CULTURALQA 03-2024-17A Allthe below QA are from QUORA DIGEST tome on 17-03-2024.
SelectedQuora answers by scholars generally interesting are included. Still they need not be 100%correct answers. Goodjokes are also included. Iam only a compiler. Compiled and postedby R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 17-3-2024 Q1 How to berespected without saying a word:? A1 ChauhanBabu nath, Mar 2 1. Want respect without uttering a word? Payattention, because I'm about to tell you how. 2. First, dress to impress. You're appearance talksbefore you do. So wear the kind of clothes that say 'I'm successful and I knowit'. 3. Next, move with purpose. Your walk should screamconfidence. Strut like you've got it all - because you do. 4. Hold your gaze. Eye contact speaks volumes. Don'tbreak it first. It’s a silent duel of dominance. Be the victor. 5. Speak only when necessary. People listen more tothose who talk less. Let your actions shout for you. 6. Carry yourself with dignity. Self-respect attractsrespect. If you don’t respect yourself, no one else will. 7. These are the keys to earning respect withoutwords. Confidence and power are silent. Cultivate them and watch the world bowto you. Q2 What is thenews item- Not everyone is racist or a bad cop.” A2 MatthewBrooks,6mo “So thishappened in Montana.I'm on my way to go to my interview this morning when I get pulled over by apolice officer. I am native American and my friend that was with meis black. Just saying. Bothbrake lights decided to go out this time. As he walked to the car and I was pulling out mystuff, he quickly said, "Don'tworry about pulling anything out. I just want you to know that your brakelights are out." So I'm immediately upset, because I just got themreplaced like last month. So I explained to him how Firestone wants to chargeme $600 just to run a test on the wiring of the car. He looked at me like 😨 and told me to pop the trunk. He checked the lights in the trunk and tapped them,but they didn't come on. So he told me to pop the hood to check the relay boxthen asked me to get out to check theother one. Then worked onthe wiring under the dash. He could've easily given me a ticket, but OfficerJenkins stepped out of the officer role, and into the mechanic role, and humanrole to make sure I was straight. By the way, HE FIXED THEM. Not everyone is racist or a bad cop.” Q3 What is themost interesting fact that you know and I don't, but I should? A3 SaptarshiIndu, Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra (2016–present)Updated 3y I will tell you a short story about my hometown. the tiny town of MAKUM which is located in far north east in thebeautiful state of Assam. Makum has a population which is little over15,000.Its a small town with its own history which is in fact very interesting. So what makes Makum so interesting ?? Well, Makum once had a thriving community of Chinese. In the 19th century, a small Chinese community wasbrought to India by the British to work as labourers in Assam’s tea gardens. Several more who were poorand in need of work joined them subsequently over the years. As time passed by,a small village in upper Assam came to have the highest concentration of thecommunity. It was called Makum,the Chinese word for “meeting point”.area in the 1830s. Soon, labourers from other parts of INDIA were alsobrought in, in the same manner. A similar fate and shared tragedy brought thecommunities close. They soon surmounted the language barrier and startedintermingling. Many of theChinese married local women and established a new society in Assam. Aseries of voluntary migrations of Chinese from China followed. This broadenedthe space of the newly established society and made it more multi-cultural andmulti-ethnic as the migrants married local girls and settled down. Their physical features changed;the descendents forgot the Chinese language. Through sheer hard work andperseverance, the dislocated Chinese made a new life for themselves andprospered. There was a Chinese Club, a Chinese school, Chineserestaurants and shoe shops. The population lived in relative peace and comfort. They wouldn’t haveimagined what fate had in store for them. But then the 1962 Indo-China war happened and whatfollowed was tragedy. The war unleashed a chain of events that compelledthe Chinese society living in Assam to come face-to-face with an unfortunatesituation. The authorities arrested those they thought or believedto be Chinese. Inthat process, families were separated, hard-earned property was seized as enemyproperty and later auctioned.They were arrested and brought to the policestation and put in jails. They were then asked to board a closed train, whichtook them to the Deoli internment in Rajasthan. After some time the Government of India decided to deportthe interned back to China in a few batches. In this process, the already divided families weredivided again as the government selected the names randomly. The majority ofthem were deported to China. ManyIndian wives also accompanied their husbands to China with their children.The interned people who were allowed to return to their places after a coupleof years again faced a difficult situation. The property of most of the people had been auctioned asenemy property. There was no society and no government to support them.They were compelled to live in sheer misery and isolation. Most of them did notget to meet their deported family members ever again. After the war ended ,many got deported and others decidedto stay back. Thosewho stayed back decided to leave the tears of war behind and move forward inlife. The Chinese community ofMakum who proudly call themselves Assamese Chinese continued to contribute tothe local business and helped the town grow.They assimilated well intoour society and over the years have been living a very respectful life thoughonly a handful of the community survives in Makum The former Chinatown which once had a thrivingChinese population is now called “Chinapatty”. The Chinese medium school has been renamed to the “Makum hindi Vidyalaya”soon after the war ended Makum stillboosts a small but thriving Chinese community. I have my very close friends who are Chinese.Thefamous Hong Kong Restaurant at Tinsukia is owned by the family of my friendsand they serve really great food.A must try if you are en route to Digboi,DholaSadiya Bridge or to Anunachal Pradesh. Footnotes:The Assamese Chinese story https://scroll.in/roving/727385/photos-the-tragedy-of-assams-makum-chinese-community Q4 Why did Lord Krishna never meet Yashoda again? A4 GokulRenjith, Lives in India (1999–present)1h Lord Krishna even after he went to Mathura did meet Yashoda and Nanda on 3seperate occassions. After defeatingHansa and Dimbhaka, Lord Krishna rested at Govardhana mountain. Hearing this Nanda, Yashoda andthe Gopas came to visit him - (O Janamejaya!) Hearing that Vasudeva (Krishna) hasarrived at govardhana along with his elder brother (balarama), Yashoda andNandagopa, eagerly longing to see Krishna took fresh butter, thick sour milk,food made with rice and sugar, a dish made of sesamum and grain and wildflowers, O great king, (Janamejaya! Vaishampayana continued) and also braceletsmade of peacock feathers, accompanied by cowherds and cowherd-women, O king(Janamejaya! Vaishampayana continued), highly pleased, immediately went togovardhana. They saw Krishna, Vasudeva, having great arms, having eyes as wideas the deer's eyes, along with his elder brother (Balarama) sitting below atree, leaning on it. Seeing Krishna and Balarama, they became highly pleased.The powerful Krishna and Balarama bowed to them. Then they offered the foodmade with rice and sugar and other items to the devas. (Krishna said) O father!O mother! Are your wealth of cattle at vraja well or not? O father! Are thecows giving you good milk or not? Are the calves and the bulls well or not? Isthe milk good or not? Are the cows auspicious or not? Are the calves drinkingtheir mother's milk or not? Are you not keeping lots of ropes and posts? Ofather! Is there good grass available in plenty? Are there carts withfragrance? Have the cowherd women given birth to children? O mother! Are therelots of pots in vraja which are unbroken? O father! Are the cows giving youplenty of milk? Are you not getting good milk, butter and sour milk? Are allthe cattle wealth without any disease? Nanda said: O the best among Yadavas(Krishna)! All the cattle wealth are without any disease, O lord! O keshava(Krishna)! All the cattle wealth are well. O the Lord of gods (Krishna)!Because of your protection, we are always well. O keshava (Krishna)! The cattlewealth along with the calves are without any disease. We always have only onesorrow: O keshava (Krishna)! We are unable to see you. This only one sorrow isalways breaking our minds. Vaishampayana said: (O janamejaya!) keshava(Krishna) said to nanda who was lamenting thus: Do not lament. Go home. Then hetold yashoda: “Mother! Go home. All those who recite your names shall go toheaven. Those bowing to you will always be most dear to me. Hari (Krishna)continued: They will always be my devotees. Go home.” The eternal lord Vasudeva(Krishna) told thus to the parents. Embracing the parents tightly, keshava(Krishna) made them happy and then bid farewell to them. Afterwards, nandagopaand yashoda went home. Chapter130, Bhavishya Parva, Harivamsa. 2. Krishna themmet Nanda and Yashoda again during the time of a solar eclipse at Syamantakapanchaka - Learning that Yādavas of whom Kṛṣṇa isprominent, have arrived there, Nanda accompanied with Gopas and carts loadedwith milk-products, came there with a desire to see them. Seeing Nanda all theYādavas were overjoyed and rose up to receive him, as the bodies do after thereturn of vital breath. Being extremely anxious to see him for a long time,they embraced him closely. Vasudeva was especially pleased. Being overwhelmedwith affection, he embraced him fast, remembering how Kaṃsa subjectedhim to harrowing persecutions and how he had to entrust his son to Nanda’s careat his Gokula. Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma embraced and bowed to their (foster)parents. But due to overwhelming affection, and the throat being choked withemotions (lit. tears of joy) they could not utter a word, O best of Kurus. Thehighly blessed Yaśodā placed both the sons on her seat (on her lap) andclasping them together in her arms in close embrace, forgot her (long-felt)distress (of separation from them). Remembering their close friendship withYaśodā, both Rohiṇī and Devakī embraced her. With their voice chokedwith emotions (tears), they exclaimed in faltering tones. Chapter 82, 10th Skandha, Srimad Bhagavatam. 3. Finally,After Killing Dantavakra, Lord Krishna visited Vrindavana and met Nanda and Yashoda again. Healso gave salvation to them and to all the gopas and gopis and send them toVaikhunta - Here, hearing that Śiśupāla was killed, Dantavakracame to Mathurā to fight with Kṛṣṇa. Hearing that, Kṛṣṇa got into a chariot and camewith him to Mathurā. Then he killed him, and having crossed Yamunā, and havinggone to Nanda’s abode, he saluted his parents and consoled them. He wasembraced by them. He embraced all the old cowherds, consoled them, and pleasedall living there by (giving them) many garments and ornaments. On the charmingsand-bank of Kālindī (i.e. Yamunā), crowded with auspicious trees, he, day andnight enjoying sports with the cowherdesses, lived for three nights. In thatregion, all people like the cowherd Nanda, with their sons and wives, so alsobeasts, birds and animals, having divine forms, got into an aeroplane andreached the highest place—Vaikuṇṭha. And Śrīkṛṣṇa, having given all the residents of Nanda’s cow-penhis own infallible place, and being praised by hosts of gods, entered theglorious Dvārāvatī. Chapter 76, Patala Khanda, Padma Purana. Q5 What was yourmost badass moment in high school? A5 VijayaLakshmi,Have experience in life for 68 years.Updated 6y In the 1960′s, Iwas in the ninth or tenth standard and was studying at a boarding school. There we had ‘study hours’ in the evening before dinner. Girls were supposed to sit in a big hall and eitherhad to do their homework or study any subject. Sister (nun) would sit there to monitor if everybody wasstudying or not. In the holidays, my father gifted me a book.The bookwas a Telugu translation of “Swami and friends” written by R.K.Narayan. There was not much homework that day. After finishingthe homework, I took out the book from my bag and started reading it. Since the sister didn’t know Telugu script, I thoughtshe would never find out that I was reading a novel. (She was from some Westerncountry.) After reading for a few pages, I could not control mysmile. Lucky for me sister did not notice. But this smilecontinued after every five minutes. Sister didnotice! “Why are youlaughing while studying? Show me the book!” She shouted.My heart started tobeat loudly. I handed over the book to her with trembling hands.She scanned the book and immediately found out that it was not a text book. “So you arereading this! See these pictures! (Illustrations by R.K Laksman of thecharacters of the novel) Seemsto be a very bad book. I will report to the mother (principal) and writea letter to your parents” “Sister, I amsorry for reading it in study hours but it is not a bad book. It is a good book. It isfor children,” I said gathering some courage. “Shut up!Don’t teach me. From the pictures I can make out what type of book it is!” She kept the book to show to the principal the next day. As soon as the study hours were over, all the girlsgathered around me. They started to advise me. “See Vijaya, it is a grave mistake.There are chances that you may get expelled from the school. Tomorrow apologizeto the principal and tell her you will never read such books in future.” “Yes, reading that book in studyhours is wrong on my part, but accepting that book as bad one andpromising that I will not read such book in future is not acceptable to me.That will be a false promise.” They got angry at me and stopped giving me advice. Next day I wascalled into principal’s room. Our principal was also not an Indian lady. She was also from some Westerncountry. She repeated every thing the sister said the previousday and said: “Promise me you will not read such books in future. I will leave youwithout any punishment.” “Mother I amsorry for reading this book in the study hours, but it is indeed a good book. I am sorry I cannotpromise” I said. She was indeed a sweet nun. Though she was angry forfew minutes, she eventually calmed. She called our Telugu teacher and told her to readthat book and inform her within two days what type of book it was. After two days (after reading the book) our Telugu teacher called me. “It’s awesome!Did you read the book completely?” “Yes madam,three or four times.” “This is indeed a good book. Worth keeping in our library. I will tellmother,” she said. I was saved. 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