CULTURAL QA 05-2024-27 All the below QA is from Quora digest to me on 27-05-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100% correctanswers. May I request Mr Rajaram, not to respond my postings since his responses contains fullof criticism and bad remarks on me. It is a request. Let members check themselves theauthority, accuracy etc etc if they require. Inspiteof this request, if Mr Rajaram wants to respond, please respond. I understand I cannot stop anyone from responding to my postings once published on the net. Compiledand posted byR. Gopala krishnan, on 27-05-2024. Q1 Whathas been the most important medical advancement in the last 200 years? A1 Silk Road, Studied at Generative Pre Training May 20 Handwashing. Sounds basic, right? But it's the cornerstone of modern medicine, a hard-earnedlesson from the days when doctors were more likely to prescribe leeches thanantibiotics. Enter mid-19th century, Vienna. A Hungarian physician, Ignaz Semmelweis, is puzzled by thehigh death rate among mothers in the maternity ward. He begins to notice something odd – doctors fresh fromautopsies are delivering babies without so much as a rinse. His radical suggestion? Wash your damn hands. The medical establishment scoffs, Semmelweis is ostracized,and countless women die needlessly. You see, we humans have a nasty habit of rejectinginconvenient truths, a phenomenon now known as the Semmelweis Reflex. It wasn't until the germ theory gained traction that hand washingfinally got its due. The numbers are grim. Before Semmelweis' handwashing crusade, the death rate inmaternity wards was a bloodbath – up to 18%. That means nearly one in five women checking in forchildbirth were signing their own death warrants, not from the perils of labor,but from the filthy hands of their supposed caregivers. After implementing basic hygiene, that number plummeted to amere 1%. A 94% decrease. Let that sink in. Extrapolating this globally is tricky, but the impact isundeniable. In the pre-handwashing era, infectious diseases were rampant,and hospitals were often death traps. Millions, possibly billions of lives were undoubtedly savedthanks to this seemingly trivial practice. And it wasn't just mothers who benefited. Surgical patients, the elderly, anyone with a weakened immunesystem – they all became less likely to contract deadly infections inhospitals. And the ripple effects extended far beyond those hospitalwalls. Diarrheal diseases, a scourge in developing countries, saw adramatic decline with improved hand hygiene. Even respiratory infections took a hit. We can't put an exact figure on the lives saved, but theevidence is overwhelming. Handwashing isn't just agood habit; it's a lifesaver, a silent weapon in the war against disease. It is arguably the most important medical advancement in thelast 200 years. Ayush Bhandarkar, B.E. from Shri Ramdeobaba College ofEngineering and Management, Nagpur (Graduated 2019)Updated 5y Q2 Canyou tell me something inspiring? A girl was born in the cowherd's house. Unwanted child forparents, she was named chindhi (torn piece of cloth). Father keen on educating her, against the wishes of hermother. She successfully passed 4th standard. At the age of 10, she was married to person of age 30, threetimes her age. Till, age of 20, she had 3 children. During her pregnancy, a nasty rumor of infidelity wascirculated by an angry landlord because she strongly opposed the exploitationof village women by landlord. Husband abandoned her when she was beyond 9 months of herpregnancy.She gave birth to a baby girl in a cow shelter outside their house,all by herself and walked several kilometres away to her mother's place. Her mother refused to shelter her. She lost hope and reason for survival. Helpless, strugglingfor food, alone and heartbroken women, suicide was easy option, but she kept itaside. Started begging for food on railway platforms. During this,she realised that there were so many children abandoned by their parents. She adopted them as her own and started begging to feed themtoo.She decided to become a mother to anyone and everyone who came across toher as an orphan. She has devoted her entire life to orphans. As a result, sheis fondly called Mai (mother). Now, she has almost 1050 children, 208 sons-in-law, 36daughters-in-law and thousands of grandchildren. She is honoured by 273 awards for her dedication and work anda film on her life.Someone whom I admired. God do exist, I guess.She is inspirational.Her life isinspirational. She is SindhutaiSapkal, mother of thousands of orphans. Footnotes[1]Sindhutai Sapkal – Wikipedia Q3 Whatdoes it feel like to be poor? A3 AjayGautam, Engineering Manager at Microsoft (company) Updated 6y My grandfather was rich but did not have any sense ofresponsibility. Three out of his four sons grew up uneducated and affected byalcoholism. (One of them is my father). They also had this false sense of pridethat created this feeling of shame in doing small jobs. So what happened? By the time I gained conscience, we wereshit poor.Getting bread with some vegetables on the plate, twice a day, was adream. On countless occasions, we used to eat only roti with chilly chutney. Sadly, sometimes there won't be enough chilli even to makechutney. In early childhood, I used to get old books from my cousin(lets call him Pappu) who was one class ahead of me in school. Pappu was acontemptible person, he used to bully me for his old books. >From early age (~10), I used to work on farms with my mother.After ~14, I >started working at a whole lot of places. This is my resume before I entered college- Worked on Sugar cane farms for as low as 10 INR a day. (US $1= 64 INR) Sold Ice creams, earning ~15-20 INR a day. Worked as daily wage labour in house construction for 45-60INR a day. Worked in transporting bricks from brick fields toconstruction sites for ~80 INR a day. Worked in an Indian wedding band for ~60 INR a day (onlyonce). And yes, I had to wear a uniform like this. My most memorable day is when I sold Kakadi (cucumber) forthe full day with same cousin Pappu earning 7.50 INR. Each one of us got 3.75rupees, with lots of Kakadi to eat. How poverty affectedmy education? If I look back, I was above average in my class. But all thatwork for food, bad neighborhood, and lack of resources (time, stationery,school uniform etc.) affected my education badly. Also, my self confidence wasvery low. So what happened? By the time I came in 10th Standard, myeducation was messed up. I got 46% marks in 10th exams. I cleared 11th standardwith grace marks and finally...I failed 12th standard. But, my failure was actually a gift. My friend-circle wasgone, everything was meaningless to me. I had that talk with myself that mademe realize that nothing matters except a good education. One of my uncle guided me in this tough time. He asked me tocarry my 11th standard Physics, Chemistry, Maths books and go to a nearbyAshram every day in the morning. I used to study there, eat free food, and comeback in the evening. I followed that routine during my summer vacations andbuilt my fundamentals. I realized that education is the only way out of my patheticlife. I used to recall Booker T. Washington's essay, The Struggle for anEducation from my 10th English syllabus. It was a real inspiration. Next year, with same levelof dedication, I cleared 12th with flying colours with distinction in Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics. Also, I appeared for Chaudhary Charan SinghUniversity engineeringexam and secured 3rd rank. That gave me enough confidence to try somethingbigger. Next one year I did nothing but prepared for biggestengineering entrance exam, Indian Institute of Technology, Joint EntranceExamination and cleared it. Ispent next five years studying Computer Science & Engineering at IndianInstitute of Technology (BHU) . Life was all set.How poverty changed me as a person. It made me rock solid. When usually people are scared aboutsomething, I drink some tea and carry on. Unless it’s about someone's life, Ikeep my cool. Also, I have immense respect for hard working people. Whileso many people around me feel ashamed to talk to Rickshaw pullers, it gives meimmense pleasure to talk to them. I speak politely with Rickshaw pullers, farmers, waiters and all thosepeople trying to earn a living in tough economy. It also made me realize the value of food. Usually this ishow my plate looks like once I am done eating (even if food is not so tasty). I never smoke. Sometimes I will drinka beer with my friends, but no hard liquor. Possibly because partially Ihold my father and his drinking habits responsible for my bad childhood. As far as money is concerned, being an ex-Oracle and currentVMware employee, I earn well. Still, I don't waste money. I consider buyingcostly gadgets, drinking a lot, and doing something useless to impress your"friends" as a waste of money. That doesn't mean I am a miser. For me, only few things areworth my hard earned money. I am living at a great place paying more thanaverage rent for this apartment, because it’s so beautiful and peaceful. I am also a proud owner of a Royal Enfield Thunderbird.All inall, poverty made me the person I am today. It was one hell of a journey. Andit's still going on. It's just not that challenging any more :Life is good. My note- I am thrilledat the admitting by Mr Ajay Gautam that he consumes limited quantity of beer. A student from very poorbackground rise up and become a student in IIT and now works in micro soft. A young manwith no PRIDE, whom I like to appreciate. Q4 Whathistorical figures would you love to have on your payroll? A4 SeanKernan,5y This guy:The idol of Elon Musk. Nikola Tesla. He’d get his own giant room. I’d give him a huge budget. Asexy secretary. A security guard to protect him. Nobody would be allowed to bother him in his research roomwithout consent. I’d give him all the technology he needed. If he wanted aprogramming tutor I’d get him that. But he probably wouldn’t need it as he’sone of the smartest people who ever lived. I’d probably just get him a stack of books. And let him go ham. I’d hire an artist/designer to assist him. Tesla typicallyvisualized all of his inventions with perfect detail prior to creation. As a reminder to those who don’t realize Tesla’s mentalprowess: Tesla had a bewildering list of inventions that included theradio, the induction motor (vacuums, blow dryers), teleautomation (remotecontrol), and absolutely critical innovations that enabled modern electricity. And as a further reminder of how visionary he was, this wasTesla’s prediction of the future: “When wireless isperfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which infact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. “We shall be able tocommunicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not onlythis, but through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another asperfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances ofthousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able to dohis will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. “A man will be able tocarry one in his vest pocket.” He stated this nearly 100 years ago. Q5 Doyou know a joke about getting into heaven? A5 JamesWasvary,21h It’s the last judgement, and Christ is judging souls by theriver. Moses comes before him, and is upset. “Who are you to judgeme? I am Moses. I spoke to god. I led the Israelites out of Egypt. I couldperform miracles.” He holds his staff over the water, it parts. He walks down,comes back dry. “Well, I am Christ theredeemer. I am the son of God. I had no need to part the waters, I could walkon water.” He takes a few steps into the river, sinks to the bottom,comes out distressed.“I don’t understand, that never happened before!” “Well, the last timeyou tried it did you have those holes in your feet? -- 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/329046598.3107685.1716815148121%40mail.yahoo.com.
