Enjoyable questions and problems

Photo Credit: The Hindu, 26-Oct-2020   This Dussehra brought me a surprise. Every year Hindus worship the tools that give them a livelihood. Carpenters, Tailors, Plumbers and Electricians are some of those who decorate their tools with flowers. Car owners and drivers put garlands on their cars. However, many followed an avoidable practice. They used to smash Ash Gourds, also called white pumpkins, in front of their cars. I believe that did this to avoid the effect of “the evil eye”! Some of us consider that a waste of food. We prefer people to donate Ash Gourds to the needy and avoid creating a mess in parking areas inside buildings and streets. Even though dozens of cars are parked here, I did not see even one Ash Gourd smashed on the ground in our housing complex this year.  Another step forward I saw was the goodies we got for the festive season: dry fruit laddus with low sugar, baked nippats (traditionally crispy deep-fried rice crackers), and roasted peanuts without salt. Some of

I see a big difference between well-educated people and others. Nowadays, much valuable information and knowledge comes through the Internet. However, anyone can write anything and send it to thousands of people at no cost. So much rubbish also comes along. Many of the stories that come to us over channels like WhatsApp, X, and email are untrue.  Read the following paragraphs and find the ones that do not appear true.  1) At just 10 years old, Tilly recognized the signs of an impending tsunami from a geography lesson she had two weeks earlier. She alerted her parents and other  beachgoers, leading to a beach evacuation just before the tsunami hit [1]. This saved a hundred lives. Newspapers carried the story and made her famous for her quick thinking.  [1]: en.wikipedia.org  2) A school in Boston, MA, held a unique competition for high ju mpers on Sunday, 9/29. Cars were parked side by side on a playground. Competitors had to choose how many cars they would jump over in one giant leap.