Non Hindu Sanskrit scholars

#DharmaQuiz Session 341: 5-Aug-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2091: Which Mughal prince completed the translation of 50 Hindu Upanishads from their original Sanskrit into Persian in 1657? Ans: Dara Shikoh.

#DharmaQuiz 2092: Which German born 19th century Sanskrit scholar wrote "Sacred Books of the East", a 50 volume set of English translations? Ans: Max Muller.

#DharmaQuiz 2093: Which 19 century England born Sanskrit scholar is best known for Rig Veda translation to English? He studied Sayanacharya. Ans: Ralph TH Griffith

#DharmaQuiz 2094: 2300 years ago this Greek Ambassador to India wrote "Indica". Probably the 1st westerner to document India for west. Who? Ans: Megasthanes.

#DharmaQuiz 2095: A Persian scholar studied science in Sanskrit and wrote Kitab tarikh al-Hind 1000 years ago. Who? Ans: Ahmad al-Biruni.

Scores for session 340:

1. @IndiafirstVM : 5

1. @PrachinVaani : 4
2. @Rickshaw_wala : 4

1. @aham1857 : 3
2. @SnookyBangalore : 3
3. ‏@dhpavan : 3
4. @deshi_mangoman : 3

1. @prashu46 : 2
2. @KumaraVaani : 2
3. @psudo : 2

1. ‏@madimpex1973 : 1
2. @vasenvy : 1
3. @vmguruprasath : 1
4. ‏@shivaparv : 1
5. @sourabhtaletiya : 1
6. @lathaksjgd : 1
7. @venksaiyan : 1
8. @manish_nadir : 1
9. ‏@AjaxNgp : 1
10. @DivmeterPsycho : 1
11. @vamshi_in : 1
12. @raghavsapient : 1
13. @ShubhaPatil9 : 1
14. @ImInAntariksh : 1

Good to see interest in Indology scholar quiz.

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.