Answer - by Raja Babu
We should wait for them to die.Let's accept that Kashmir won't be solved within our lifetime. We need to be patient and wait for the circumstances to change, wait for people's attitudes toward India ... read more
Answer - by Milin Patel
Not credible.Greek accounts say that:The predecessor of Sandrocottus was Agrammes, whose father was a barber (so a sudra) that had married a royal lady.Sandrocottus was of mean origin.The theory that ... read more
Answer - by Milin Patel
Let's start by seeing Chanakya's approach to nation building. I will quote in full the interaction between Chandragupta and Seleucus, as mentioned by Justin, a Roman historian that was quoting from a ... read more
Answer - by Milin Patel

Was Dandakaranya of ancient India the largest forest in the world at that time?

The Ramayanam mentions Dandakaranya to be a dense forest with exotic flaura and fauna that spread from East to West coasts of Indian peninsula. Could it have been the biggest forest in the world?
I doubt so. The Ramayana is poetry and hyperbole is common in poetry. As of late, I have found some circumstantial evidence that may limit the extent of the Dandaka.A few weeks ago, I came across a ... read more
Answer - by Gemisthos Plethon
GE
Gemisthos Plethon, Teacher at Mystras, Greece
Answered 5 years ago
Here are my suggestions (in no particular order) for reading material. Note that the age-group mentioned in the question is immaterial to my answer.Śānti Parva (Book 12 of the ... read more
Answer - by Sandeep Sahani
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Sandeep Sahani, Small Business and Start-Ups Consultant
Answered 5 years ago
I'll ask her to consider leading a Muslim lifestyle even before she considers marrying him. Like read Quran, and be happy with the fact that She is only half as intelligent as the guy she is marrying ... read more
Answer - by Sayak Biswas
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Sayak Biswas, PG in Illumination Technology, Jadavpur University
Answered 5 years ago
Consider a scenario where despite every attempt to reach out to a section, from giving this section a greater political autonomy, to laws that forbid people from elsewhere to live there, to even ... read more
Answer - by Naman Vinod
NA
Naman Vinod, I think I know something about this topic!!!
Answered 5 years ago
You should never ask for financial advice from people with vested interestsIf someone has a product( of any type) to sell, he cannot be relied upon to suggest good quality product( of that type).Your ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
B.S. Yediyurappa is an old man in a hurry. He should have waited for some more days to take oath of the post of chief minister of Karnataka. This would have ensured some clarity as to whether his ... read more
Answer - by Manoj V
MA
Manoj V, Engineering student
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
It is indeed available in all the languages. The only defect is you cannot ask a question in a language other than English.This is because the programming for the same is troublesome as stated by the ... read more
Answer - by Naman Vinod
NA
Naman Vinod, I think I know something about this topic!!!
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
I will react similarly as I would have in following situations:If my MALE relative falls in love with FEMALE of other religion/ caste/ nationality?If my FEMALE relative falls in love with MALE of ... read more
Answer - by Naman Vinod
NA
Naman Vinod, I think I know something about this topic!!!
Answered 5 years ago
If this is more than a political gimmick, then AP government and economy will be in deep trouble. After Hyderabad has become capital of Telangna, AP is already struggling for growth opportunities. ... read more
Answer - by Alabhya Dhamija

Is section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act retrospective in operation i.e. will it apply to cases filed earlier?

Will the amendment apply to cases that were filed prior to the amendment that are pending adjudication before the courts?
AL
Alabhya Dhamija, Advocate at Delhi High Court
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
UPDATE on 31.07.2019:The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of G.J. Raja v. Tejraj Surana, Criminal Appeal 1160 of 2019, has held that Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act will not ... read more
Answer - by Alabhya Dhamija
AL
Alabhya Dhamija, Advocate at Delhi High Court
Answered 5 years ago
chAnQya.com was launched on 1707.2019 after working on it for almost 21 days. This is the first version of the website and many further future developments would take place on Chanqya.com.Perhaps in ... read more
Answer - by Alabhya Dhamija
AL
Alabhya Dhamija, Advocate at Delhi High Court
Answered 5 years ago
Double Jeopardy means that no person should be punished for the same offence more than once.The concept of Double Jeopardy is present in the Constitution of India under Article 20(2), which is as ... read more
Answer - by Alabhya Dhamija

When will ChAnQya have an edit option like Quora?

We can help each other with our typos and grammatical mistakes. It helps in reading and keeps answer quality intact.
AL
Alabhya Dhamija, Advocate at Delhi High Court
Answered 5 years ago
There is already an edit option on Chanqya.com. You can edit both the answers and the questions that are asked by you. However, you may not be able to edit the questions that you have asked ... read more
Answer - by Manoj V
MA
Manoj V, Engineering student
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Political propaganda. Why did 49 individuals decide to write a letter simultaneously? Why was there a concentrated effort? Don't you think that this is co-ordinated? Let us say, that I write a ... read more
Answer - by Manoj V
MA
Manoj V, Engineering student
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Let us keep silent. Why you ask? Because they cannot be reasoned with. Earlier on Quora I had asked a question, as to, why do some Kashmiris hate India and how has India wronged them? I never got an ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Why has india not become self sufficient in arms production even though we are at par with the world in space technology

somehow even the small countries like israel, sweden, singapore are exporting arms to the other nations while india is still the biggest importer of arms in the whole world.
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Immediately after independence, we gave importance to public sector enterprises and shunned private sector. In the defence sector, private companies were completely prohibited.In 1991, major economic ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
As per the latest media reports, Reliance Jio GigaFiber is finally going to be launched commercially on 12 August 2019, or at least an announcement of its commercial launch is likely to be made on ... read more
Answer - by Manish Dulani
MA
Manish Dulani, Boss of my own world.
Answered 5 years ago

No, chanqya still needs a android application.

Answer - by Pratik Mishra
PR
Pratik Mishra, Just a student in the rat race
Answered 5 years ago
My opinion? I doesn't matter which one you read. Just read! Most people aren't ready to open a textbook, let alone a novel. It's the act of reading you should get into first. The content ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Commenting on Questions is not supported. You can comment on answers to a question, and you can also reply to such comments.But, commenting on questions themselves is not supported, as of now. You ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

How effective and useful will be RTI Amendment Bill??

The government says it will remove shortcomings of the RTI Act of 2005, while the opposition claims it will weaken the Act, which one is to be trusted?? RTI commissioners would office till centre's pleasure, how will this result ??
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Yesterday, I wrote an answer on the issue of the latest Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019.In that answer, I have clarified that this Amendment Bill basically seeks to make only some minor ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
A new Bill can be introduced in the Parliament by a Minister on behalf of the Government, or by a Member of Parliament in his personal capacity. In the former case, usually it is referred to as a ... read more