DharmaQuiz: Satyavati

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Women of Mahabharata

#DharmaQuiz Session 350: 1-Dec-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2136: Draupadi has a name in Mahabharata which means "the one born from a Yajna or fire-sacrifice". What's that name? Ans: Yajnaseni.

#DharmaQuiz 2137: Name the brave son of Chitraganda, the wife of Arjuna from Manipura. Ans: Babruvahana.

#DharmaQuiz 2138: The great grand mother of Pandavas and Kauravas, Satyavati, was a fisherwoman on the bank of which mighty river? Ans: Yamuna.

#DharmaQuiz 2139: Name the wife of Bhima, who was a Rakshasi, for whom a temple exists today in Himachal Pradesh. Ans: Hidimba.

{Final, open till 9 PM} : #DharmaQuiz 2140: The Grandmother of warrior Arjuna in Mahabharata, Ambalika, was from which kingdom? Ans: Kashi.

Scores for session 350:

@_akt05 : 5
@Appu_Chikku : 5
@sabal_abla : 5
@anil_prongs : 5
@Simuntweets : 5
@jasshu7 : 5
@sposavalike : 5
@MangoAdmi : 5
@durgaramdas : 5
@deepti_nainwal : 5

@AMoorthy : 4
@mrsnrao : 4

@katwamurali37 : 3
@GayathriSrinath : 3
@Tweelak : 3

@HarMat24 : 2
@NikhilShembekar : 2
@bhsngr : 2
@Mamdhata : 2
@aditi2005 : 2
@deva1956 : 2
@arunmramu : 2
@deshi_mangoman : 2
@Susri1210 : 2
@_krishna1_ : 2
@manu_2k5 : 2
@rajeshrajput1 : 2
@jupallykk : 2
@drarora_gaurav : 2

@noniecool : 1
@harishinamdar : 1
@vamshitweet : 1
@Ateendriyo : 1
@vijayrkshetty : 1
@c_bhargava : 1
@gnb_351 : 1
@shantheshkulur : 1
@kum_1_09 : 1
@ganeshmahnar : 1
@ANILKUMARAN5 : 1
@arshaileshapte : 1
@ShivRTs : 1
@Amaradma : 1
@AshishSonwane : 1
@sraman0603 : 1
@vicky20680 : 1
@InnovativeHindu : 1
@rohitsamvada : 1
@thebagchi : 1
@apar_rajesh : 1
@JAYPATEL1018 : 1
@maverickmax1 : 1
@drrajeshnaik : 1
@rakeshjmishra : 1
@krsnaloveu : 1
@nation1st : 1
@radhakras21 : 1
@harianand_dr : 1
@sachinvij : 1
@saikripa1008 : 1
@0ff1ceofRG : 1
@kalpokashyap : 1
@DesiHum0ur : 1
@DrSndptripathi : 1
@RAJ_KUMAR_VERMA : 1
@aasare1 : 1
@rahultri1977 : 1
@Bhaskar42182097 : 1
@arjun_eklavya : 1
@Praveen_1singh : 1
@harigunwant : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
@sanjaynparikh62 : 1
@pramodgurav : 1
@Kalyan_Chakraa : 1
@jay2978ms : 1
@vimalrajm : 1
@Rajdarbar : 1
@surya_mukhi : 1
@vishaljammu : 1
@AnshulAgarwal4 : 1
@vicky20680 : 1
@BhairaviAshar : 1
@anna_do_kaudi : 1
@arya_shaktar : 1
@Rakeshbhaati : 1
@harigunwant : 1

Thanks to the great participation today. We all learned more on Mahabharata's famous ladies.

Friday, December 16, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 107: 16-Dec-2011

Theme: Famous Dharma people who were not stopped by caste/background barrier

Name the great-grand mother of Arjuna and Duryodhana, who was a fisherwoman and ran a ferry service across the river. #DharmaQuiz 889. Ans: Satyavati.
Name the tribal woman, a daughter of a hunter, who offered half eaten fruits to Rama, and heard a nava-bhakti discourse. #DharmaQuiz 890. Ans: Shabari.
Name the highway robber, who used to loot people before killing them, but later turned out to be a great "EPIC" writer! #DharmaQuiz 891. Ans: Valmiki.
Name the son of a daasi or a servant woman, who gave religious and administration instructions to King Dhritarashtra. #DharmaQuiz 892. Ans: Vidura
By some accounts, Rama's guru was a son of a prostitute, but became a very learned sage. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 893. Ans: Vasistha.

Answers to session 107:

Top Scorers:

@pirateadmiral : 5
@gdeepy : 5
@kishan_harathi : 5
@RohitRajpurohit : 5
@Sammy_2912 : 5
@surabhi18 : 5
@hindu_tweeter : 5
@rajudasonline : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@imukuvacha : 5

Congratulations:

@Mimaniya : 4
@twitrkshukla : 4
@shawjipk : 4
@jemin_p : 4
@dwellerinme : 4
@kapil_dev : 4
@sharathinindia :4
@sgdas2004 : 3
@keerthinarayan8 : 3
@chikchirp : 3
@scharati : 3
@CAKiranb : 3
@manohar_sram : 2
@jaideepb : 2
@gkamitabh : 2
@Rasraj : 2
@anivyas : 2
@melatturng : 2
@_stupid_common_ : 2
@TheArvindDhar : 2
@mspenta : 2
@gayu_tweets : 2
@shaileshsoni : 2
@vinukj : 1
@kalpesh0304 : 1
@Flyfiddlesticks : 1
@nandini2611 : 1
@im_adi : 1
@the_4th_estate : 1
@Sapianonline : 1
@pchaturved : 1
@retinaboss : 1
@_Rohaan : 1
@2thsculptor : 1
@twisteD_Canine : 1
@b_rishav : 1
@AAA2100 : 1
@KetPan : 1
@dppoddar : 1
@chaitanyabdesai : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@gpg_28 : 1
@agenthunt : 2
@DaringDeepa : 1
@rsenthilkumar : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above. Also, thanks to those who didn't get there, but attempted. Better luck next time.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Women of Mahabharata

Friday, December 16, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 107: 16-Dec-2011

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