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Thanks. Q1 just proves that simple things are effective. We realized the importance of hand hygiene when, as kids, our mothers insisted we wash our hands before we eat anything. Covid protocols reimphasized the importance of general hygiene and hand hygiene in particular. Q2 She deserves our respect and support. Big heart even if she herself was poor. Q3 Inspirational. It is always nice to hear and read how people fought against all odds and succeeded. Problem is many of us born in good families and in good neighborhoods don't realize how much struggle the less privileged had to put up, to come up in life. It is easy to break down but it requires a lot of will power to try and succeed. N Sekar Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=NativePlacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_EmailSignatureGrowth_YahooMail:Search,Organize,Conquer&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000945&af_sub5=OrganizeConquer__Static_> On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 5:05 PM, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <keralaiy...@googlegroups.com> wrote: *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% correct answers.* *May **I request **Mr Rajaram, not to respond my postings since his responses contains **full of criticism and bad remarks on me. **It is a request. **Let members check themselves the authority, accuracy etc etc if they require.* *Inspite of 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. * *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 27-05-2024**.* *Q1 What has 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-earned lesson from the days when doctors were more likely to prescribe leeches than antibiotics. Enter mid-19th century, Vienna. A Hungarian physician, Ignaz Semmelweis, is puzzled by the high death rate among mothers in the maternity ward. He begins to notice something odd – doctors fresh from autopsies 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 rejecting inconvenient truths, a phenomenon now known as the Semmelweis Reflex. It wasn't until the germ theory gained traction that hand washing finally got its due. The numbers are grim. Before Semmelweis' handwashing crusade, the death rate in maternity wards was a bloodbath – up to 18%. That means nearly one in five women checking in for childbirth 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 a mere 1%. A 94% decrease. Let that sink in. Extrapolating this globally is tricky, but the impact is undeniable. In the pre-handwashing era, infectious diseases were rampant, and hospitals were often death traps. Millions, possibly billions of lives were undoubtedly saved thanks to this seemingly trivial practice. And it wasn't just mothers who benefited. Surgical patients, the elderly, anyone with a weakened immune system – they all became less likely to contract deadly infections in hospitals. And the ripple effects extended far beyond those hospital walls. Diarrheal diseases, a scourge in developing countries, saw a dramatic decline with improved hand hygiene. Even respiratory infections took a hit. We can't put an exact figure on the lives saved, but the evidence is overwhelming. Handwashing isn't just a good habit; it's a lifesaver, a silent weapon in the war against disease. It is arguably the most important medical advancement in the last 200 years. Ayush Bhandarkar, B.E. from Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur (Graduated 2019)Updated 5y *Q2 Can you tell me something inspiring?* A girl was born in the cowherd's house. Unwanted child for parents, she was named chindhi (torn piece of cloth). Father keen on educating her, against the wishes of her mother. She successfully passed 4th standard. At the age of 10, she was married to person of age 30, three times her age. Till, age of 20, she had 3 children. During her pregnancy, a nasty rumor of infidelity was circulated by an angry landlord because she strongly opposed the exploitation of village women by landlord. Husband abandoned her when she was beyond 9 months of her pregnancy.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, struggling for food, alone and heartbroken women, suicide was easy option, but she kept it aside. 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 them too.She decided to become a mother to anyone and everyone who came across to her as an orphan. She has devoted her entire life to orphans. As a result, she is fondly called Mai (mother). Now, she has almost 1050 children, 208 sons-in-law, 36 daughters-in-law and thousands of grandchildren. She is honoured by 273 awards for her dedication and work and a film on her life.Someone whom I admired. God do exist, I guess.She is inspirational.Her life is inspirational. She is Sindhutai Sapkal, mother of thousands of orphans. Footnotes[1]Sindhutai Sapkal – Wikipedia *Q3 What does it feel like to be poor?* A3 Ajay Gautam, Engineering Manager at Microsoft (company) Updated 6y My grandfather was rich but did not have any sense of responsibility. Three out of his four sons grew up uneducated and affected by alcoholism. (One of them is my father). They also had this false sense of pride that created this feeling of shame in doing small jobs. So what happened? By the time I gained conscience, we were shit poor.Getting bread with some vegetables on the plate, twice a day, was a dream. On countless occasions, we used to eat only roti with chilly chutney. Sadly, sometimes there won't be enough chilli even to make chutney. 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 a contemptible 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 45-60 INR a day. Worked in transporting bricks from brick fields to construction sites for ~80 INR a day. Worked in an Indian wedding band for ~60 INR a day (only once). And yes, I had to wear a uniform like this. My most memorable day is when I sold Kakadi (cucumber) for the full day with same cousin Pappu earning 7.50 INR. Each one of us got 3.75 rupees, with lots of Kakadi to eat. How poverty affected my education? If I look back, I was above average in my class. But all that work for food, bad neighborhood, and lack of resources (time, stationery, school uniform etc.) affected my education badly. Also, my self confidence was very low. So what happened? By the time I came in 10th Standard, my education was messed up. I got 46% marks in 10th exams. I cleared 11th standard with grace marks and finally...I failed 12th standard. But, my failure was actually a gift. My friend-circle was gone, everything was meaningless to me. I had that talk with myself that made me realize that nothing matters except a good education. One of my uncle guided me in this tough time. He asked me to carry my 11th standard Physics, Chemistry, Maths books and go to a nearby Ashram every day in the morning. I used to study there, eat free food, and come back in the evening. I followed that routine during my summer vacations and built my fundamentals. I realized that education is the only way out of my pathetic life. I used to recall Booker T. Washington's essay, The Struggle for an Education from my 10th English syllabus. It was a real inspiration. Next year, with same level of dedication, I cleared 12th with flying colours with distinction in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Also, I appeared for Chaudhary Charan Singh University engineering exam and secured 3rd rank. That gave me enough confidence to try something bigger. Next one year I did nothing but prepared for biggest engineering entrance exam, Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination and cleared it. I spent next five years studying Computer Science & Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) . Life was all set.How poverty changed me as a person. It made me rock solid. When usually people are scared about something, I drink some tea and carry on. Unless it’s about someone's life, I keep my cool. Also, I have immense respect for hard working people. While so many people around me feel ashamed to talk to Rickshaw pullers, it gives me immense pleasure to talk to them. I speak politely with Rickshaw pullers, farmers, waiters and all those people trying to earn a living in tough economy. It also made me realize the value of food. Usually this is how my plate looks like once I am done eating (even if food is not so tasty). I never smoke. Sometimes I will drink a beer with my friends, but no hard liquor. Possibly because partially I hold my father and his drinking habits responsible for my bad childhood. As far as money is concerned, being an ex-Oracle and current VMware employee, I earn well. Still, I don't waste money. I consider buying costly 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 are worth my hard earned money. I am living at a great place paying more than average rent for this apartment, because it’s so beautiful and peaceful. I am also a proud owner of a Royal Enfield Thunderbird.All in all, poverty made me the person I am today. It was one hell of a journey. And it's still going on. It's just not that challenging any more :Life is good. My note- I am thrilled at the admitting by Mr Ajay Gautam that he consumes limited quantity of beer. A student from very poor background rise up and become a student in IIT and now works in micro soft. A young man with no PRIDE, whom I like to appreciate. *Q4 What historical figures would you love to have on your payroll?* A4 Sean Kernan,5y This guy:The idol of Elon Musk. Nikola Tesla. He’d get his own giant room. I’d give him a huge budget. A sexy secretary. A security guard to protect him. Nobody would be allowed to bother him in his research room without consent. I’d give him all the technology he needed. If he wanted a programming tutor I’d get him that. But he probably wouldn’t need it as he’s one 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 typically visualized all of his inventions with perfect detail prior to creation. As a reminder to those who don’t realize Tesla’s mental prowess: Tesla had a bewildering list of inventions that included the radio, the induction motor (vacuums, blow dryers), teleautomation (remote control), and absolutely critical innovations that enabled modern electricity. And as a further reminder of how visionary he was, this was Tesla’s prediction of the future: “When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. “We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of thousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able to do his will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. “A man will be able to carry one in his vest pocket.” He stated this nearly 100 years ago. *Q5 Do you know a joke about getting into heaven?* A5 James Wasvary,21h It’s the last judgement, and Christ is judging souls by the river. Moses comes before him, and is upset. “Who are you to judge me? I am Moses. I spoke to god. I led the Israelites out of Egypt. I could perform miracles.” He holds his staff over the water, it parts. He walks down, comes back dry. “Well, I am Christ the redeemer. I am the son of God. 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