Dear friends
This cultural question answer is mostly of general nature, Here too a sorting out is made to arrange the QAs of a special nature in a sequence. Hope the QA can be more interesting for reading.
Sincerely
Gopala Krishnan 29-10-2011
Q1 Is it nice to laugh and enjoy?
A1 Yes very much . A new study from University of Maryland Centre has shown that laughter along with healthy jokes and humour is good for health. Five minutes of laughter is good enough to rejuvenate the body for 12 hours."
With laughing body's defence systems are stimulated, anxiety is reduced, which itself is a cause of many diseases and body is relaxed," says Dr S P Bijotra, Vice Chairperson, Department of Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital .
Q2 Is it correct to have the bride's age equal to the bridegroom?
A2 Yes .According to Dr.B.M.Hegde who is a world-renowned cardiologist who regularly lectures to medical students in medical institutions throughout the world.
( He is also the Vice Chancellor of Manipal Educational Foundation) it would be most ideal if the boy and the girl were of the same age.
What is better, he said, is if the girl is slightly older than the boy! He also clarified that this is from the biological point of view.
My note- When I was at Krishnagiri a sasthrikal was looking for an alliance to his daughter. I do recollect him telling the age of the bride groom can even one or two years younger to his daughter. I am not sure how he said so. On writing this QA this incident come to my recollection.
Q3 Which place is the orgin of Turmeric? What are its plus points?
A3 Turmeric originates from south and south-east Asia. In India it has been found and consumed for centuries. It reached China around the seventh century AD, then spread through to the East Indies and later across the globe.
Turmeric, has multiple uses. It is one of the best natural antiseptics. Due to this it is used in herbal medicines and beauty products. It is also used extensively in the preparation of food because of its preservation properties.
The antiseptic properties of turmeric help give fast and effective relief to intestinal problems. The juice of the raw root or the powder of the dried root mixed and taken milk or water is very effective for intestinal problems.Turmeric has the twin benefit of being a preservative and it also counter acts the effects of harmful toxins.
Q4 What are the informations on Nilgiri mountain railway?
A4 Nilgiri mountain railway is the world's oldest and steepest rack rail system that is still fully operatable.
Mettupalayam-Coonoor metre guage was completed in 1899 and extension to Ooty in 1908.
The journey takes about 4 hours. There are 250 bridges,208 curves and 16 tunnels, longest being about 317 ft.
Q5 What is Mitakshra Nyaya and manjakkani?
A5 The Mitakshra Nyaya, which controlled the inheritance of wealth, was followed by Kerala Iyers. According to this women can never own property unless it was given to them by their fathers during marriage.
This property was called Manja Kani and was inherited by the daughters of the family from their mother
Q6 Who is Panda?
A6 The Panda is a UP brahmin. Usually they are dresssed in dhotis,
Q7 What is the moral of the story Parayi petta Pandirukulam?
A7 Brahmins from Kerala have an excellent story in Vararuchi Brahmanan and "Paryi Pettta Pandhirukulam". The Brahmin marries a paraya lady and begets 12 children and each braught by diffferent cast.
Starting with Agnihotri by Namboodiri and Pananar by out caste all used to join and perform shradha for their father Vararuchi. There cannot be a better example to show that upbringing has a big part in classification on to caste and way of life .
Q8 In which temple we have in the same sannidhi Sivalinga and Devi together?
A8 Tiruvannamalai temple
Q9 Do Trichur pooram is the festival of Trichur Vadakkunnatha temple ?
A9 No .Although this grand festival goes by the name Thrissur pooram and is celebrated in the Vadakkunnathan Temple premises, the Lord is but a mere spectator granting the premises and convenience for the festival.
In fact it is the concluding celebration of utsavams of eight days duration of nine temples in the neighboring locality, which array in two groups.
Q10 Why do it is told a Guru is necessary for learning ?
A10 Whatever studied with out a guru will give the feeling of learned something - but not the required output (Phalan)
Q11 Which were the ancient rivers of India?
A11 The Ganga has been known for its purity and divinity and the Hindus believe that a bath in her waters cleanses one of all sins.
The river Jamuna is known for her devotion. The river Saraswati was worshipped in ancient times when the Aryans lived in Punjab. The Saraswati changed its course in later ages and gradually disappeared in the deserts of Rajasthan.
Apart from these three, the other rivers considered sacred are the Godavari, Narmada, Sindhu (Indus) and Kaveri (Cauvery)
Q12 Which were the holiest cities in Ancient India?
A12 Dwaraka, in fact, is considered one of the seven holiest and most ancient Indian cities. The others are Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchi and Ujjain, which together are known as Mokshada-that which leads to salvation
Q13 Which river was by the side of Dwaraka?
A13 Dwaraka was a planned city, on the banks of the river Gomati It is now generally accepted that the earlier cities have been, at various times, swallowed by the sea.
Interestingly, the only ancient temple for Matsya, Vishnu's incarnation at the time of the great flood, is to be found at Sankhodhara in Bet Dwarak.
Q14 Every body know about Uttara ramcharitham written by Bhavabhuthi and it was read to Kalidasa while he was with his wife and Kaidas was not much attentive. What was the name of Kalidas's wife?
A14 Vilasini
Q15 How to close a well and open a new well?
A15 it is suggested to take 5 or 9 pots of water and keep safe from the old well before closing. After taking the new well when good water has started coming these pots of water has to be added to the new well .
it is preferred the owner of house not tosee the closure of the well.
Q16 It is told nine things should be kept as secret Which are all the nine things?
A16 They are the following:
1.Age 2 transactions 3 Family and internal problems 4. Used Manthrams 6.Medicine details 6 Sexual pleasure 7.Danam given or received 8 Fame received 9 . disgrace felt.
Q17 Which English word, do not change its pronunciation when four letters are taken away?
A17 Queue
Q18 Many of us would have learnt about Cheraman perumal. What was his end and how did the Chera kingdom declined?
A18 The ancient chera kingdom was broken and and shared by local princes .The last Chera King, Ravivarma Kulasekhara of Kodungalloor (Trichur) converted himself to Islam and went for a pilgrimage to Mecca in the 12the century.
Q19 Who was Brandan Chanan ?
A19 Brandan Chanan alias Ananda Padmanabhan Nadar who was a member of the Pagode Kalari/Family that time helped the king in the civil war in which the Ettuveetupillaimar tried to kill Marthanda Varma.
Q20 Who was the founder of 'Mahatma Khadi Ashram' at Elanthoor in Pathanam thitta district?
A20 Khadar Das T.P. Gopala Pillai Pathanamthitta district can be proud of its rich contribution to the struggle for freedom.
When Mahatma Gandhi visited the erstwhile Travancore in 1937, he asked his follower Khadar Das T.P. Gopala Pillai to spread the message of Khadi and Charka. Inspired by Gandhiji he founded the 'Mahatma Khadi Ashram' at Elanthoor 1941.
He launched a scheme for mobilizing funds for khadi activities known as 'ek paise fund'in order to ensure the participation of the whole people in the khadi movement
This cultural question answer is mostly of general nature, Here too a sorting out is made to arrange the QAs of a special nature in a sequence. Hope the QA can be more interesting for reading.
Sincerely
Gopala Krishnan 29-10-2011
Q1 Is it nice to laugh and enjoy?
A1 Yes very much . A new study from University of Maryland Centre has shown that laughter along with healthy jokes and humour is good for health. Five minutes of laughter is good enough to rejuvenate the body for 12 hours."
With laughing body's defence systems are stimulated, anxiety is reduced, which itself is a cause of many diseases and body is relaxed," says Dr S P Bijotra, Vice Chairperson, Department of Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital .
Q2 Is it correct to have the bride's age equal to the bridegroom?
A2 Yes .According to Dr.B.M.Hegde who is a world-renowned cardiologist who regularly lectures to medical students in medical institutions throughout the world.
( He is also the Vice Chancellor of Manipal Educational Foundation) it would be most ideal if the boy and the girl were of the same age.
What is better, he said, is if the girl is slightly older than the boy! He also clarified that this is from the biological point of view.
My note- When I was at Krishnagiri a sasthrikal was looking for an alliance to his daughter. I do recollect him telling the age of the bride groom can even one or two years younger to his daughter. I am not sure how he said so. On writing this QA this incident come to my recollection.
Q3 Which place is the orgin of Turmeric? What are its plus points?
A3 Turmeric originates from south and south-east Asia. In India it has been found and consumed for centuries. It reached China around the seventh century AD, then spread through to the East Indies and later across the globe.
Turmeric, has multiple uses. It is one of the best natural antiseptics. Due to this it is used in herbal medicines and beauty products. It is also used extensively in the preparation of food because of its preservation properties.
The antiseptic properties of turmeric help give fast and effective relief to intestinal problems. The juice of the raw root or the powder of the dried root mixed and taken milk or water is very effective for intestinal problems.Turmeric has the twin benefit of being a preservative and it also counter acts the effects of harmful toxins.
Q4 What are the informations on Nilgiri mountain railway?
A4 Nilgiri mountain railway is the world's oldest and steepest rack rail system that is still fully operatable.
Mettupalayam-Coonoor metre guage was completed in 1899 and extension to Ooty in 1908.
The journey takes about 4 hours. There are 250 bridges,208 curves and 16 tunnels, longest being about 317 ft.
Q5 What is Mitakshra Nyaya and manjakkani?
A5 The Mitakshra Nyaya, which controlled the inheritance of wealth, was followed by Kerala Iyers. According to this women can never own property unless it was given to them by their fathers during marriage.
This property was called Manja Kani and was inherited by the daughters of the family from their mother
Q6 Who is Panda?
A6 The Panda is a UP brahmin. Usually they are dresssed in dhotis,
Q7 What is the moral of the story Parayi petta Pandirukulam?
A7 Brahmins from Kerala have an excellent story in Vararuchi Brahmanan and "Paryi Pettta Pandhirukulam". The Brahmin marries a paraya lady and begets 12 children and each braught by diffferent cast.
Starting with Agnihotri by Namboodiri and Pananar by out caste all used to join and perform shradha for their father Vararuchi. There cannot be a better example to show that upbringing has a big part in classification on to caste and way of life .
Q8 In which temple we have in the same sannidhi Sivalinga and Devi together?
A8 Tiruvannamalai temple
Q9 Do Trichur pooram is the festival of Trichur Vadakkunnatha temple ?
A9 No .Although this grand festival goes by the name Thrissur pooram and is celebrated in the Vadakkunnathan Temple premises, the Lord is but a mere spectator granting the premises and convenience for the festival.
In fact it is the concluding celebration of utsavams of eight days duration of nine temples in the neighboring locality, which array in two groups.
Q10 Why do it is told a Guru is necessary for learning ?
A10 Whatever studied with out a guru will give the feeling of learned something - but not the required output (Phalan)
Q11 Which were the ancient rivers of India?
A11 The Ganga has been known for its purity and divinity and the Hindus believe that a bath in her waters cleanses one of all sins.
The river Jamuna is known for her devotion. The river Saraswati was worshipped in ancient times when the Aryans lived in Punjab. The Saraswati changed its course in later ages and gradually disappeared in the deserts of Rajasthan.
Apart from these three, the other rivers considered sacred are the Godavari, Narmada, Sindhu (Indus) and Kaveri (Cauvery)
Q12 Which were the holiest cities in Ancient India?
A12 Dwaraka, in fact, is considered one of the seven holiest and most ancient Indian cities. The others are Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchi and Ujjain, which together are known as Mokshada-that which leads to salvation
Q13 Which river was by the side of Dwaraka?
A13 Dwaraka was a planned city, on the banks of the river Gomati It is now generally accepted that the earlier cities have been, at various times, swallowed by the sea.
Interestingly, the only ancient temple for Matsya, Vishnu's incarnation at the time of the great flood, is to be found at Sankhodhara in Bet Dwarak.
Q14 Every body know about Uttara ramcharitham written by Bhavabhuthi and it was read to Kalidasa while he was with his wife and Kaidas was not much attentive. What was the name of Kalidas's wife?
A14 Vilasini
Q15 How to close a well and open a new well?
A15 it is suggested to take 5 or 9 pots of water and keep safe from the old well before closing. After taking the new well when good water has started coming these pots of water has to be added to the new well .
it is preferred the owner of house not tosee the closure of the well.
Q16 It is told nine things should be kept as secret Which are all the nine things?
A16 They are the following:
1.Age 2 transactions 3 Family and internal problems 4. Used Manthrams 6.Medicine details 6 Sexual pleasure 7.Danam given or received 8 Fame received 9 . disgrace felt.
Q17 Which English word, do not change its pronunciation when four letters are taken away?
A17 Queue
Q18 Many of us would have learnt about Cheraman perumal. What was his end and how did the Chera kingdom declined?
A18 The ancient chera kingdom was broken and and shared by local princes .The last Chera King, Ravivarma Kulasekhara of Kodungalloor (Trichur) converted himself to Islam and went for a pilgrimage to Mecca in the 12the century.
Q19 Who was Brandan Chanan ?
A19 Brandan Chanan alias Ananda Padmanabhan Nadar who was a member of the Pagode Kalari/Family that time helped the king in the civil war in which the Ettuveetupillaimar tried to kill Marthanda Varma.
Q20 Who was the founder of 'Mahatma Khadi Ashram' at Elanthoor in Pathanam thitta district?
A20 Khadar Das T.P. Gopala Pillai Pathanamthitta district can be proud of its rich contribution to the struggle for freedom.
When Mahatma Gandhi visited the erstwhile Travancore in 1937, he asked his follower Khadar Das T.P. Gopala Pillai to spread the message of Khadi and Charka. Inspired by Gandhiji he founded the 'Mahatma Khadi Ashram' at Elanthoor 1941.
He launched a scheme for mobilizing funds for khadi activities known as 'ek paise fund'in order to ensure the participation of the whole people in the khadi movement
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