Cricket frenzy in India

So the Indian team has lost to Srilanka and have started packing their bags to take the flight back to India. Here in India people are on streets shouting slogans and burning effigies of players for their poor performance in the WC. Its a great shame on us that we take our teams defeat in such an irrational manner. First of all its a game, played between tow countries. One has to win and other has to loose. Why do we expect our team to win all the time? Why we are not ready to accept the fact that Indian cricket team is not a world cup winning team!!!
Lets look at the facts. Till date India has not produced a bowler who can ball with a speed over 145 Kmph. Our bowling has always been listless. All the time Indian bowling has been more dependent upon some miracle. We are never sure of restricting the opposition within 150 even if top 4-5 wickets are down within 50 runs. So on the bowling front it has always been the grace of God which has made us sail through. Though we have been able to produce some quality batters, but none of them are able to deliver under pressure, barring some exceptions like Dravid. Yes, under pressure, the pressure created by the Media, created by over a billion people(who eat cricket, drink cricket and live cricket) and by the multinational cola companies. Its quite natural that one will always under perform when put under pressure. And that is whats happening with Indian team right now. Get a life people!!.. Give them a break..

And about the stone pelting on ZK's restaurant and ransacking of Dhoni's house in Ranchi, i have to say that these people are definitely not the supporters/fans of Indian team. They are not the disappointed and disenchanted people who are sad because their favorite player has broken their dream of getting the WC. They are the people who are venting out their personal grudge against the players. Why should one demand Dhoni to return the land back to Jharkhand Govt which was awarded to him when he had played the fantastic knock of 186? One can demand this only because of jealousy. They are the disgruntled neighbors of Dhoni who were waiting for right time to hide themselves in the mob. They are definitely not his fans. Similarly, whoever is throwing stones on ZK's restaurant must be unhappy with his restaurant's flourishing more than his in that area.

Its high time Indian Government start thinking about promoting other sports. I am not saying this because I am too sad or unhappy by the poor performance of our players in WC. There are many reasons why I say this.

First and foremost, in India, cricket has lost it status as a sport. A sport should be meant to recreate people, it should be played as a pastime, as a hobby. It is no longer a pastime or recreational activity in India. And before things take an ugly turn, like the Bob Woolmer episode, its imperative to do something. Apart from this, Cricket is not our national game. Either we should change our national game by bringing a bill in parliament or start promoting Hockey. We must understand that in cricket we can not be as good as Australia or South Africa. We have been playing international cricket for more than 50 years but we are yet to produce a quality bowler who can change the fate the game in his team's advantage. We must realize that Indians are a breed, a species who can't do it. We simply can't produce such bowlers. In other games like Hockey, there is no such need, so why not go for it and promote it.

I do not support the idea of players being restricted to the number of advertisements they can take in a single year. They never do an ad in their training session or at a time when they are not supposed to do so. Though it may bring down the money earned by them because of promotions but it can never encourage them to play better cricket. We can never say that less advertisement = better cricket. The players are giving their best even today. I dont think any thing is going to change because of this.

Lets hope that the people of India will realise some of the facts put down by me and will stop expecting extra-human (rather extra-Indian) show by our cricket team.

India at present

I got this article some where on the internet. Found it simply superb. It truly depicts the condition of India at present. Just go through it and give it a thought.
OLD VERSION...

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.

MODERN VERSION...

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.

NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house. Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other grasshoppers demanding that grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter. Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper. The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance). Opposition MP's stage a walkout.Left parties call for "Bharat Bandh" in West Bengaland Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard so as to bring about equality of poverty among ants and grasshoppers.

Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'. Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act [POTAGA]", with effect from the beginning of the winter. Arjun Singh makes 80% Special Reservation for Grass Hopper in educational Insititutions & in Govt Services. Karunandhi initiates it and says all ants should be killed.

The ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.

Arundhati Roy calls it "a triumph of justice". Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice'. CPM calls it the 'revolutionary resurgence of the downtrodden' Koffi Annan invites the grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.

Many years later...The ant has since migrated to the USand set up a multi billion dollar company in silicon valley.100s of grasshoppers still starving despite reservation somewhere in India....

Mahatma Gandhi: Relevence in today's world

In India, as the years are passing by we are not only forgetting the contribution made by Mahatma Gandhi, but also started making more and more fun of Gandhi ji. Some times it seems that it has become a fashion to ridicule Mahatma Gandhi. As a matter of fact,its very sad. Gandhi was a great human being, a great leader. How else can some one drive lacs of bare handed people along with him just by his words. All of his followers knew that they are not going to fight against their enemy with any weapon. They knew that the people,against whom they were fighting, were fully equipped with all the powers to harm them. Still they were ready to go along with Gandhi. Can you expect some one to do that unless he is dead sure that he possesses a more potent though intangible weapon, called Satyagrah, which is sure to make them win the battle.
History has shown us time and again that if you want a long lasting peace, you can not win it with the help of violence. You can certainly have a temporary relief but it may not, and will not, last for long. The ongoing Iraq war is a flagrant example. Though US is successful in eliminating Saddam, they are not able to achieve any thing out of it.Entire Iraq is burning. Violence has begotten more violence and the whole world has turned into a dangerous place to live in.
So Gandhian principles of Ahimsa and non-violence are much more relevant in the context of today's world.

Shortcuts of MS Word commands

MS Word Tricks
Here is a comprehensive list of all the key board shortcuts of commands u can use in an MS Word document.

Command Name	Modifiers	Key	Menu
About			Help
All Caps	Ctrl+Shift+	A
Annotation	Alt+Ctrl+	M
App Maximize	Alt+	F10
App Restore	Alt+	F5
Apply Heading1	Alt+Ctrl+	1
Apply Heading2	Alt+Ctrl+	2
Apply Heading3	Alt+Ctrl+	3
Apply List Bullet	Ctrl+Shift+	L
Arrange All			Window
Auto Correct			Tools
Auto Fit Content			Toolbar 32782
Auto Fit Fixed			Toolbar 32782
Auto Fit Window			Toolbar 32782
Auto Format	Alt+Ctrl+	K
Auto Format Begin			Format
Auto Summarize Begin			Tools
Auto Text		F3
Auto Text	Alt+Ctrl+	V
Background Fill Effect			Format Background
Background More Colors			Format Background
Background Watermark			Format Background
Bold	Ctrl+	B
Bold	Ctrl+Shift+	B
Bookmark	Ctrl+Shift+	F5	Insert
Bookshelf Lookup Reference			Tools
Break			Insert
Browse Next	Ctrl+	Page Down
Browse Prev	Ctrl+	Page Up
Browse Sel	Alt+Ctrl+	Home
Busu			Language
Cancel		Esc
Center Para	Ctrl+	E
Change Case			Format
Change Case	Shift+	F3
Char Left		Left
Char Left Extend	Shift+	Left
Char Right		Right
Char Right Extend	Shift+	Right
Clear		Del	Edit
Close or Exit	Alt+	F4
Close Pane	Alt+Shift+	C
Column Break	Ctrl+Shift+	Return
Column Select	Ctrl+Shift+	F8
Compare Versions			Track Changes Menu
Copy	Ctrl+	C
Copy	Ctrl+	Insert
Copy Format	Ctrl+Shift+	C
Copy Text	Shift+	F2
Create Auto Text	Alt+	F3
Cross Reference			Insert
Customize			Tools
Customize Add Menu Shortcut	Alt+Ctrl+	=
Customize Keyboard Shortcut	Alt+Ctrl+	Num +
Customize Remove Menu Shortcut	Alt+Ctrl+	-
Cut	Ctrl+	X
Cut	Shift+	Del
Date Field	Alt+Shift+	D
Date Time			Insert
Delete Back Word	Ctrl+	Backspace
Delete Column			Toolbar 32780
Delete Row			Toolbar 32780
Delete Table			Toolbar 32780
Delete Word	Ctrl+	Del
Dictionary	Alt+Shift+	F7
Do Field Click	Alt+Shift+	F9
Doc Close	Ctrl+	W
Doc Close	Ctrl+	F4
Doc Maximize	Ctrl+	F10
Doc Move	Ctrl+	F7
Doc Restore	Ctrl+	F5
Doc Size	Ctrl+	F8
Doc Split	Alt+Ctrl+	S	Window
Double Underline	Ctrl+Shift+	D
Draw Group			Draw
Draw Picture Automatic			Image Control
Draw Picture Black and White			Image Control
Draw Picture Grayscale			Image Control
Draw Picture Watermark			Image Control
Draw Regroup			Draw
Draw Set Arrow Style			Arrow
Draw Shadow Color			Shadow Color
Draw Shadow Customize			Shadow
Draw Shadow Semi Transparent Toggle			Shadow Color
Draw Show Auto Shapes and Drawing Toolbars			Picture Menu
Draw Snap to Grid			Draw
Draw Ungroup			Draw
Draw Word Art Align Center			WordArt Alignment
Draw Word Art Align Left			WordArt Alignment
Draw Word Art Align Letter Justify			WordArt Alignment
Draw Word Art Align Right			WordArt Alignment
Draw Word Art Align Stretch Justify			WordArt Alignment
Draw Word Art Align Word Justify			WordArt Alignment
Draw Word Art Kern			WordArt Tracking
Draw Word Art Spacing Loose			WordArt Tracking
Draw Word Art Spacing Normal			WordArt Tracking
Draw Word Art Spacing Tight			WordArt Tracking
Draw Word Art Spacing Very Loose			WordArt Tracking
Draw Word Art Spacing Very Tight			WordArt Tracking
Draw3 DColor			Extrusion Color
Draw3 DCustomize			3-D Effect
Draw3 DDepth Infinite			Extrusion Depth
Draw3 DDepth0			Extrusion Depth
Draw3 DDepth1			Extrusion Depth
Draw3 DDepth2			Extrusion Depth
Draw3 DDepth3			Extrusion Depth
Draw3 DDepth4			Extrusion Depth
Draw3 DLighting Flat			3-D Lighting
Draw3 DLighting Harsh			3-D Lighting
Draw3 DLighting Normal			3-D Lighting
Draw3 DParallel			Extrusion Direction
Draw3 DPerspective			Extrusion Direction
Draw3 DSurface Matte			3-D Surface Material
Draw3 DSurface Metal			3-D Surface Material
Draw3 DSurface Plastic			3-D Surface Material
Draw3 DWire Frame			3-D Surface Material
End of Column	Alt+	Page Down
End of Column	Alt+Shift+	Page Down
End of Doc Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	End
End of Document	Ctrl+	End
End of Line		End
End of Line Extend	Shift+	End
End of Row	Alt+	End
End of Row	Alt+Shift+	End
End of Window	Alt+Ctrl+	Page Down
End of Window Extend	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+	Page Down
Endnote Now	Alt+Ctrl+	D
Envelope Wizard			Tools
Exit			File
Extend Selection		F8
Field			Insert
Field Chars	Ctrl+	F9
Field Codes	Alt+	F9
Find	Ctrl+	F
Fix Me			Help
Font	Ctrl+	D
Font	Ctrl+Shift+	F
Font Size Select	Ctrl+Shift+	P
Footnote			Insert
Footnote Now	Alt+Ctrl+	F
Footnotes			View
Formula			Table
Frameset Wizard			Frames Menu
Go Back	Shift+	F5
Go Back	Alt+Ctrl+	Z
Go To	Ctrl+	G	Edit
Go To		F5	Edit
Gridlines			Table
Grow Font	Ctrl+Shift+	.
Grow Font One Point	Ctrl+	]
Hanging Indent	Ctrl+	T
Hanja Dictionary			Language
Header			View
Header Footer Link	Alt+Shift+	R
Headings			Table
Help		F1
HHC			Language
Hidden	Ctrl+Shift+	H
HTMLSource			View
Hyperlink	Ctrl+	K
Hyphenation			Language
Indent	Ctrl+	M
Index and Tables			Insert
Insert Column			Toolbar 32782
Insert Column Right			Toolbar 32782
Insert Row Above			Toolbar 32782
Insert Row Below			Toolbar 32782
Italic	Ctrl+	I
Italic	Ctrl+Shift+	I
Justify Para	Ctrl+	J
Language			Language
Left Para	Ctrl+	L
Letter Properties			Tools
Line Down		Down
Line Down Extend	Shift+	Down
Line Up		Up
Line Up Extend	Shift+	Up
Links			Edit
List Num Field	Alt+Ctrl+	L
Lock Fields	Ctrl+	3
Lock Fields	Ctrl+	F11
Macro	Alt+	F8
Mail Merge Check	Alt+Shift+	K
Mail Merge Edit Data Source	Alt+Shift+	E
Mail Merge to Doc	Alt+Shift+	N
Mail Merge to Printer	Alt+Shift+	M
Mark Citation	Alt+Shift+	I
Mark Index Entry	Alt+Shift+	X
Mark Table of Contents Entry	Alt+Shift+	O
Menu Mode		F10
Merge Field	Alt+Shift+	F
Merge Revisions			Tools
Microsoft Script Editor	Alt+Shift+	F11
Microsoft System Info	Alt+Ctrl+	F1
Move Text		F2
New	Ctrl+	N	File
New Window			Window
Next Cell		Tab
Next Field		F11
Next Field	Alt+	F1
Next Misspelling	Alt+	F7
Next Object	Alt+	Down
Next Window	Ctrl+	F6
Next Window	Alt+	F6
Normal	Alt+Ctrl+	N	View
Normal Style	Ctrl+Shift+	N
Normal Style	Alt+Shift+	Clear (Num 5)
Number			Insert
Object			Insert
Office Drawing			Picture Menu
Office On The Web			Help
Online Meeting			Online Collaboration
Open	Ctrl+	O
Open	Ctrl+	F12
Open	Alt+Ctrl+	F2
Open or Close Up Para	Ctrl+	0
Options			Tools
Other Pane		F6
Other Pane	Shift+	F6
Outline	Alt+Ctrl+	O
Outline Collapse	Alt+Shift+	-
Outline Collapse	Alt+Shift+	Num -
Outline Demote	Alt+Shift+	Right
Outline Expand	Alt+Shift+	=
Outline Expand	Alt+Shift+	Num +
Outline Master			View
Outline Move Down	Alt+Shift+	Down
Outline Move Up	Alt+Shift+	Up
Outline Promote	Alt+Shift+	Left
Outline Show First Line	Alt+Shift+	L
Overtype		Insert
Page	Alt+Ctrl+	P	View
Page Break	Ctrl+	Return
Page Down		Page Down
Page Down Extend	Shift+	Page Down
Page Field	Alt+Shift+	P
Page Numbers			Insert
Page Up		Page Up
Page Up Extend	Shift+	Page Up
Para Down	Ctrl+	Down
Para Down Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Down
Para Up	Ctrl+	Up
Para Up Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Up
Paste	Ctrl+	V
Paste	Shift+	Insert
Paste As Hyperlink			Edit
Paste Format	Ctrl+Shift+	V
Paste Special			Edit
Photo Editor Scan			Picture Menu
Post			Send To
Postcard Wizard			Tools
Present It			Send To
Prev Cell	Shift+	Tab
Prev Field	Shift+	F11
Prev Field	Alt+Shift+	F1
Prev Object	Alt+	Up
Prev Window	Ctrl+Shift+	F6
Prev Window	Alt+Shift+	F6
Print	Ctrl+	P
Print	Ctrl+Shift+	F12
Print Preview	Ctrl+	F2
Print Preview	Alt+Ctrl+	I
Proofing		F7
Properties			File
Protect Unprotect Document			Tools
Record Macro Toggle			Macro
Redo	Alt+Shift+	Backspace
Redo or Repeat	Ctrl+	Y	Edit
Redo or Repeat		F4	Edit
Redo or Repeat	Alt+	Return	Edit
Repeat Find	Shift+	F4
Repeat Find	Alt+Ctrl+	Y
Replace	Ctrl+	H	Edit
Reset Char	Ctrl+	Space
Reset Char	Ctrl+Shift+	Z
Reset Para	Ctrl+	Q
Revision Marks Toggle	Ctrl+Shift+	E
Right Para	Ctrl+	R
Routing Slip			Send To
Save	Ctrl+	S
Save	Shift+	F12
Save	Alt+Shift+	F2
Save As		F12	File
Save As Web Page			File
Schedule Meeting			Online Collaboration
Select All	Ctrl+	A	Edit
Select All	Ctrl+	Clear (Num 5)	Edit
Select All	Ctrl+	Num 5	Edit
Select Cell			Toolbar 32778
Select Column			Toolbar 32778
Select Row			Toolbar 32778
Select Table	Alt+	Clear (Num 5)	Toolbar 32778
Send to Fax			Send To
Send to Online Meeting Participants			Send To
Show All	Ctrl+Shift+	8
Show All Headings	Alt+Shift+	A
Show All Headings	Alt+Shift+	A
Show Heading1	Alt+Shift+	1
Show Heading2	Alt+Shift+	2
Show Heading3	Alt+Shift+	3
Show Heading4	Alt+Shift+	4
Show Heading5	Alt+Shift+	5
Show Heading6	Alt+Shift+	6
Show Heading7	Alt+Shift+	7
Show Heading8	Alt+Shift+	8
Show Heading9	Alt+Shift+	9
Show Hide			Help
Shrink Font	Ctrl+Shift+	,
Shrink Font One Point	Ctrl+	[
Shrink Selection	Shift+	F8
Small Caps	Ctrl+Shift+	K
Sort			Table
Space Para1	Ctrl+	1
Space Para15	Ctrl+	5
Space Para2	Ctrl+	2
Spike	Ctrl+Shift+	F3
Spike	Ctrl+	F3
Split			Table
Start of Column	Alt+	Page Up
Start of Column	Alt+Shift+	Page Up
Start of Doc Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Home
Start of Document	Ctrl+	Home
Start of Line		Home
Start of Line Extend	Shift+	Home
Start of Row	Alt+	Home
Start of Row	Alt+Shift+	Home
Start of Window	Alt+Ctrl+	Page Up
Start of Window Extend	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+	Page Up
Style	Ctrl+Shift+	S
Subscript	Ctrl+	=
Superscript	Ctrl+Shift+	=
Symbol			Insert
Symbol Font	Ctrl+Shift+	Q
Tabs			Format
Templates			Tools
Theme			Format
Thesaurus	Shift+	F7	Language
Time Field	Alt+Shift+	T
Toggle Field Display	Shift+	F9
Toggle Master Subdocs	Ctrl+	\
Tool	Shift+	F1
Toolbars			View
Un Hang	Ctrl+Shift+	T
Un Indent	Ctrl+Shift+	M
Underline	Ctrl+	U
Underline	Ctrl+Shift+	U
Undo	Ctrl+	Z
Undo	Alt+	Backspace
Unlink Fields	Ctrl+	6
Unlink Fields	Ctrl+Shift+	F9
Unlock Fields	Ctrl+	4
Unlock Fields	Ctrl+Shift+	F11
Update Auto Format	Alt+Ctrl+	U
Update Fields		F9
Update Fields	Alt+Shift+	U
Update Source	Ctrl+Shift+	F7
VBCode	Alt+	F11
Versions			File
Web			View
Web Go Back	Alt+	Left
Web Go Forward	Alt+	Right
Web Page Preview			File
Wizard			Table
Word Count			Tools
Word Left	Ctrl+	Left
Word Left Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Left
Word Perfect Help			Help
Word Right	Ctrl+	Right
Word Right Extend	Ctrl+Shift+	Right
Word Underline	Ctrl+Shift+	W

Its a very useful list which may come handy in many occasions. Take a print of it and keep it for your ready reference.