Now this is a piece of news on Albert Einstein that most people all over the world don't know about.The Travancore Kingdom and the royal family were known for their visionary approach in ruling. They ... read more
When you search the name "Patanjali" on Google, most search results that appear are about an FMCG company. Let us look beyond that and see the namesake of the company who are the real heroes here. ... read more
We should move towards sustainable steps for ensuring our environment. Meet consumption is one way which increases pollution and global warming. Can we move towards green festival?
As a vegetarian and the one who is trying to be vegan, I will say we should stop slaughtering animals and it will protect our environment and ecology both. Here is the water foot print for the food ... read more
When you suddenly feel angry, start counting from 1 to 100 with full concentration (may be, count silently). It may divert your mind from the cause of anger for about 1 to 2 minutes. And, this much ... read more
How do you define Enlightenment? If it is the end of all emotional suffering, then does it mean they do not feel emotions at all? If yes, then how can they be compassionate without emotions?
I am not an enlightened person in the spiritual sense of the term, but I can answer this question from the point of view of neuroscience.Enlightenment, the word, immediately evokes a sense that it is ... read more
This question is specific to the type of questions to be allowed on Chanqya from the users point of view. As a user/reader, is it good to not report such general questions like "what made you happy today?" or "what made you sad today?", etc?
While I am the one who has asked this question, I would also like to answer it from my own perspective. I am a relatively new user of Chanqya. The site itself is just one month old. However, I have ... read more
Every second person claims she is open minded. When confronted in an argument they stick to their own biases. So, what exactly they mean when they say they are open minded?
Being open minded is letting people be with their own biases. If we are into an arguement with someone and feel an urge to correct them, then we are the one who is not being open minded here. The ... read more
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Shreevatsa Acharya MBBS from KMC Mangaluru, Manipal University (expected 2023)
The answer is “yes” and “no”. The answer depends on how you look at it. I’ll explain it a little later.Before that, please appreciate that chAnQya.com is not funded from outside. It has to ... read more
If, for this reason, you can call the Right to Education Act as communal, then for the same reason one can call Constitution of India also communal because there is discrimination against Hindus for ... read more
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I've learnt a few Suktas from a Guru, but continuing this is going to be difficult because of my busy schedule. Is there any alternative way (e.g. Books or online sites) which I can use?
Sorry for giving free advice, In 1940s, in my caste, there are people who read these vedas and used to debate between each other trying to understand interpretations it seems. If it is true, then ... read more
Why eminent personalities like him are not supporting this decision? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/14/india-was-miracle-democracy-its-time-downgrade-its-credentials/
He is a known Gandhi and Nehru worshipper According to People of this category everything that happens good in India is because of this two only.Even in his book India after Gandhi, he credited Atal ... read more
It will depend on what powers are given to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Whether it will be a formal office with nominal powers or a substantive office with full powers.Right now, we have a ... read more
Hindu Dharma is interpreted by Supreme Court as way of living life so no conversion is possible to Hindu. A person born to christian parents may practice Hindu Dharma? No other religion existed when these shlokas or Maxims were written.
Dharma, as per Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism is exactly same as Tao in Taoism... the "natural Path".The best way to describe it is via the "Philosophy of Flow" in Taoism."The Daoist ... read more
This issue has been discussed indirectly in the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. v. Girdhar Sondhi, (2018) 9 SCC 49. It was held that:“…an ... read more
Hindu Dharma is interpreted by Supreme Court as way of living life so no conversion is possible to Hindu. A person born to christian parents may practice Hindu Dharma? No other religion existed when these shlokas or Maxims were written.
Unfortunately many people confuse sect(panth/marg) and Dharma. They are unaware that Dharma is applicable only to Hinduism and it's successors. Dharma mostly means duty, ethics and "ideal ... read more
@kiron-krishnan
I've learnt a few Suktas from a Guru, but continuing this is going to be difficult because of my busy schedule. Is there any alternative way (e.g. Books or online sites) which I can use?
Thanks for asking me.If you mean oral learning of Vedas, you have to learn it only by hearing and repeating. Though some do use semi-literate methods to reinforce what you have learned through ... read more
As a part of the Biology course or as a different course in itself, in which adolescents are taught about puberty, safe sex, STDs, sex, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, etc.
Who was behind the name change of Chennai central changed to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr.M.G.Ramachandran central Railway station? Is it also the second largest name for a railway station worldwide?
The Chennai central railway station was renamed on April 5, 2019.The change of name from Chennai Central to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station (named ... read more
Recently PM of India has urged to Limit use of Single use polybags . They are mainly used to carry items like Rice, Dal, some small sized vegetables, etc
Many persons of the younger generations may not perhaps be aware that previously there used to be no polythene carry bags.During my childhood, there were no polythene bags. We used to have regular ... read more
For eg. I can upvote my own content, and also increase its views by reloading the page. Also, can't scroll through notifications on the app because it justs refreshes the page that way. Etc. Etc.
You can report any bugs or give your feedback about chAnQya.com by sending an email to info@chanqya.com, as mentioned in answers to similar questions previously.Let me also respond to the three ... read more
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Existing pending cases under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, will continue till their final disposal in accordance with law. At the most, some of these pending cases (which are in their original ... read more
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Kushagra Garg MBBS student at ABV Government Medical College, Vidisha
Prime Minister Modi today stated in his Independence Day Speech that nearly half of the households do not get drinking water in their houses and ladies have to bring water from distances up to 2 to 5 ... read more
I made a submission on hackerrank on an easy question related to basic data structure called stack. My code fails some test cases of large input. Like 3000 push/pop/find max operations. There are some test cases with 100000 inputs going right.
This has happened to me too. The question was to simply find the product of an array of numbers. Quite simple right? Yet when the numbers and the size of the array become sufficiently large, the test ... read more
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