoid and Mongoloid have a certain amount of loose validity as > relating to an early division between the groups of early Homo sapiens who > left Africa and split to go east and north-west. But they’re not as > clear-cut as Victorians liked to think, and although there are some broad > characteristics which are common, and different, in each group, the > differences between the two are not really any greater than the differences > between the groups within them. > > So you can say, the great majority of “Mongoloid” people have straight > hair and double eyelids, while “Causcasoid” people nearly all have single > eyelids and often have wavy hair, but you can find people from two > neighbouring villages who have different average heights, different noses > etc which are just as noticeable. and characteristic. The late Hapsburgs > with their exaggerated chins were much more different from other Europeans > than Europeans are from East Asians. > > Meanwhile, Negroid isn’t a thing *at all*. Most of human genetic diversity > is still back home in Africa, and a Somali and a San are more different > from each other, physically and genetically, than a Korean is from a > Norwegian. There are dozens of very different ethnic types in sub-Saharan > Africa: the only reason anyone ever thought that they were one group was > because most of the black people most Victorian ethnologists had met were > slaves or descendants of slaves, and most slaves came from West Africa. > What the Victorians called Negroid is really just “Angolan type”. > > Q2 Why can fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds lay eggs but > mammals don't? > > A2 Peter Ramirez, Dog owner & have watched hundreds of wildlife > shows. Updated Jan 8 > > Because mammals evolved to skip that step. > > Mammals do “lay eggs.” It’s just that nearly all female mammals retain > their eggs inside the uterus and the developing offspring grows inside the > placenta, with the female feeding the fetus through an umbilical cord. > > Carrying the developing young to term allows the female to retain energy > and resources otherwise expended on multiple fertilized eggs, so the mother > can provide more for one or few offspring and it also keeps the unborn as > safe as the mother can be if she needs to flee danger. > > No random acts of predators invading and stealing from the nest while the > mother is off foraging for food, or so many hatchlings making an easy meal > for the wider ecosystem, which also means less of a need for and wasted > resources expended as part of the shotgun approach of tens, hundreds or > thousands of eggs delivered in return for the minuscule number of creatures > that ultimately survive. > > Ultimately, it also allows for longer gestation periods and fuller > development of the young before entering the world, one of the reasons > mammals are capable of higher intelligence in adulthood than fish, fowl and > reptiles. > > Q3 What facts about Mumbai would people not believe unless they > come to Mumbai? > > A3 Anwesha Dutta, Calcuttan working in Mumbai Updated 6y > > The rent begins where your imagination stops- It’s practically impossible > to find a half-decent place in your budget. No matter how much the budget, > you’ll always overshoot it. > > The bachelor locha- If you are a single woman/man, you can’t find a nice > place without unfair restrictions even if you are ready to shell out some > extra money. Actually you’d be lucky even to find a nice place. Bachelors > are considered sub-human by the urban khaps called societies. > > Living in boxes- Houses or the bungalow, as it’s called here, are either > very old dilapidated ones, or are owned by the Kapoor family and other > bollywood stars. Everyone lives in flats. If you tell your colleague that > you’ve an actual house back home with a terrace and everything, you’d be > considered seriously rich, and extravagant. > > The 1RK phenomenon-There exists something even smaller than a 1bhk. It’s > called the 1rk- one room kitchen. > > What is a balcony? Having a balcony is a privilege that very few have. > There are entire apartments without any balcony. Sometimes a big window > with a parapet will be called a balcony by brokers/owners. > > Pack and move- Everything including tea can be packed and taken home. > > Vada pav- is nothing but a aloo bonda or vada inside a pav or loaf of > bread. A few places may give you some chutney along, but that’s it, mostly! > > The pav factor- Mumbaikars love their pav. To the extent that they have > samosa, pakoda, omelette and sometimes even bhel with pav. A lot of vada > pav walas find it weird if you order a samosa, just a samosa that is, > without pav. > > Two idlis in 1 plate- Only in Mumbai is it possible to serve two small > idlis and call it 1 plate and price it at Rs 60. You do get idlis at the > road side joints for lesser price and more quantity, but dare you order it > at a veg eatery or restaurant. > > And this! > > 11. Liberty- In spite of being highly segregated, Mumbai manages to be the > safest city for women in India. I mean, imagine going from Colaba to > Kandivali at 1.30 in the night in a local train, that too after some > serious clubbing! Nobody tries to grope you, no obscene remarks or ogling, > people just go about their own business. > > 12. Need for speed- Mumbaikars don’t believe in slowing down or waiting. > Therefore when a train arrives at a station, even before it comes to a > halt, everyone starts jumping in. Once inside the train, the crowd will > either push forward or block the door, because the next priority after > getting in, is getting out, even if there are 6 stations in between. > > 13. Off hona- If your neighbour tells you, ‘mere dadaji pichhle saal off > ho gaye’, it doesn’t mean s/he disliked the grandfather. It simply means he > passed away last year. > > 14. Monsoon is unromantic and many times anti-climactic- If you live in > Mumbai for a couple of years, all your romantic associations with monsoon > will be washed away in no time. In Mumbai, if it rains it doesn’t stop till > the next morning and there is a good chance that the train lines will be > flooded by the time it does, which means it’s a great excuse to skip work. > In most scenarios, you cannot go for work even if you are a sincere > employee. But the incessant rain is depressing and gloomy. It’s not the > kind you’d enjoy with chai and pakoda. > > 15. East or West- the Eastern side and Western side of any place is as far > as two separate islands. So if you are planning to work in the east and > live in the west or vice versa, you should consider a change of plans. It’s > easier to live on the same side, than in the same area. > > 16. Just how big is the carpet? There is a super built up area, built up > area, and carpet area. #justsaying > > 17. Bombay vs Mumbai- There won’t be any angry mob scenario if you call > Bombay as Bombay. Mumbaikars are actually very hospitable and not > jingoistic at all. > > 18. No change, no problem- Unlike all the cities have been to, Mumbai auto > walahs and taxi drivers would let go off that 1 Re change. Chutta nai hai, > koi baat nai. At times, the auto drivers have been kind enough to exempt > even up to Rs 3. And they’re always there, wee hours into the night, early > morning, always. There are those who would reject you if you want to travel > a short distance. But then, they always go by metre, there is no need to > bargain. They are more willing and even more professional, unlike their > brethren in other Indian cities, like someone mentioned in the comments. So > if you’re a single woman, new to the city, fear not and trust in the auto > wale bhaiyaas. > > Bombay, or Mumbai as it is called now, reminds me the opening lines of > W.H. Auden’s poem Refugee Blues. > > “Say this city has ten million souls, > > Some are living in mansions, some are living in holes: > > Yet there is no place for us, my dear, yet there’s no place for us.” > > Unlike the Germany of Auden’s time, Mumbai has a place for everyone. You > probably won’t like the place, you probably would live in the said holes or > the boxes, and every night you’d smoke the poor man’s cigarette, and watch > the smoke spiralling upwards towards the mansions that have no place for > you, the mansions that are symbolic of both opulence and hubris of the > city. But eventually, it accommodates you. > > Q4 How come there is Neanderthal and Denisovans DNA in modern > humans if species cannot successfully interbreed? > > A4 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Tue > > We also consider two groups to be separate species if they could > interbreed but don’t (even when given the chance), or if they can > interbreed but do so with reduced success, or of they hybridise freely but > a high proportion of the hybrids are sterile. What evidence we have > suggests that the third one was the case with Neanderthals or Denisovans > and us. > > See, we nearly all have a lot of Neanderthal genes, and some modern groups > also have Denisovan genes. But nobody that we’ve tested has either a > Neanderthal/Denisovan Y-chromosome, or their mitochondria. That suggests > that the only hybrids who were fertile (or possibly the only ones who were > even viable) were either daughters of N/D fathers and sapiens mothers, or > sons of N/D mothers and sapiens fathers. > > Q5 What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are > actually true? > > A5 Prabhat Mishra, Average everyday normal guy!1 0mo > > More people die by drowning than by dehydration, in deserts. > > This can be true about sea too, more people die because of dehydration > than by drowning, in seas. > > There are more trees on the Earth, than stars in the milky way. > > Maybe to find this fact suprising, you need to know enough surprising > facts about the milky way. > > Before we put wheels on suitcases, we had reached moon. > > Ofcourse because luggage isn't that heavy on the moon. > > Ice water can be hot enough to burn your face off! > > Chemistry gets weird with pressure (pun intended). > > A million seconds is about 11 days. A billion seconds is about 32 years. > (I find this fact too weird.) > > I know someone who showered last 10! seconds ago. (Decrypt this :-P) > > Cucumber are berries. Technically. ⊙.☉ > > All the above QA are from Quora website on 18-01- 2023. > > Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . > > Compiled and posted by R. 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