Friday, October 31, 2014

Hindu population percentages across the world.

DQ 1906. Pic from Wiki
DharmaQuiz Session 304: 31-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1906: In one of the 22 republics in Russia, more than 2% of the population have become Hindus. Name it. Ans: Altai Republic

#DharmaQuiz 1907: Name one Arab country today, where Hindus form more than 5% of the resident population, including migrant workers. Ans: Oman 20%, Kuwait 6%, Qatar 7.2%, UAE 5% and Bahrain 6.25%.

#DharmaQuiz 1908: In terms of percentage of the country's population, name the country today that has the max percentage of Hindus. Ans: Nepal 81.3% (India, 80.5%).

#DharmaQuiz 1909: Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Suriname in south America, have large Hindu populations. Which 1 has the max % of Hindus? Ans: Guyana, with 28% Hindus.

#DharmaQuiz 1910: Which African country has the max percentage of Hindus? Mauritius or South Africa? Ans: Mauritius, which has 48% Hindus.

Answers to session 304:
  1. @mdbiyani : 5
  1. @Simuntweets : 4
  2. @Telugutalli : 4
  3. @MangoAdmi : 4
  1. @MadusudhanR : 3
  1. @drswapnilm : 2
  2. ‏@ProtectIndia : 2
  1. ‏@pandey_ashishkp : 1
  2. @sudhirapai : 1
  3. @kp8278 : 1
  4. @harishshenoy1 : 1
  5. @suresh97 : 1
  6. @jayashreeravish : 1
  7. @sbnIndia : 1
  8. @GreatMind_Quote : 1
  9. @vimaljaitly : 1
  10. @navdesh50 : 1
  11. @abhi2911 : 1
  12. @stormylook : 1
  13. @mitkon : 1
  14. ‏@SujnanNayak : 1
  15. @rajnish821 : 1
  16. @srinivasanands : 1
  17. @TarunMaini3 : 1
  18. @hrnaidu : 1
  19. @abhicm03 : 1
  20. ‏@sunil_kumarpg : 1

Thanks for being a part of this today. Hindus should know more about Hindus who now reside on all the 6 continents outside Antarctica.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Deepawali or Diwali

DharmaQuiz Session 303: 21-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1901: Lord Krishna's wife killed Narakasura, on Naraka Chaturdashi day of Deepawali. Name her. Ans: Satyabhama.

#DharmaQuiz 1902: On 1 of the Deepawali days, some Hindus celebrate Bali Pratipada.
Name any non Deepawali festival where Bali is welcomed. Ans: Onam, in Kerala.

#DharmaQuiz 1903: Does Happy Dhanteras festival day during Diwali, occur before or after Amavasya? Ans: Before.

#DharmaQuiz 1904: Name a country on the South American continent, where Diwali is a national holiday. Ans: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago or Suriname. Technically T & T are islands off the north of SA continent.

#DharmaQuiz 1905: Grandest event of 5 Day Diwali is Lakshmi's birth.
During which Puranic event was she born? Ans: Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean). @Individualist_ says, not born but manifested.

Scores for session 303:
  1. @GuruCharan99 : 5
  2. @mdbiyani : 5
  3. @GayathriSrinath : 5
  4. @CJoshi28 : 5
  5. @MangoAdmi : 5
  6. ‏@arunz : 5
  7. @Mamdhata : 5
  8. @pramod_klr : 5
  9. @mareekuree : 5
  10. @Telugutalli : 5
  1. @gboxam : 4
  2. @sreekannoth : 4
  3. @keshavaram : 4
  4. @Tweelak : 4
  5. @pandey_ashishkp : 4
  1. @stormylook : 3
  2. @krajthakkar : 3
  3. @Simuntweets : 3
  1. @nehjin8 : 2
  2. @bhupinderpti : 2
  3. @vschanna : 2
  4. ‏@Seek_self_truth : 2
  5. @SwathiRagha : 2
  6. @Lawan22 : 2
  1. @acrajesh : 1
  2. @narayanbpurohit : 1
  3. @shegde63 : 2
  4. @Maveric1128 : 1
  5. @kapilsanvaliya : 1
  6. ‏@surecussam : 1
  7. @rinku3009 : 1
  8. ‏@Anoopsri : 1
  9. @TheJanamejaya : 1
  10. ‏@trueindian131 : 1
  11. @patnaikt : 1
  12. @acharya2 : 1
  13. @AnupamkPandey : 1
  14. @gandabherunda : 1
  15. @ushamirra : 1
  16. @saumya1985 : 1
  17. @sibhaskaran : 1
  18. @HarishankarSY : 1
  19. @mrsnrao : 1
  20. @prasad1654 : 1
  21. @AmalPar : 1
  22. ‏@vjchats : 1
  23. @ishuaadi : 1
  24. ‏@magaxiom : 1
  25. @aravindan_krish : 1
  26. @6amiji : 1
  27. @ShivaKap : 1
  28. ‏@sun_pathak : 1
Happy Deepawali to all!

Friday, October 17, 2014

Theme: Hindu Scriptures

DharmaQuiz Session 302: 17-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1896: Is Ramcharitmanas older or Artha Shastra? Ans: Artha Shastra by Kautilya. Almost 2000 years older than Ramcharitmanas of Tulasidas.

#DharmaQuiz 1897: Which one of these is a Vaishnava purana?
Padma or Brahmanda. Ans: Padma.

#DharmaQuiz 1898: Name any one Itihasa (historical account) from Hindu scriptures.
Ans: Ramayana or Mahabharata.

#DharmaQuiz 1899: Is Mundaka upanishad that contains "Brahma vid Brahmaiva bhavati", a part of Yajur veda or Atharva veda? Ans: Atharva veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1900: Shrauta sutra and Smarta sutra, are a part of which of the six Vedangas? Ans: Kalpa.

Scores for session 302:
  1. @sankarbe : 5
  2. @Telugutalli : 5
  3. @GuruCharan99 : 5
  1. @AmatyaKautilya : 4
  1. @PrinceArihan : 3
  2. @Simuntweets : 3
  3. @kepalagudde : 3
  1. @nikhil__13 : 2
  2. @deshi_mangoman : 2
  3. @rajeshrajput1 : 2
  4. @23nutty : 2
‏@Beingamby : 1
  1. @ahmednkhan : 1
  2. @sanya53 : 1
  3. @Anirvachan : 1
  4. ‏@drarora_gaurav : 1
  5. @Karmasura : 1
  6. @anityakr : 1
  7. @bapufromzalawad : 1
  8. @srijai : 1
  9. @ProtectIndia : 1
  10. @SwathiRagha : 1
  11. @rinku3009 : 1
  12. ‏@sudhirapai : 1
  13. @TedhiLakeer : 1
Good show today.


Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Theme: Guru Shishya Parampara and Sampradaya

DharmaQuiz Session 301: 14-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1891: In Hindu sampradaya, Guru gives initiation to Shishya into a specific parampara. What's the Samskrita word for initiation? Ans: Diksha.

#DharmaQuiz 1892: Name the shishya of Adi Shankara, who started the Dwaraka pitha's Kitavala Guru- Shishya sampradaya. Ans: Hastamalaka Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 1893: Name any one Vaishnava Guru-Shishya sampradaya that has been running for more than 500 years. Ans: Gaudiya sampradaya (Madhwacharya started it). Ramanandi sampradaya (Ramanujacharya a part of it). Pustimarga sampradaya (Vallabhacharya started it).

#DharmaQuiz 1894: Before Swaminarayan started Swaminarayan sampradaya under Guru Ramanand Swami, what was this sampradaya called? Ans: Uddhav Sampradaya.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1895: Name any 1 famous Guru, for whom temples exist, who did not belong to any traditional sampradaya. Ans: Shirdi Sai Baba, Narayana Guru, Puttaparthi Satya Sai Baba.

Answers to session 301:
  1. ‏@man8shree : 5
  1. @Mamdhata : 4
  2. @Simuntweets : 4
  3. @GuruCharan99 : 4
  1. @SwathiRagha : 3
  2. @Telugutalli : 3
  3. ‏@anasrini : 3
  1. ‏@jgdanjesh : 2
  2. @tanksalikv : 2
  1. @_shomy : 1
  2. @tmsatagoapan : 1
  3. @ParambathP : 1
  4. @aravozhukkam : 1
  5. ‏@ddpatel1120 : 1
  6. @nityaism : 1
  7. @iMumbaykar : 1
  8. @schandrask : 1
  9. @BogleSidha : 1
  10. @Archana1207 : 1
  11. @Eagleeye47 : 1
  12. @vjchats : 1
  13. @rajizm : 1
  14. ‏@raamss : 1
  15. ‏@yenkak : 1
  16. @ParthiVasudev : 1
  17. ‏@anasrini : 1
  18. @nikhil__13 : 1
  19. @sharan070192 : 1

Shri Gurubhyo namah.. Harih om!

Friday, October 10, 2014

Hindu festivals in October 2014

DQ 1888. Pic from spiritualbangalore.com
DharmaQuiz Session 300: 10-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1886: This week we had the jayanti of Ramayana's writer.
Also, a famous Rajput princess famous for Rama/Krishna bhajans. Who? Ans: Meera

#DharmaQuiz 1887: Tomorrow is Karva Chauth.
According to Vikram Samvat calendar, which month's Krishna's paksha's 4th day is this festival? Ans: Kartik.

#DharmaQuiz 1888: Last Saturday was Jayanti of this philosopher from 13 century.
Considered Vayu's 3rd avatara.
Who? Ans: Madhwacharya


#DharmaQuiz 1889: A few days after Diwali, a famous sun worship puja happens in North India.
Name it. Ans: Chhath puja. @SaugataChaterje informs that it was started by Karna.

DQ 1889. Pic from Wiki

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1890: 12 days from now is Naraka Chaturdashi. Krishna slayed a demon on this day. Name that asura. Ans: Narakasura.

Answers for session 300:
  1. @ajaypawardr : 5
  2. @karthikjana : 5
  3. @KaushikRg : 5
  4. @kishor_narayan : 5
  5. @HarishankarSY : 5
  1. @pramod_klr : 4
  2. @stormylook : 4
  3. ‏@mdbiyani : 4
  4. @rajeshrajput1 : 4
  1. @Mamdhata : 3
  2. @Simuntweets : 3
  3. @DrShobha : 3
  4. @supportnmforpm : 3
  5. @drarora_gaurav : 3
  6. @drswapnilm : 3
  7. @meenabg : 3
  1. @sarvankarthik6 : 2
  2. @SnookyBangalore : 2
  3. @JpackJack : 2
  1. @BharatKandpal2 : 1
  2. @skdeshpande : 1
  3. @jgdanjesh : 1
  1. @kiranGowda0007 : 1
  2. @harishinamdar : 1
  3. @trivedianupam : 1
  4. @DeepeshLakhera : 1
  5. @ARSHURPALI : 1
  6. ‏@deshi_mangoman : 1
  7. @pankaj165 : 1
  8. @NeenaSinha : 1
  9. ‏@Deipakk : 1
  10. @ushamirra : 1
  11. @VishnuDhanuka : 1
  12. ‏@Ashishkr101 : 1
  13. @sandeepgandotra : 1
  14. @pchaturved : 1
  15. @SaugataChaterje : 1
  16. ‏@vschanna : 1
  17. @aachedeen : 1
  18. @basuhan9 : 1
  19. @gppatil2281 : 1
  20. @Prach82 : 1
  21. @Suri_Sing : 1
  22. @raghavendra3190 : 1
  23. @TheArvindDhar : 1
  24. @vasenvy : 1
  25. @nikhil__13 : 1
  26. @piyushkaul : 1
  27. ‏@peeyushmalhotra : 1
  28. @sreekannoth : 1
  29. @PoonamV_ : 1
  30. ‏@enlightend_mind : 1
  31. @Earthlingum : 1

300 sessions of Dharmaquiz over 4 years!! 

Congratulations to all the loyal participants. Thank you.