Answer - by Aryan K Prasad
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Aryan K Prasad, Student in class 12 CBSE
Answered 5 years ago

I think it is the alteration of spelling of Chankya also known as Kautilya.

Answer - by Vishnu Elayath
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago
Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad a.k.a Babur was a direct descendant of Timur and was the founder of the Mughal Dynasty.He invaded India by defeating Rana Sanga. The Mughal Dynasty was not at all Indian as ... read more
Answer - by Kailash G
Actually if someone is taking her comments seriously they should go get a life. She is nothing but a hypocrite and pseudo secular leftist. No one should literally care about her or on her comments. ... read more
Answer - by Arnab Jha
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Arnab Jha, Chanqya = Your daily source of UPSC preparation
Answered 5 years ago
Hands down, I'd prefer Chanqya if this forum doesn't fill up with relationship garbage like in Quora.I believe the best possible way to take advantage of both Quora and Chanqya would be to ask ... read more
Answer - by Aryan K Prasad

How did ancient scientists and mathematicians measure the circumference and surface area of Earth?

Modern day machines and computers weren't available in ancient times. How did then the scientists measure such huge distance and calculate it so well?
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Aryan K Prasad, Student in class 12 CBSE
Answered 5 years ago
Well there are many simple methods to calculate the Earth's circumference without heavy use of computers. I would explain some of them here ÷ 1.Angle method-To calculate using this method find a ... read more
Answer - by gandharav katyal

Who is the greatest warrior in Hindu Mythology?

Hindu Mythology is full of various warriors. Who among them is considered to be the greatest?
Hindu mythology has 2 important scritures mahabharta and ramayna which describes event on earth. In this scriptures warrior are classified in following classesRathi: A warrior capable of ... read more
Answer - by Vikram Chari
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Vikram Chari
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
It is created as an indian alternative to quora by the initiative of ashok dhamija. In the last few days many popular quorans were banned from quora for writing truth, there was a need for a platform ... read more
Answer - by Rishabh Thakur

What measures must be taken to tackle the scams faced by banks in India?

In the light of various scams and frauds happening, what can banks do to tackle this issue. How can they improve the situation and recover their losses?
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Rishabh Thakur, Indian. Right-winger. Unapologetic of my views. Liberal.
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Please note: I am not associated with any bank.In any way other than as a consumer and as a son who has seen his father slog for unlimited duration every year at March end for last 30 years.I do have ... read more
Answer - by Vishnu Elayath
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago
Disclaimer:- This is only my opinion. It isn't something said on behalf of chAnQya or its creator.chAnQya is an Indian QnA website designed to be used exclusively for Indian users. It is aimed at the ... read more
Answer - by Vishnu Elayath
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago
Shanti Mantras are hymns chanted for peace and harmony. Among those is the world famous mantra that goes as follows:-ॐ सहनाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु। सह ... read more
Answer - by Siddharth Dubey

What would be the difference in abilities between a man who hits gym and prehistoric hunter men?

What strength or skill differences will be seen between modern day gym freaks and ancient hunters?
You shouldn't compare modern day humans to ancient humans. Ancient humans were almost animals and had higher endurance and strength than today's comfort loving humans who hit the gym due to the fear ... read more
Answer - by Rishabh Thakur

Who are the best spinners to play international cricket matches for India?

Teams in the Indian Subcontinent have offered many great spin bowlers. Who are the best Indian spinners among them?
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Rishabh Thakur, Indian. Right-winger. Unapologetic of my views. Liberal.
Answered 5 years ago
853 test wickets in 231 games with 43 five wicket hauls.Their trademark was variety. No two of them were considered to be similar bowlers.These are the stats of the spin quatret comprising Erapalli ... read more
Answer - by Dr Sumangal Bose

What is the peak of human physical abilities? Can a peak human like Captain America exist in real life?

Humans are not known to be as strong, as fast or as durable as most animals but what is the upper limit for humans?
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Dr Sumangal Bose, House Surgeon at Ramakrisna Mission Seva Pratisthan
Answered 5 years ago
It is not possible to increse your strangth like Captain America in real, but there is a medical term called Hysterical strength , which given to when some people show strength beyond what is ... read more
Answer - by Dr Sumangal Bose

How safe is our personal information and privacy in ChAnQya?

Congrats on this wonderful endeavour though
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Dr Sumangal Bose, House Surgeon at Ramakrisna Mission Seva Pratisthan
Answered 5 years ago
As mentioned in the privacy policy of chAnQya, your password will be encrypted so that no one else will know your password. In terms of your data, they are assuring not to sell the data for ... read more
Answer - by Rohit Chandak
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Rohit Chandak, Scientific Officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Please take yourself back in time when demonetization was launched. For now including just one tweet of that duration 8th Nov 2016 to 31st December 2016.The real wit is in the short clip inside this ... read more
Answer - by Shashikant Dhuppe

What are some personal finance tips that every younger must know?

Personal Finance is something that we ignore a lot. Even our education system doesn't focus on it. Indians mostly learn this through mistakes. What are some things regarding this we all must know?
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Shashikant Dhuppe, Reads. Understands. Delivers.
Answered 5 years ago
I am strictly keeping this as tips for Finance and not touching investing. I would talk about power, dos and don'ts of investing later.By keeping this tip in mind, these would be my finance tips, in ... read more
Answer - by Harshil Mehta

What is expected from new comer on chAnQya?

Just bunch of suggestions and guidance; don't consider this as policy or official statement.
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Harshil Mehta, Electrical Engineer, Columnist
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Hello, you are welcome on this platform which is an Indian Q&A website.Here,No one will collapse or delete your answer if you criticize some ideology. Freedom of speech is available, however not ... read more
Answer - by Harshil Mehta
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Harshil Mehta, Electrical Engineer, Columnist
Answered 5 years ago
I am excluding the part of schools and governments from the word ‘We’ used in the question. Because in my school, I learnt the Sanskrit only from std. 8 to 10. And it was not even an introductory ... read more
Answer - by Kiran Rathod

How can India tackle water crisis?

Chennai is facing a severe water crisis today. If left unchecked, many other cities will also face similar problem. How can India save itself from such a fate?
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Kiran Rathod, IITBian, seeker of knowledge.
Answered 5 years ago
There are several ways in which India can save country from marching towards a disaster of water shortage. The things which I am going to describe below will need very strong political will, ... read more
Answer - by Kushagra Garg

How can we create topics on chAnQya?

We have some topics on chAnQya already. How can we create new ones?
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Kushagra Garg, MBBS student at ABV Government Medical College, Vidisha
Answered 5 years ago
In the current (first) version of chanqya, feature of adding new topics is exclusively available only to admin i.e., Ashok Dhamija sir. In later versions however, this function will be opened for ... read more
Answer - by Vishnu Elayath

How did Adi Shankaracharya save Hinduism?

Adi Shankaracharya is often called as the saviour of Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma. How did he save Hinduism?
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th century philosopher and theologian who lived in India. He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism as well as consolidating ... read more
Answer - by Pritesh Patel
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Pritesh Patel, Working in Labour and employment D, Government of Gujarat ,
Answered 5 years ago
These are the changes I wants to see in near future.1. 100% electrification of Indian railways.2. Wants to to see more and more electric vehicles on road.3. Wants to see Huge investment in solar, ... read more
Answer - by Vishnu Elayath
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
संस्कृतम् (Samskrtam), anglicized as Sanskrit, is one of the oldest surviving languages in the world. Unfortunately the people who speak Sanskrit today are very less. It is also ... read more
Answer - by Vishnu Elayath

What is the significance of Agni in Hinduism?

Agni is given extreme importance in Hinduism. It is even considered that any promise made in presence of a fire is sacred and called Agni Sakshi (Witnessed by Fire). What is the significance of Agni in Hinduism?
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago
अग्निः (Agni) is the deity of Fire and is considered to be one of the most sacred elements in Hinduism. Fire is seen as a giver of life and the beginner of civilisations. This can be see ... read more
Answer - by Vishnu Elayath

Who is Kerala Panini?

A great author is known as Kerala Panini. Who is it and why is he named so?
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Vishnu Elayath, Clerk at Indian Bank
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
A. R. Raja Raja Varma is known as Kerala Panini. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_VarmaHe was a poet, grammarian and a professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College Trivandrum. ... read more