Dev Kumar has Published 113 Articles

Is there any specific reason why some countries follow the left-hand drive while others have the right-hand drive?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:48:41

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Currently, just a little over a third of the people of the world drive on the left and about two-thirds of this group are Indians. Actually, the countries that drive on the left are mostly former British and Dutch colonies including today's UK but surprisingly not the Netherlands.That is indeed ... Read More

Why was silver replaced by gold to control the Indian economy?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:42:50

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First, it's a huge exaggeration to say that the Indian economy is controlled by any one factor, even if that happens to be precious metals like gold or silver. Also, to say that silver ever had a controlling stake in the Indian economy is also far from the truth.Indian Economy ... Read More

Why do Buddhist monks shave their heads while Gautam Budha is depicted with curls?

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Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:33:18

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There are a lot of theories about Lord Buddha's hair which is always shown as curly with a topknot. If the Buddhist monks and nuns, from whichever school or denomination or from whichever part of the world they may be, shave their off hair, it surely isn't because they like ... Read More

What is mundan ceremony or mundan sanskar and why is it necessary?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:32:28

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In Hindu tradition, Mundan ceremony refers to a child's first ever haircut. This practice follows the age-old tradition in Hinduism to initiate any new milestone with a ceremony on an auspicious day. For instance, there are ceremonies to celebrate the opening of a new house, new business, new vehicle, new ... Read More

What are the common rituals linked with the death of a person in the West?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:31:22

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When you say, 'the West', it's not a single geographical, social, cultural political, historical or economic entity. There are many countries, cultures and languages with their own traditions that make up the West. The West is generally referred to the lands and countries contiguous with the European and North American ... Read More

What products of Patanjali are worth buying?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:26:28

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There's a saying - "The taste of the pudding is in the eating". The best thing for you to do in this case is to try out Patanjali's products and judge for yourself rather than reading about it on the net and then trying it. These are not technology-heavy or ... Read More

What can you use a personal drone for?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:23:03

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When drones were growing in popularity in the early stages of their evolution, their only real use at the personal level was leisure and entertainment. They were expensive toys for teenage kids more than anything else. It was the US military that is really responsible for nurturing drone technology to ... Read More

What are the career prospects in VFX?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 13:07:04

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Career prospects in the VFX (Visual Effects) industry are enormous, especially in a country like India which not only has a huge domestic market for VFX-enriched content in its mass media entertainment programs but is also a massive base for VFX job work for the global entertainment industry.The Right SoilIndia ... Read More

What is Light Based Key Distribution System and how is it useful?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 12:22:19

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The light-based key distribution system for quantum encryption is a secure communication method. It enables two parties to produce a shared random secret key which is known only to them and it can be used for encryption and decryption of the message by both the parties. Two communicating users can ... Read More

How will drones help improve the security?

Dev Kumar

Dev Kumar

Updated on 26-Jun-2020 12:21:46

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Proper security involves all-around surveillance or observation of people, their behavior and actions, immovable property like land and building as well as movable property stationed there. Surveillance is generally conducted with the help of methods that either have limited mobility or are stationary like, CCTV cameras, GPS tracking dependent on ... Read More

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