CULTURAL QA 06202402
Q1 What is the funniest anecdote about the great Winston
Churchill?
KR Another one sir: During World War II, when Winston Churchill was
Prime Minister of Britain, he was involved in negotiations with the Soviet
Union, which was an uneasy alliance at the time. The story goes that during
one of these negotiations, Churchill's aide informed him that the Soviet
Union was demanding a larger share of a particular resource or territory.
In response, Churchill reportedly said, "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to
us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." Then, he paused and
added, "Give me a half-share of a pig, and I will be your friend for life."
This anecdote illustrates Churchill's wit and his ability to use humour to
defuse tense situations and make a point. It also reflects his pragmatism
and willingness to compromise for the greater good, even if it meant
accepting less than he initially wanted.
Q2 Can you tell a story from the Panchatantra?
KR This is own pancha tantra and not a true one; true one is:
Q3 What are the some lesser known facts about lord Vishnu?
KR Yes partly true as what is written there is added with owh
narration also.
His name is SALA BEGA. MY COLLEAGUE FROM ORISSA MOHANTY, PRESENTED ME
A BOOK SALABEGA SAHITYA ACADEMY WINNER TRANSLATED MAY BE AROUND ENF 1990 IF
I AM RIGHT; Sala Bega chanted Vishnu name and did not go and get medicine
and all. Also, he was denied permission in Rohitasva being a Muslim. He
wrote poems in praise of Vishnu like: “OM LORD JAGANNATH, MY LIFE IS
GETTING WASTED SIMPLY
BY SLEEP AND BY HAVING ANXIETY ON OTHER WORLDLY
MATTERS. PLEASE REMOVE THE UNWANTED THOUGHTS FROM
MY MEMORY, AND MAKE YOUR PERMANENT PRESENCE IN MY
HEART”.
“OUR DEATH HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED DURING OUR BIRTH
ITSELF. THEN WHY WE ARE SHOWING OUR ATTENTION ON
WORLDLY PLEASURES, AND PHYSICAL COMFORTS, LET US
START CHANTING THE NAMES OF LORD KRISHNA, IN ORDER TO
AVOID TAKING REBIRTHS AGAIN AND AGAIN”.
Also as he used to visit the Rathotsava from a distance, once he was
delayed to reach that spot in time; so he prayed; and The Ratha did not
move till he arrived and had dharsanam. That showed the people who was he
exactly. He used that spot as his stay and office where he breathed his
last. There his samadhi is there. And even today The Ratha stops at that
spot and move.
K Rajaram IRS 2624
On Sun, 2 Jun 2024 at 08:45, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
iyer...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 06-2024-02*
>
> *All the below QA is from Quora digest to me on 02-06-2024.*
>
> *Quora answers may not be 100% correct answers.*
>
> *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 02-06-2024*
>
> *Q1 What is the funniest anecdote about the great Winston
> Churchill?*
>
> *A1 Alessandro13, Apr 5*
>
> *You should know that Winston Churchill 's greatest political rival served
> in the ranks of the Conservative Party just like him, also due to the
> weakness of the Labor Party in that precise historical period.*
>
> *Her name was Nancy Astor , and she had been the first woman to be read MP
> and sit in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom.*
>
> *During a debate between the two, Churchill mocked her this way:*
>
> * Nancy Astor: «Winston, know this: if you were my husband I wouldn't
> think for a moment about putting a few drops of poison in my coffee»*
>
> * Winston Churchill: «Nancy, know this: if you were my wife I wouldn't
> think for a moment about drinking that coffee in one gulp»*
>
> *Q2 Can you tell a story from the Panchatantra**?*
>
> *A2 Chauhan Babu Nath, Sat*
>
> *A farmer lived in a village. The farmer was old but his wife was young.
> She always had her eyes on men. One day a thug saw the woman leaving the
> house alone. The thug followed the woman.*
>
> *When the woman reached a secluded place, the fraudster came to her and
> said, “My wife has died and I like you, so come with me.”*
>
> *The woman said, "If that is the case then I am ready to come with you
> because my husband has become old and is not able to move around. He has a
> lot of wealth. I will bring that money which will help us to spend our life
> comfortably."*
>
> *The thug said, "Okay, you come to this place tomorrow at dawn and then we
> will move forward together from here."*
>
> *The woman came home and waited for her husband to sleep. When her husband
> fell asleep, she tied all the money and jewellery in a bundle and in the
> morning she reached the same place where she met the thug.*
>
> *Both of them started their journey together from that place. After
> walking a long distance from the village, they came across a deep river. If
> I take this woman with me, then surely someone will come looking for her
> and I will be in trouble. So I should somehow grab her wealth and get rid
> of her.*
>
> *Thinking this, the thug said, "The river is very deep, I will not be able
> to cross the river with you and the goods. So I will first take the goods
> to the other side and then I will help you cross the river by making you
> sit on my back.*
>
>
>
> *The woman agreed to his words and gave the bundle of money to the thug.
> The thug said, “Give me your jewellery and heavy clothes too so that it
> will be easy to cross the river next time.”*
>
> *The woman did as the thug said. The thug took all the goods and went to
> the other side of the river but did not return.*
>
> *The woman became worthless because of her actions.*
>
> *Lesson:- One should never adopt the wrong path for one's own benefit.*
>
> *Q3 What are the some lesser known facts about lord Vishnu?*
>
> *A3 Gopal Sardar,9h*
>
> *This is a very interesting but somewhat less known story outside Odisha.*
>
> *Jahangir Kuli Khan, also known as Lalbeg was the Subedar of Bengal for
> one year during the reign of Jahangir, the Mughal empire.*
>
> *During one of his military excursions in Odisha he came across a young
> widowed Bhramin lady returning from her bath. She immediately caught his
> fancy with her beauty and he abducted her and married her.*
>
> *Salabeg was born to them and his father raised him to fight in the
> military.*
>
> *But in a battle Salabeg was seriously injured and his father left him and
> his mother as he found Salabeg cannot survive.*
>
> *His mother tried so muck ways to cure him but all in Vain.*
>
> *Finally his mother gave up all hopes and told her son to chant Hare
> Krishna continuously and Krishna will cure him.*
>
> *Though Salabeg didn't believe it initially he finally agreed to chant it
> to live.*
>
> *He started chanting day and night in his death bed.*
>
> *After two days Lord Krishna came in his dream and showed a place where a
> medicine is kept for his disease.*
>
> *When Salabeg woke up he came to the place shown by Krishna and
> surprisingly found the medicine there and got overwhelmed.*
>
> *He got cured the next day and he left his military career and went to
> live in Vrindavan.*
>
> *One of his neighbors told him about Jagannath rath yatra of Odisha and
> asked him to visit it. So he decided to pay a visit.*
>
> *But he was late and he prayed Krishna to wait for him.*
>
> *Puri Jagannath chariot stopped!*
>
> *The Temple Management and others tried numerous ways to move the chariot
> but in vain. Finally they decided to build a temple in that place.*
>
>
>
> *Salabeg came running there and pulled the rope and the chariot moved to
> everyone's surprise.*
>
> *THE CHARIOT WHICH DID NOT MOVED FOR TEN ELEPHANTS MOVED FOR AN MUSLIM
> DEVOTEE!*
>
> *After hearing his story the Temple Management praised him and built a
> memorial for him in that place.*
>
> *Still today there is a tradition of stopping the chariot in that place in
> the memory of salabeg. This is a real story and it shows lord Vishnu loves
> his devotees irrespective of their religion.*
>
> *Q4 Why is my RO system not producing enough water?*
>
> *A4 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager
> 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004) Just now*
>
> *Most of the present day R O systems in India have two paper filters. One
> of them separately mounted. The water from tap connector unit is connected
> to it. All the dirt in the water is absorbed by this. It is the first stage
> of filtration. *
>
> *At least once a quarter, this filter has to be replaced. Even when n
> taken out by the technician during quarterly replacement, one can see the
> dirt accumulated on it , making the white colour paper filter brownish in
> colour.*
>
>
>
> *If the filter is replaced, still water produced is less than normal,
> second filter inside unit has to be replaced. If carbon filter is not
> replaced once in a year, it has to be replaced. Normally system filters
> inside are replaced once a year.*
>
> *If all the above are fine, and pumping motor inside has to be checked.
> Still slow the water flow from the tap has to be checked. From the source
> of water, good flow must be there to the tap in which R O system is
> connected.*
>
> *An experienced R O system technician will check all the above within 5
> minutes.*
>
> *Q5 What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still
> think about to this day?*
>
> *A5 Jay Blum,17h*
>
> *A man goes to the cemetery to visit his late wife. He suddenly notices a
> man across the way who is inconsolable. The man is pounding the ground with
> his fist and sobbing “why did you have to die why, why, why?*
>
> *The other man rushes over and tries to calm him down. He says “I
> understand the deceased must have been very very close to you”. *
>
> *The man, still sobbing, says “no, never met him” and begins pounding the
> ground and repeating “why, why ,why did you die?”*
>
> *The first man is terribly confused. “May I ask you who is buried here?”*
>
> *The sobbing man pauses to say “it's my wife's first husband “.*
>
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