Tuesday, May 20, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 275: 20-May-2014

Theme: Muslims who contributed towards Hinduism in India.

#DharmaQuiz 1761: Name the Mughal prince who translated 50 Upanishads from Sanskrit into Farsi, naming, Sirr e Akbar (The Greatest Mystery). Ans: Dara Shikoh, son of Shah Jahan.

#DharmaQuiz 1762: Name this Bharat Ratna Musician, a Shia, but a great Goddess Saraswati devotee. He performed at Kashi Vishwanath temple. Ans: Ustad Bismillah Khan.

#DharmaQuiz 1763: Name this tatvapada(moral poems) Kannada poet who was born a Muslim, but but was made a Brahmin by guru Govinda Bhatta. Ans: Santa Shishunala Sharif.

#DharmaQuiz 1764: There is a Venkateshwara temple where Burqa clad Muslim women pray since centuries. In which state? Ans: Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.


Read: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/muslims-offer-prayers-at-this-temple/article5855962.ece

{Final,Open till 10.30PM} #DharmaQuiz 1765: Each year Shaikh Jannat Hossain leads Durga Pooja committee. Which state? Ans: Odisha.



Read more: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1311134.ece


Answers for session 275:
  1. @CJoshi28 : 5
  2. @PrashanthSai369 : 5
  3. @Ethirajans : 5
  4. @KaushikRg : 5
  5. @man8shree : 5
  6. @showadarsh : 5
  1. @GuruCharan99 : 4
  2. @ChampakRoy : 4
  3. @Iam_BigV : 4
  1. @deshi_mangoman : 3
  2. @sweetandu : 3
  3. @Susri1210 : 3
  1. @rohitkumarnath : 2
  2. @iParamanand : 2
  3. ‏@kamshettysp : 2
  4. @mrsnrao : 2
  5. @JagannathAjnabi : 2
  1. @hooves2 : 1
  2. @sudha073 : 1
  3. @Viswajgd : 1
  4. ‏@KushiChand : 1
  5. @rajeshshenoy63 : 1
  6. @avinash8899 : 1
  7. @Beingamby : 1
  8. @Dil_nair : 1
  9. @SanathanBharat : 1
  10. @vkansagra : 1
  11. @vinaysagark : 1
  12. @rohit_batra : 1
  13. @igopik : 1
  14. @mayavarathaan : 1
  15. @samba3thy : 1
  16. @VinayCKBP : 1
  17. @kumardeepak2050 : 1
  18. @aaaryes : 1
  19. ‏@acakash : 1
  20. @Pputhige : 1
  21. @itsapollo13 : 1
  22. @sharnarthi90 : 1
  23. @srinivasanands : 1
  24. @mithlm10sg8 : 1
  25. @AmatyaKautilya : 1
  26. @akhileshsingh70 : 1
  27. @Oprabhu : 1
  28. @vmanumachu : 1
  29. ‏@imPhaniraj : 1
  30. @octotus : 1
Hope this was interesting.

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