Why do many of India's brightest engineering graduates often choose global technology companies over institutions like ISRO or DRDO?

 Would you work for ISRO or DRDO if you didn't have to?

What has your country done for you in helping you become India's brightest engineering Graduate?

The Answer : ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

Your parents had to stand in long queues for your admission

They had to pay exorbitant fees to private schools , including exam fees, laboratory fees and expensive coaching classes

Meanwhile

Your Country, Your State - they do SQUAT for you

They maintain SUB STANDARD Government Schools , keep teachers less trained and Actually own many of the private schools where your parents pay through the nose for the privilege of educating you

What does your Country offer you to pioneer research and science?

The Answer is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING EXCEPT FOR A SALARY

When the Top man of the organization that conducted the successful Chandrayaan mission , credits its success first to a Half Educated Gentleman of Dubious Academic Credentials who couldn't spell Space without a Teleprompter

You know THINGS AINT RIGHT

In other countries - the Biggest Leader THANKS the Scientists for their contributions

What has your Country ever done for you to mark you out as someone talented?

Absolutely SQUAT

In countries like China - A Government Scientist gets RESPECT by the Police on showing his Identification

In India - ₹10,000 Carries more respect

Do you get help if you have some very rare disease that needs crores of rupees in treatment?

Nopes

Can you be assured of Justice in your country's courts or by the Law Enforcement

Nopes

Instead you see Youngsters whose IQ can be measured in double digits , who in China would be scoffed if they apply for the job of a Barista , rolling in money , worth hundreds to thousands of crores of rupees and running roughshod over the rest of the nation

While you are ignored almost entirely

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So what would you do if you had the slightest chance to escape this country?

You would flee without a seconds hesitation would you not?

Imagine Don here offers you a Citizenship for every Indian who insults India for 20 straight minutes

Every H1B Holder would stand in a queue and prepare insults without exception

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At the end of the day - India isn't worth doing anything for.

If you have the ability and luck , you move out as quickly as possible and bend the knee before another , fairer, boss

If you don't - You do the best you can but always knowing you have a raw deal at the end of the day

Some of course are Philosophers who shrug their shoulders , say Karma and GET ON WITH THEIR JOB

In each case their loyalty is entirely to themselves and their families and Rightly so

India has done nothing to think otherwise for any of them

So unless Ambani Junior had any talent except jumping around at cricket matches or paying exorbitant sums to PHOREIN STARS to be seen in their midst

We will be seeing a whole lot more of Tejas 2.0 and 3.0 and 4.0 and a lot more of ISRO Sivans in the future 😁

What's the most dangerous stunt ever done for a movie?

 I can think of two.

There was Jackie Chan in POlice Story. He slid down five stories on a metal pole with live electrical lights, before crashing through the roof below.

Chan got 2nd degree burns on his body and also fractured his 7th and 8th vertebrae. And if that wasn’t enough, he also dislocated his pelvis.

And how about: Tom Cruise’s Halo Jump?

He was the major first actor to do a high altitude jump while filming a movie. The jump began at 25,000 feet in complete darkness. He was traveling over 150 mph and had to drop in a narrow landing zone.

Say what you will about Cruise, but that guy has gonads and goes for it on his movies.

Hillary Clinton was invited to Isha Ambani's wedding. What is the connection between Clintons and Ambanis?

 The connection between Clintons and Ambanis goes back to the time when Bill Clinton was the President of the United States.

During that time, Isha Ambani's grandfather Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani held a meeting with the then President. Although, the agenda of the meeting was kept as a secret, but, that didn't stop both the powerful men from showcasing their friendship in front of the world.

In 2001, during his last visit to India as the President, Bill Clinton visited Dhirubhai Ambani's house for lunch.

From left- Mukesh Ambani, Bill Clinton, Anil Ambani. Sitting- Dhirubhai Ambani.

Apologise for the bad quality, because there are very few pictures of them on the internet.

Even after the demise of Dhirubhai Ambani, the friendship between the families stayed strong. In March 2018, when Hillary Clinton was in Mumbai for a key note speech, she spent a full day enjoying the luxuries of Mukesh Ambani's home Antilia.

An influential personality like Hillary Clinton is visiting India only for this wedding reflects that they actually have a strong connection. Now, whether its friendship or just business, I don't know.

What are at least 10 of the most ridiculous scenes you've seen in movies regardless of whether the whole movie itself was good or not?

 It used to be a hobby, in our friend group, to seek out and watch the worst movies we could find. We watched the classic ‘so bad they’re good’ films like ‘The Room’ and ‘Birdemic’, of course, but we also found some really obscure movies which are just as horrible.

The biggest WTF moment of any movie I’ve ever seen comes from ‘2010: Moby Dick’, a retelling of the ‘Moby Dick’ story set on a nuclear submarine.

Most of the movie is pretty boring, to be honest. It’s just a bunch of guys talking about a whale on a cheap submarine set. But then comes the climactic battle, when our heroes land on a tropical island, because, ‘the safest place to hunt a whale is from the land’ 😂

The CGI whale obliges them and starts rearing up out of the water while they shoot at it with pistols and rifles. Then comes the greatest moment in cinema history:

The whale simply swims out of the water, onto the land, and starts sliding around like a snake. Nobody seems surprised by this. It does a stunt jump off a mountain and lands on a guy, crushing him, before swimming back into the water.

Soon afterwards, the island is struck by a nuclear torpedo:

And the plucky female protagonist is somehow ‘thrown clear’ of the explosion to emerge unscathed from the water.

It really feels like they shot all the submarine scenes, realized the film needed an ending, and had about two days to finish it. And at a certain point the director just threw up his hands and said ‘fuck it, the whale can swim on land now.’

Not really a film I’d recommend. But if you’re in the mood to see a whale do a stunt jump off a mountain, I’m pretty sure it is literally your only option.

Is it a misconception that Parasurama is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu?

 A Vaishnava-based answer ahead…

No. Lord Parashurama is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is very important to know which are Lord Vishnu’s avatars and which are not. Out of the infinite forms of Lord Vishnu, which are non-different from each other, Parashurama is also a form. Here are some proofs of Lord Parashurama being an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

यमाहुर्वासुदेवांशं हैहयानां कुलान्तकम् ।
त्रि:सप्तकृत्वो य इमां चक्रे नि:क्षत्रियां महीम् ॥ १४ ॥
Learned scholars accept this Paraśurāma as the celebrated incarnation of Vāsudeva who annihilated the dynasty of Kārtavīrya. Paraśurāma killed all the kṣatriyas on earth twenty-one times.
[SrimadBhagavatam, 9.15.14]

evaḿ bhṛguṣu viśvātmā
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
avatīrya paraḿ bhāraḿ
bhuvo 'han bahuśo nṛpān
In this way the supreme soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord and the supreme controller, descended as an incarnation in the Bhṛgu dynasty and released the universe from the burden of undesirable kings by killing them many times.
[SrimadBhagavatam 9.16.27]

जामदग्‍न्योऽपि भगवान् राम: कमललोचन: ।
आगामिन्यन्तरे राजन् वर्तयिष्यति वै बृहत् ॥ २५ ॥
My dear King Parīkṣit, in the next manvantara the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead Lord Paraśurāma, the son of Jamadagni, will be a great propounder of Vedic knowledge. In other words, he will be one of the seven sages.
[SrimadBhagavatam, 9.16.25]

Appearing in the forms of a swan, a tortoise, a fish, O foremost of regenerate ones, I shall then display myself as a boar, then as a Man-lion (Nrisingha), then as a dwarf, then as Rama of Bhrigu's race, then as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then as Krishna the scion of the Sattwata race, and lastly as Kalki. When the auditions in the Vedas disappeared from the world, I brought them back. The Vedas with the auditions in them were re-created by me in the Krita age.

In the Treta age I shall take birth as Rama in the race of Bhrigu, and exterminate the Kshatriyas who will become proud of their strength and possessions.
[Mahabharata, Shanti Parva]

Even SriMadhvacharya in His Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya says that, “Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki, Hari, Vedavyasa, Aitareya, Kapila Vaasudeva, Dattatreya, Badavalana, Dhanvantari, Mohini, Hayagriva, Yagya, Taapasa, Narayana, Rishabhadeva, etc. are verily Lord Vishnu Himself and there is no difference between Lord Vishnu and His avataras.”

Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita says that He is the one who is worshipped in all the yagyas. There is a yagya by the name Vaishvadeva, which is done for anna shuddhi; the main Bhagavadroopa who is being worshipped is Lord Parashurama roopi Narayana residing within Agnideva. Parashurama is the antaryami roopa or the indwelling form within Agni. Even when we show Naivedya to Bhagavan Vishnu, Bhagavan accepts the Naivedya in His Kurma roopa, smells the Naivedya in Narasimha roopa, and gives it to Lakshmidevi. Then He gives one glance at the Naivedya in His Parashurama roopa, which is then accepted by other devatas as Bhagavat prasaada.

If you have a question regarding the Parashurama and Rama encounter in Treta yuga, you can refer to this answer of mine. In this, I have explained why it happened and all, as per SriMadhvacharya’s Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.

SriNarayana Dasa

· Jul 7

How does the Madhva Siddhanta explain the spiritual significance of the encounter between Lord Rama and Lord Parashurama after the breaking of Shiva’s bow?

This answer will be purely based on Madhva Siddhanta. THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA STORY OF RAMA AND PARASHURAMA: The Valmiki Ramayana states that when Lord Rama married Sitadevi, Lakshmana married Urmiladevi, Bharata married Mandavidevi, and Shatrughna married Shrutakirtidevi. King Dasharatha, along with his sons and daughters-in-law, was coming to Ayodhya after the marriage. He saw some bad omens. The animals and birds were moving toward his left; they were making weird sounds, and King Dasharatha's heart was filled with foreboding. King Dasharatha was worried about it and asked Sage Vasistha, the kula-guru of the Solar dynasty. Sage Vasistha too saw these omens and replied, indicating towards the incoming fear. Suddenly, Lord Parashurama appeared. He looked like a blazing ritual-fire, with a matted tuft shining like molten gold. He was holding an axe in one hand and a bow in the other, and was shining with such a radiance that common people could not even see Him. Sage Vasistha and other brahmanas who were present there immediately went and offered arghya, paadya, achamana, etc. to Lord Parashurama. King Dasharatha was most concerned about his eldest son, Rama, who had just married Sitadevi. He feared that Lord Parashurama, being the destroyer of the kshatriyas, could harm Lord Rama. But his fear became reality. Lord Parashurama directly approached Lord Rama and said, “O Rama! I have heard a lot about your valor from the killing of the wicked Taataka, and protecting the sacrifice of the sages to the lifting of the mighty bow of Lord Shiva like a toy. I am greatly impressed by it.” Lord Parashurama said, “The bow which you broke was the bow of Lord Shiva. The bow that I have in my hand is Lord Vishnu’s bow. Long ago, Vishvakarma made both of these bows and gave them to Lakshmipati Narayana and Umapati Shiva. The devatas prayed for both of them to have a fight, wherein Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva stood in front of each other. Lord Vishnu, just with a humkaara (‘Hum’ sound), froze Lord Shiva. After that, Lord Vishnu was declared the winner and the supreme God. So, this is Vishnu’s bow, which I am currently holding. And this bow can only and only be lifted by Lord Vishnu and nobody else. I challenge you to a duel. Lift this bow.” Hearing the words of Lord Parashurama, Lord Rama, the husband of Ramaa, took the bow from Lord Parashurama’s hand and lifted it as if it were a toy and put the arrow on it, and teased Lord Parashurama, saying that He had been defeated. Lord Parashurama praised Lord Rama as verily Lord Vishnu. Lord Rama offered Lord Parashurama two options: first, He would destroy Lord Parashurama’s punya lokas, which He earned, and second, He would destroy Lord Parashurama’s tapas shakti by which He could go and arrive at Mount Mahendra. Lord Parashurama chose the first option, and Lord Rama shot the arrow towards it. Lord Parashurama disappeared. This is what is mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana. HOW DOES SRIMADHVACHARYA PROVIDE NIRNAYA ON THIS STORY?? SriMadhvacharya, in His Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, says that Lord Parashurama is verily Lord Vishnu Himself. Many assume that Lord Rama broke the arrogance of Lord Parashurama. But SriMadhvacharya says that Lord Parashurama cannot have arrogance at all, because He is Lord Vishnu Himself. As Lord Parashurama said, ‘This bow cannot be lifted by anyone except Lord Vishnu.’ If Lord Parashurama is not Lord Vishnu, then how can He hold the bow of Lord Vishnu? Lord Parashurama held it in His hand. Therefore, it proves that Lord Parashurama is Lord Vishnu Himself. Lord Vishnu is devoid of all faults; therefore, known as Narayana. Therefore, the reason why Lord Parashurama came was different. There was a demon named Atula. This Atula-named demon had done penance to please Lord Brahma and asked the boon: “May I never die no matter whatever bad sins I perform, and should not attain hell.” Lord Brahma, listening to Atula’s words, said thus, “O demon, you will not die and attain hell only on one condition. When the thought that ‘Narayana is defeated’ comes to mind, you will die on the spot. Otherwise, you will never die.” Thus, obtaining a boon from Lord Brahma, Atula did the penance to please Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva, pleased by his penance, appeared in front of him, and Atula asked, ‘I should enter the body of Lord Vishnu.' to which Lord Shiva said, “So be it”. Therefore, Atula entered Lord Parashurama’s navel region. He knew Lord Vishnu could never be defeated; therefore, He entered Lord Parashurama’s navel region so that He would remain safe. Now, when Lord Parashurama came and challenged Lord Rama for lifting the bow, and Lord Rama lifted the bow of Lord Vishnu and put an arrow on it and gave Lord Parashurama two choices, Lord Parashurama acted as if He accepted His defeat. Lord Rama, too, teased Lord Parashurama happily that He got defeated. The Atula who was sitting within got frightened since the thought came, ‘Lord Parashurama, who is Narayana Himself, has been defeated.’ Therefore, feared thus, Atula came out. Lord Rama, in the guise of destroying Lord Parashurama’s punya lokas, which He had gained, hit the arrow. At the same time, Atula came out and was hit by Lord Rama’s arrow, and the demon died. After this, Lord Rama and Lord Parashurama merged with each other to show the world that they are both the same and then separated again into their two visible forms. After that, Lord Parashurama disappeared. Thus, to destroy this Atula-named demon, Lord Parashurama approached Lord Rama, not because of arrogance, which is a materialistic attribute. SriMadhvacharya says, this is mentioned in the Moola Ramayana, which is written by Lord Hayagriva, who is verily Lord Vishnu. This is evident from the Matsya Purana that Lord Hayagriva was the original composer of the Ramayana. This Moola Ramayana contains 100 Crore shlokas, but nowadays it is not easily available. Lord Hayagriva told this Ramayana to Lord Brahma, and Lord Brahma told this to Naarada Maharshi. Naarada Maharshi told this to Sage Valmiki (which we see in the Balakanda first sarga). Sage Valmiki wrote the Valmiki Ramayana. So, SriMadhvacharya quotes from the Moola Ramayana, which is one of the Sadaagama. Hope this helps! Jay SriRam! ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

In the Vishnu Sahasranama too, there is a name of Lord Vishnu by the name “सुधन्वाखण्डपरशुर्दारुणो द्रविणप्रदः ।” where Akhanda parashuh means the one possessing an unbroken axe, and we know it is Lord Parashurama only. Plus, He is also considered one of the Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu.

Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

What are some occasions when designers have done something special and gone beyond the realm of creativity?

 For example, in the following drawings:

1. Car-bike

2. "Pigeon jumps"

3. "Tire carcass face seen at Menards"

4. "This bag on the subway today"

5. A perfect setup for growing cacti.

6. "Keyboard with cheese-shaped keys."

7. "I think they prefer scrubbing to vacuuming."

8. Smart Marketing

9. "This cat with porcelain sauce."

10. "The motif sculpted by the artist Selva Aparicio on the wooden floor"

Why is it believed that ghosts and evil spirits are afraid of Lord Hanuman?

 Hanuman is the greatest ever devotee of Lord Rama , and because of his devotion , Hanuman has mystical powers and enormous strength.

Hanuman always lived according to Dharma, and He is the son of Lord Vayu, the wind God. So, Hanuman traveled at wind speed.

Hanuman is God Shiva's ansh ( form / child / possessing few qualities of Shiva ), So he is Chiranjeevi ( immortal ).

Hanuman defeated the strongest demon Lankini, the Guardian to the doors of Lanka and He is so powerful , that Hanuman lifted the Sanjeevani hill and brought it to Lanka.

So, ghosts and evil spirits are always afraid of powerful Hanuman.

Whenever we are scared / frightened, our elders have always told us to chant Hanuman name or Hanuman Chalisa.

One line from Hanuman Chalisa ( 40 mantras ).

Bhooth pishaach Nikat nahi aavey, maha veer jab naam sunavai !

This means that evil spirits and ghosts fear to come near anyone who are chanting Hanuman’s name.

Can you share some interesting facts about Apple's new headquarters, also known as the "Spaceship," in California?

 Apple's $5 billion "Spaceship" headquarters isn't firmly attached to the earth. It rests on 692 steel saucers, letting the ground violently shift beneath it while the building sits perfectly still.

During a severe seismic event, the ground can move up to four feet in any direction while the 2.8-million-square-foot ring stays stationary, protecting both the employees and the glass facade.

Steve Jobs made his final public appearance on June 7, 2011, pitching the Cupertino City Council on a headquarters that would look "like a spaceship landed." What resulted is a 175-acre campus that functions more like a self-contained ecosystem than a traditional office building.

One of the campus's defining features is its relationship with the outdoors. The building is designed to "breathe." Its natural ventilation system draws in outside air, meaning the structure requires no artificial heating or air conditioning for nine months of the year.

The architecture pushes the limits of material science. The exterior consists of 800 panels of curved glass—the largest pieces of curved glass ever produced for a building. These panels provide unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape, which was designed to recall the Santa Clara Valley before it became Silicon Valley. Apple planted over 9,000 drought-resistant trees, including functioning apple, apricot, cherry, and plum orchards inside the central courtyard.

The campus also operates entirely on renewable energy. The dark roof of the main ring is not just an aesthetic choice; it houses a 17-megawatt solar installation, one of the largest corporate solar roofs in the world. On peak days, the building generates more power than it consumes, feeding the excess back into the local Cupertino grid.

An aerial view of Apple Park in Cupertino, California, highlighting the 17-megawatt solar array covering the roof of the ring-shaped headquarters. Photo by Daniel L. Lu is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Which actresses or actors have surprising pasts?

Charlize Theron grew up on her parents' farm in Benoni, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Her name is of French origin and is written as Théron. Her father, Charles, and mother, Gerda, did not love each other, and he was an alcoholic.

In 1991, Charlize was 15 years old.

On June 21, 1991, Charlize's uncle and father returned to the farm in a drunken state. Her father threatened to kill Charlize and her mother.

I'm going to kill both of them tonight.

He then actually attacks and shoots his mother. Theron's mother retrieves her personal gun and shoots him. He dies, and his brother is injured. The mother's actions were ruled self-defense, and she was not charged with any crime.