Yet another congress politician caught exposed lying and spreading misinformation

Yet another congress leader, Selja Kumar, has been exposed lying and making false statements to discredit an hindu temple and the BJP government.
This liar had claimed that during a visit to the Dwarkadheesh temple in 2013 (3 years back, when the congress was in power), she was asked her caste. She further made an irrelevant statement just to drag the modi government in the controversy by claiming that this was an extension of the gujrat model.


Her statement was refuted by the government by producing the visitors book of the temple where she had written that she had a good darshan and praised the temple administration for the excellent upkeep and maintenance of the premises.


Upon being further questioned whether she had raised the issue with Narendra Modi, then the Gujrat CM, or with Manmohan Singh, the then PM (whos is also from her own party), the lady refused to answer the question, saying that 'she preferred not to answer the question (perhaps sensing that after being badly exposed while lying, she would have been dragged further into the mess if she had lied further).
How a person can make unsubstantiated allegations of such a serious nature, denigrating a religion, a temple, the ruling party and the PM; and then refuse to answer cross-questions is beyond me.
This however smacks of a typical congress 'manufactured controversy' where just about any falsehood and misinformation is spread and the media fans the anti BJP/ anti Hindu fire.


A few questions to ponder over:
1. If the incident happened 3 years back, why did selja wait for 3 years to raise the issue?
2. Why did she make this claim now, when the BJP is in power, instead of when the incident actually happened, when the congress was in power?
3. Why didn't she raise the issue with the  congress government/ congress PM Manmohan Singh, when it was her own party? Surely with her own party in power, it would have been easier to address the issue.
4. Does this lady have any proof that this incident actually happened? How can we believe that she is not lying, when all the above points indicate that she is lying just to create a controversy and denigrate hindu institutions and show the BJP govt in a bad light (disregarding the fact that the BJP wasn't even in power in 2013, and it was her own party which was ruling) ?
5. If she is telling the truth, why did she refuse to answer questions on whether she raised the issue with the CM or PM? Perhaps because she is afraid of being entangled further in her web of lies.




The most important point for us, the common citizens of India, is how long we will tolerate this party of anti nationals and anti hindus, whose sole aim is to lie and fool their way into grabbing power (besides their usual ploy of minority appeasement and votebank politics).


With so many such examples being exposed of late, we Hindus need to understand the ground realities and see the true face of the congress and other secular parties; and avoid ever voting them (or other self proclaimed secularists) into power.

Another case of prestitution

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-outlook-apologises-to-rajnath-singh-says-he-never-called-modi-first-hindu-leader-in-800-years-2150610


Yet another case of presstitution and blatant disregard for all journalistic ethics and dropping all pretensions to objectivity - Outlook magazine on Monday night admitted to have 'erroneously' attributed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh Hindu leader remark which created a storm in Lok Sabha,

Muslim groups want minimum marital age scrapped

Yet another example of retrograde religious dogma's being contrary to the spirit of modern law and all principles of civilisation and enlightenment.
Muslim groups have demanded that the minimum age for marriage is against islam and needs to be scrapped, at least for muslims.
This demand was made in 2013 when the minority appeasing congress/ UPA government had firmly been in power for 9 years and their votebank politics had emboldened fanatical minority groups to make such unreasonable demands.


Had the BJP not won the elections, I wonder how much further these outrageous demands wold have gone and worse, the extent to which the congress/ UPA government would have bent over backwards to accommodate them, simply to retain the muslim votebank.


Link to the article - http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/muslim-groups-want-minimum-marital-age-scrapped/1/311127.html

Gender equality un-islamic and women fit only to bear children, says Muslim scholar

A sunni muslim religious scholar from Kerala, India, recently made this statement. According to this guy, gender equality is un-Islamic and that women can never equal men since they are fit only to have children.
The statement was made at a gathering of Muslim Students Federation and surprisingly not a single student objected to the remark or protested against it.
This 'muslim scholar' has demonstrated his regressive and backward mindset and ideology by earlier making statements against reservation for women (which he subsequently retracted as it threatened to snowball into a major controversy) and saying that co-education was a conspiracy to destroy islam.


What can you say about such a person and the religion? Are their thoughts and ideologies in harmony with a modern, civilised and progressive society?


What is worse is that there has been no uproar over this statement in the media or by 'secular' hindus or the so called liberals and self proclaimed intellectuals. Imagine any hindu leader making a statement even a fraction as outrageous as this and think of the furore and denunciations that would have followed, with all the blame being heaped on the BJP and Narendra Modi, besides generalising this and using this as an excuse to deride all hindus and Hinduism.


We need to beware of such regressive elements and the media which overlooks their acts, all in the name of 'secularism'.


Link to the article - http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kerala-sunni-leader-says-women-only-fit-to-deliver-children-calls-gender-equality-un-islamic-2149865

Lalu Yadav - a distinguished politician ???

I recently had an argument on facebook with a friend, who is from the congress traditional votebank, who took umbrage at my listing a few people, who were rewarded by Lallu Prasad yadav during the previous edition of Jungle Raaj, for composing songs and prayers on Lallu, writing articles praising Lallu, penning his biography etc.
Considering that this friend is a constituent of a votebank, it isn't surprising that he is anti BJP, but what was shocking to see him defend Lallu and address Lallu as 'one of the most distinguished politicians in india'.
I seriously wonder at how intolerant and ideologically fanatical these people are, that they prefer an illiterate, brazenly corrupt, blatantly communal and convicted criminal, whose brand of politics is overtly based on a regressive and dangerous combination of caste and religion. While we can deride the average bihari for voting into power Lallu and his acolytes, it is the support of such highly educated people for Lallu that is shocking, especially that they are so deadset against the BJP, that they will support anyone who is anti BJP.
It is so obvious that people like these prefer the votebank and populist policies of the congress and other pseudo secular parties over the BJP which espouses the cause of inclusive development that you wonder whether they are even worth taking along on the path to development and prosperity. These are the kind of guys who will always vote for the congress no matter what and defend the congress in all social forums; but the moment the BJP comes into power, they will start voicing expectations from the 1.5 year old BJP government which they never asked the congress to fulfil in the last 60 odd years. So, the fact that the congress is not even held accountable for not delivering on expectations (or even trying) in the last 60 years and even though the BJP has initiated steps for good governance, the BJP is straightaway criticised for not doing enough, without even giving the initiatives enough time to deliver results.
It is perhaps best to remind such people that they are better off in India than in neighbouring countries where the plight of their brethren is worse than animals, with minorities being routinely attacked, women regularly abducted, gangraped and forcibly converted to islam, ingoing displays of a complete disregard for and blatant voilition of minority rights etc.
In the end, for our nation to develop, the majority must understand that Indian tolerance and secularism are a legacy of the inherent peace loving hindu nature, and that the hindu spirit of accommodation and working hard is the only way to become achieve economic and social progress. If minorities are patriotic and want to march forward, in tandem, with the majority, they are welcome to do so and enjoy the benefits of development. If however minorities choose to always undermine steps for national security and development, they will be left behind and the blame will be solely theirs.

Lallu's son makes mistakes twice while being sworn in as a minister in charge of 3 portfolios

Lallu has extracted his pound of flesh from nitish kumar by getting one of his (lallu's) sons elected as the Deputy CM and another inducted in the cabinet in charge of 3 ministries.
While the Lallu + nitish + congress' (opportunistic and morally dubious) combine's victory is actually a victory of the regressive and dangerous brand of caste and religion politics over the inclusive developmental and good governance plank that formed the bedrock of the BJP's campaign, and highlights how deeply entrenched casteism, regionalism and selfish interests of small groups is in the psyche of Bihar (at the expense of national issues and sentiments); the selection of family members exposes how these 3 parties look at politics as a heredity profession and provides an indicator of how all 3 are planning to exploit their mandate by enriching and empowering their own families/ caste groups.
A portent of what was to come was served when tej pratap, one of lallu's sons (a 9th grade passout), made not one but two mistakes while being sworn in. He finally got it right in the third try. One of the mistakes tej pratap made was to say 'upekshit (neglected)' instead of 'apekshit (expected)', perhaps understandable given the brand of caste politics Lallu plays in Bihar.
If this is any indicator of things to come, the people of Bihar are looking at another spell of jungle raj and can say good bye to all hopes of economic and social development and good governance (the brunt of which will unfortunately be borne by other states which will see unabated migration from Bihar).
The people of bihar have called this calamity upon themselves and regardless of how much the nation will progress under Narendra Modi ji, Bihar doesn't seem destined to see 'acche din' for quite some time.


Link to the article on lallu's son making mistakes during the swearing in ceremony:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-watch-when-lalu-prasad-yadav-s-son-messed-up-his-oath-2147258

Was Tendulkar a selfish player ??

In the last India-South Africa one dayer, where India were steamrolled by the South African juggernaut, Rahane was the one standout player. He was the only batsman to stand up to what is arguably one of the best pace attacks in the world and while he played an excellent innings, what made the innings memorable for me personally was that it brought back memories of my childhood icon, Sachin Tendulkar, a player who my generation grew up watching - in the 1990’s and 2000’s – a period when he played his heart out for the country and was often a one man army, the only one standing between India and yet another humiliating defeat (or improbable victory, depending on how you look at it).


Tendulkar’s greatness lay not in his scores or his strike rate (both of which were phenomenal, especially by the standards of his time) but for what he represented i.e the one ray of hope for the billion denizens of India, on whose shoulders rested the hopes of an entire nation – akin to an ancient gladiator who fought not just for his own life but for the sake of the pride of his whole country – which afforded all of us a brief spell of vicarious pleasure and the feeling of being world beaters while Sachin stood tall at the crease and defied some of the fastest and wiliest bowlers of his era.
Tendulkar’s immense talent and commitment was most often demonstrated in the way he made the impossible seem within our grasp; allowing us success starved Indians a few rare moments of joy and optimism, in the belief that Tendulkar, with his super human cricketing ability, would single-handedly make up for the shortcomings of the rest of the team and deliver the most unlikeliest of victories.
The true measure of Tendulkar’s success was that he actually managed to do this in almost every match and delivered the team right next to victory’s door.


People from my generation or those who followed cricket in the decades of 1990 and 2000 have endearing memories of India going on overseas tours and our bowlers getting walloped and our batsmen coming out to chase scores of 270-280 (the present day equivalent of which would be 330-340).
A frequent setting for such a chase would be in Australia, with the Aussie bowling attack led by some exceptional fast bowlers, aided by excellent fielders (and sledgers) and often umpires as well (the likes of steve randell – who was arrested for paedophilia, Darryl hair, Darryl harper). Chasing under lights, our first couple of batsmen would scratch around for a few before succumbing meekly, at which stage Sachin would walk in (stride is not the right word – it denotes arrogance – while Sachin has always been a humble and self-effacing person) – in front of a baying crowd and a pumped up aussie attack – and immediately restore India’s dominance by playing an array of strokes and running like a hare between the wickets.
The only support left for Tendulkar would be the lower middle order and the match would invariably culminate with the lower order folding up or Sachin falling towards the fag end – and others being unable to close out the game (which is why the term ‘snatching defeat from the jaws of victory’ was quite frequently used by our newspapers in those days).


To understand the magnitude of Tendulkar’s achievements, it is necessary to understand that in those days, scores of 225 were eminently defendable and even 200 defended frequently. 250 was considered a winning score, with 300 being almost unheard of.
There was also the psychological pressure created by very few teams having chased down relatively high scores – thereby giving the impression that the score was unattainable and no one had done it before (while nowadays there have been so many successful chases of high scores that teams aren’t demoralised as they know it has been done quite a few times before).
In the last 10 off years however, a lot of things have changed; primary amongst them being cricket becoming a much higher scoring game, aided by flat pitches and batsmen friendly rules, the emergence of neutral umpires and the retirement of some all-time great bowlers (aussies, saffers, pakis etc). The obvious (and intended) result of these changes was that matches have become high scoring affairs and nowadays even 300+ scores are chased down with monotonous frequency.
Additionally, in earlier times, teams defending scores enjoyed a much higher percentage of wins than did teams chasing, while over the past 8-10 years, there has been a marked improvement in the success ratio of teams chasing – to the extent that a lot of teams nowadays prefer chasing as a matter of strategy - secure in the belief that their batsmen can chase down even scores in excess of 300.


People who have started following cricket in the last 7-8 years are so used to this state of affairs that it is impossible for them to fathom the magnitude of the seemingly unsurmountable difficulties faced by sides of the 1990’s in chasing 270-280.
It is often these people, brought up on a staple diet of 300+ scores, who criticise Tendulkar for not being a match-winner, a player who was selfish and played for personal records and whose centuries never ensured Indian victory. As proof for these malicious and baseless allegations is made the statement that India did not win a lot of matches where Tendulkar did well, implying that Tendulkar’s selfishness and craving for personal glory made him play in a manner contrary to the team’s needs, thereby depriving the team of victory.


Rahane’s innings in this match not only reminded me of Sachin’s one-man efforts in an earlier era but also brought a flash of realisation where I recollected that Tendulkar made all those runs in precisely the same circumstances, in causes which would be considered lost right at the outset by most teams, and yet managed to get India tantalisingly close to the finish line. Hardly anyone else in the team supported him and had some of our batsmen been just average or our bowlers less profligate, we would have won a lot more matches.


People who are unaware of the context of the cricketing standards of those times will find it well nigh impossible to understand the significance of Tendulkar’s contributions or why he was placed on a pedestal and considered to arguably be the best of his era (quite a few considered Lara to be the best).

I hope this article helps them understand the background, and if not actually appreciate and commend, then at least refrain from levelling false accusations of selfishness against Tendulkar.

Talaq through whatsapp

That Whatsapp is a very popular app and one of the most widely used in daily life by most people the world over is well known. People nowadays even use whatsapp for not just personal chats but also for business communication. Besides, whatsapp is also used for networking and by groups of friends (school, college, locality, company etc) to stay in touch.
But just when you thought that people had exhausted all the possible ways in which to use whatsapp, news comes in that a novel use has been found for whatsapp, a use hitherto unimaginable. Whatsapp has proved its versatility by becoming the means of communication for divorcing wives.


To explain the background - muslims in India are governed by their own civil law, which is based on the sharia and is divergent with the otherwise progressive laws enacted in India in recent years. These muslim civil laws not only treat women as second class members of the society but also deny women many rights which are considered basic in most other communities/ religions.
One of these glaring instances of discrimination and regression is the use of the triple talaq, whereunder a muslim man can divorce his wife, without any reason whatsoever or having to explain his decision and completely free from any liability to pay alimony or other form of maintenance - by just uttering the word 'talaq' 3 times.
That is it. Nothing else needed. When you are tired of your wife, you just say talaq thrice and you can then throw her out of your house, wash your hands of all responsibility for her and are free to add to your quota of wives.
To add to the injustice and unreasonableness of it all, this only works for men i.e women cannot divorce their husbands similarly.


A well educated and fairly well to do NRI youth from Kerala divorced his wife of 10 days by using whatsapp without even bothering to come down to India. Talk of convenient divorces and transcending the barriers of physical presence, geographical distances and legal hurdles - all through the wonders of modern technology.
Link - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-nri-man-sends-talaq-shocker-to-wife-on-whatsapp/


I have enumerated below some of the numerous points that are disturbing and unjust about this case:
1. What would you say of a religion which tramples upon women's rights in this way?
2. In a democratic country, where women are accorded equal rights, why is it that the compulsions of minority appeasement politics have allowed the existence of regressive laws which treat women like second class persons who are clearly discriminated against and considered secondary to the men from that religion?
3. What kind of mindset is prevalent amongst the men of this religion, who inspite of being educated, take advantage of such regressive laws to satisfy their carnal lust and destroy the lives of women in this manner?
4. The man also took a hefty dowry, as is the common norm. Minority religious and political leaders have been silent on this aspect as well.
5. The man compared his wife to an apple, saying that after eating an apply, why would a man east the same fruit everyday? How regressive, perverted and sadistic is this? This also highlights the fact that such regressive religious practices make women not only secondary to men, they also drive an attitude where women are looked only as sex objects (compared to fruits which a man like a variety of).


Most disheartening has been the reaction of our media and the common hindus who have completely ignored this issues, instead of supporting the introduction of a common civil code.


I hope the BJP takes up the issue of  common civil code for the betterment of women from all sections of the society and to ensure that women from all religions are accorded minimum rights in front of the law.

What happens when you hurt religious sentiments of muslims

Our secular media has been ad nauseum covering the killing of a muslim man in dadri. The criticism ranged from
1) whether people can be stopped from eating what they want and
2) whether a cow's life is more valuable than he life of a man to
3) the cow being just another animal and not everyone considering it to be holy or their mother.


A few questions and thoughts always bother me whenever I hear these foolish, biased and misleading questions asked with malafide intentions, designed to obfuscate the main issue by introducing irrelevant topics.


A few rejoinders to these questions that I have come up with and I would appreciate if you could continue adding to it:
1. The question is whether people can be similarly stopped from reading what they prefer or watching plays that they like. We had cases of books like Taslima Nasreen's Lajja and Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses being banned because they were considered unislamic and because muslims resorted to violence and destruction. Was there outrage even a fraction of what we see in the dadri case?
2. The counter question would be whether a mere book or a few pages are worth more than the lives of all those killed over the burning of the kuran. If muslims and our seculars have so far justified the killing of people over the kuran being burnt or torn (even innocent people who were not concerned with it at all or people in a country other than where the case too place), then do they have any moral right to question hindus in this case.
3. If a muslim killing people because the kuran was burnt or torn is justified on the grounds that the kuran is sacred to the muslims, isn't the same reason valid for hindus as well and shouldn't the same consideration be extended to the religious sentiments of hindus?


Considering all the above, why is it that there is outrage over one muslims man being killed and collective silence (and even support and justification) for muslims riots and violence over kuran burnings and mohammed cartoons?


Hindus should understand the entire context of these issues and controversies created by a hypocritical and pseudo secular media and stop being defensive over matters of religion.

Mulayam singhs SP to field Ranveer Sena founder’s son in bihar elections

The TOI (let) has just reported that Mulayam Yadav's Samajwadi Party has fielded the son of the founder of Ranveer Sena, in the forthcoming Bihar elections.


Wonder what happened to all the bombastic talk about being the protectors of lower castes? It seems that mulla mulayam is now doing the same thing that he has been accusing the BJP of doing.




Link - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/SP-fields-Ranveer-Sena-founders-son-from-Tarari/articleshow/49173553.cms

4 year old girl killed by her father because her head was not covered and hence was 'unislamic'

A few days back, a 4 year old girl was killed by her father for not covering her head. While having food, the little girls dupatta slipped off her head and she did not realise it, wherefore her father (should he be called a father ? ) repeatedly threw her on the ground and killed her.






Now this is the kind of news item which should draw condemnation and coverage - because religious fanaticism and regressive religious strictures have led to the violent death of poor child, that too at the hands of her own father.






But guess what - our secular media is so busy covering the dadri incident that this was just mentioned in a brief article, just once, and it has been completely forgotten ever since.






Look at the number of things wrong here - a man brain washed enough to kill his own 4 year old child (which indicates he could be a potential terrorist), a regressive religion which refuses to evolve with the times and denies women basic rights, the lack of coverage by the mainstream media, the failure of religious leaders/ ordinary people/ UP government to condemn the incident, the lack of outrage from our intelligentsia and even ordinary hindus etc etc etc.






Is it then any wonder why a large section of our population is prey to the votebank politics practised by the congress for decades?




Link to the article - http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/up-father-kills-4-yr-old-daughter-for-failing-to-cover-her-head/story-BI8kzSy9zKvcolEVnuNdTK.html

Farhan akhtar's statement on the dadri killings

As per news reports, Farhan Akhtar has condemned the dadri killings. I wonder why he has never bothered to similarly condemn the killings of thousands of Sikhs and hindus at the hands of muslims and congress mobs. Or issued statements on the numerous riots where hindus are killed.


Does he have objections only when a muslim is killed? Is the killing is hindus and Sikhs justified as per him (or explained away by making statements about both communities being equally responsible or pointing to incidents when muslims where killed)?


Incredible double standards. And sadly he isn't the exception...

Dadri killing vs genocide of kashmiri pandits and massacre of sikhs - double standards

The double standards of our 'secular' and 'liberal' intelligentsia and even the ordinary people becomes apparent when we compare their outrage over the dadri killing and compare it with their reaction (or lack of it) over the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Kashmir pandits and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984.
One man is killed and all these secular guys and media have been shouting for days altogether but there was hardly any outrage over the atrocities on Kashmiri pandits or Sikhs.
Even our intelligentsia, comprising of renowned liberal writers, academicians, artistes etc who have been prompt to return their awards in protest against the dadri killing were remarkably silent in the two analogies mentioned above or during other acts of communal violence.


We need to think about the reasons for their double standards by trying to analyse the differences between the two cases. One was the scale of violence and destruction - what the Kashmiri pandits and Sikhs faced was of unimaginable magnitude and the killings numbered thousands while in dadri, one person was killed - but the outrage, instead of being a thousand times more, is hardly a fraction of what we are seeing now.
The one other difference between the two analogies, and one which will explain the selective outrage, is the perpetrators and the victims.
In dadri, the victim was a muslim and the killers hindus. In the other two cases, the killers were muslims and the thousands of people killed were Sikhs and hindus.


This clearly demonstrates the bias prevalent amongst our secular and liberal countrymen and should make us question them on whether they consider one muslim life more valuable than the lives of thousands of hindu and Sikh lives.


A question no one is asking them and one they are not willing to answer...

India beats USA and China in FDI - another feather in Modi and BJP's hat

http://time.com/4055183/india-fdi-greenfield-top-rank-u-s-china/#4055183/india-fdi-greenfield-top-rank-u-s-china/

India has now overtaken traditional economic powerhouses like US and China and become the top global destination for foreign direct investment in greenfield projects.

This is yet another feather in the BJP governments hat, under the capable setwardship of our honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi - a testament to the excellent work done by Narendra Modi in just over a year and a major achievement, one which sadly has been given very little coverage in Indian newspapers.

If the BJP government could achieve so much in just over a year, just imagine where our country would have been had they (or the erstwhile Jan Sangh) ruled the country since independence.


 

Selective outrage over killings in the name of religion

A couple of days back, a muslim man was killed by a mob for allegedly eating beef. The incident occured not far from the capital and has generated a lot of media attention, with the usual suspects using this as an excuse to claim that religious discrimination and communal violence has increased multifold since the BJP formed government.

Whilst the killing of this person (or any other innocent person) is of course wrong, we need to ask why the media selectively covers such news items and also why there is outrage only when a muslim is attacked/ killed and collective silence when hindus are the affected community.

To highlight this, i will share a couple of examples:
1. The world over, we have seen numerous instances when muslims have killed people for buring the kuran or 'insulting' islam (drawing cartons, criticising islam etc). There has been no outrage about this and most muslims in fact even justify the killings (there were many posts defending the recent Charlie Hebdo killings).
2. There have been numerous instances in pakistan where minorities have been falsely accused of insulting islam and lynched by mobs.
3. Even in India, there have been numerous instances where muslims have started riots, killed hindus and the government then imposes martial law and deploys paramilitary forces, which ensures that there isnt any retaliatory violence. After sometime, the situation calms down and things resume as before; untill the next riots when the same cycle is repeated. Why isnt there any widespread condemnation of the repeated violence committed by muslims?
4. Another point about the media coverage is that usually when muslims start violence, the media usually balances the reporting by suggesting (sometimes wrongly) that both parties were equally culpable and highlighting previous instances of hindus attacking muslims - all in an effort to underplay muslim aggression and demonstrate that hindus are equally violent. However in cases where Hindus kill even one person, the whole stance changes to portraying muslims as victims of unbridled hindu aggression.


While we should not justify violent actions committed by anyone, we do need to call out and expose the intellectual hypocrisy and ideological double standards, whereunder numerous instances of minority aggression are swept under the carpet (and dismissed as minor/ routine incidents) but even an isolated instance of hindus resorting to violence is blown out of proportion and depicted as being part of a wider pattern of state sponsored progroms and hindu atrocities against minorities (when in reality it is the other way round).

As intelligent and thinking individuals, we need to question why this is so.

Difference between the cases of Yakub Memon and Sadhavi Pradnya

A couple of months earlier when Yakub Memon was hanged, there was outrage amongst a large section of self proclaimed liberal intellectuals and pseudo seculars.
A couple of them had sought to draw parallels between yakub memon and Sadhavi Pradnya, in a blatant attempt to deliberately confuse issues and wrongly portray that minorities are being victimised in BJP led India. These terrorist supporters had resorted to lies, falsehood and manipulation of facts to make a case for defending yakub memon, where none existed,


I have mentioned below a few reasons why the comparison is completely invalid and such charges of bias against minorities groundless:
1. Yakun memon was guilty of conspiring to conduct terrorist activities against India and attack the country, with the intent of killing hindus.
Sadhavi Pradnya has not been found guilty; forget being found guilty, even a chargesheet has not been filed against her even though she has been in jail for 6 or 7 years now.
2. There was plenty of evidence against yakub memon, basis which the court had sentenced him to death.
In Sadhavi Pradnya's case, there doesn't seem to be any evidence at all, because even a chargesheet has not been filed in the last 6-7 years.
3. While Yakub memon was in jail, the judicial process was followed very thoroughly and he was permitted all the legal recourses that are the right of any accused in a democracy. Even his mercy petitions were duly considered each time he made them. His conviction was based on facts and solid evidence of his complicity in the terror attacks.
In Sadhavi Pradnya's case, there are only allegations. She has been in jail for 6-7 years now and her trial has not even started simply because there is no evidence or proof to file a chargesheet against her.


Considering all the above points, it is obvious that the comparison is a fallacious one and made by terrorist supporters, whose allegations are motivated by religious hatred rather than being based on facts and proof.


As ordinary but loyal and patriotic Indian citizens, it is our duty to keep ourselves aware of such cases, so as to be able to recognise the devious designs of terrorist supporters who stay in our country but whose loyalties lie elsewhere and ensure that continue to support the BJP government in its fight against terrorism.

Indict Muslims who wed off minor girls: Gujarat high court

An excellent case of judicial activism for the greater common good and ensure protection of the rights of the most vulnerable class of society - who have been denied basic rights by their religion and do not find recourse in law.


In a supposedly modern society, which is also the world's largest democracy and claims to be committed ensuring women's and children's rights, it is sad to see regressive traditions being carried on to this day.


Most other religions have evolved over the past few decades and are now at a stage where a lot of discriminatory practices have been forsaken. But in this case, the fear of violence and compulsions of minority votebank politics had ensured that no action was taken in cases where minor girls were married off.


It is good to see that under the BJP government, all religions are treated equally and no one is given special treatment on religious grounds, which has created an atmosphere where such societal ills and regressive traditions are being curbed.


May we see more of such judicial activism, leading a clean-up not just in the case of Islamic traditions but also in Hindusim and Christianity.


The link to the article is - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indict-Muslims-who-wed-off-minor-girls-Gujarat-high-court/articleshow/49097522.cms

Modi is the best leader with best policies since independence - says Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch has now gone on record saying that Indian PM Narendra Modi is the best leader India has had since independence.


It is very heartening to see that the good work and extra ordinary efforts to develop the nation that has been put in by the BJP government, under the capable leadership of Narendra Modi) is now being acknowledged even by people outside India.


The sad part is that pseudo seculars and minority vote banks still refuse to accept that Mode and the BJP are doing a great job and are best suited to rule the country and instead resort to lies and paltering with facts to mislead ordinary Indians into believing that the BJP isn't doing a good job.


Praise from neutral observers and great businessmen like Rupert Murdoch goes a long way into defeating the viciously negative misinformation campaign that congress and its pseudo secular allies in the media have launched against the BJP and Narendra Modi.


Link to the article - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Best-leader-with-best-policies-since-independence-media-honcho-Rupert-Murdoch-tweets/articleshow/49100300.cms

Pakistan lost 1965 war with India

The 1965 Indo-Pak war ended with a negotiated ceasefire, leaving the Pakistani leadership with plenty of space to manipulate facts and manoeuvre public opinion into deluding themselves that they had won the war.
The fact of the matter is that despite of element of surprise and the advantage afforded by making the first strike, equipped with the latest state of the art weapons and heavy artillery (supplied gratis by America), pakistan still couldn't not defeat India conclusively; and rather found itself in the rather embarrassing situation of having lost almost thrice the territory they managed to capture (and had it not been for the timely ceasefire, their territorial, personnel and material losses would have been considerably higher).


The advantages pakistan enjoyed were further compounded by corresponding weaknesses in India's ability to wage a war, most notable amongst these being:
1. India was still recovering from a humiliating defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian war.
2. India was in the process of overhauling its military equipment and hardware and training officers and soldiers
3. Indian infantry and air force were still stuck with older  varieties of tanks and planes, handing pakistan a straight advantage (by virtue of pakistan possessing American supplied sabre aircraft and patton tanks)
4. India had to first negate and then overcome the element of surprise, in a war they were unprepared and ill-equipped for.
5. Indian political leadership was not the most decisive, bold or even realistic (best exemplified by Nehru and his 'I have instructed the Indian army to throw them out' remark on the Chinese intrusions in the 1962 war) 


In spite of all the above, pakistan still claimed victory and their history textbooks teach children of the 'glorious victory', which the general public, in their deluded, celebrates every year (rather like a rat which has had to run to its hole but still believes it has bested the cat).


Now, a Pakistani scholar has at last accepted reality and urged his fellow pakistanis to accept facts and face the truth, rather than fooling themselves into believing that victory was theirs.


This honest Pakistani gentleman has accepted that pakistan lost the war - an assertion which is backed by most neutral accounts of the war, all of whom concur that pakistan was completely on the backfoot in the final stages of the war and that they were struggling to hold on to their territory, for which they had to take assistance from China and open backdoor diplomatic channels to request the americans to pressurise India for a ceasefire (failing which pakistans defeat would have been certain and total).


For those who are interested, the link to the article is given below (note also that this link of from an UAE newspaper, which ceteris paribus would be inclined to support the Pakistani viewpoint).


http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/pakistan-lost-terribly-in-the-1965-war-with-india-1.1578642


A final note - this proves that the BJP government was justified in recently celebrating the 50th anniversary of the war to mark a great victory, contrary to claims by certain 'liberal intellectuals' that the war was a stalemate.

Presstitutes - the latest example showcasing their lack of ethics and neutrality

Further to the article shared in a blog yesterday - on Gujarat being the most business friendly state as per a World Bank study - imagine my surprise when I found that the article was nowhere to be found in the websites of TOI and Indian Express. What should have been front page news has been relegated not just to the second or third pages but right back to the anonymous sections of their websites.
Deccan Herald is even worse. Their headline is about Karnataka being amongst the laggards in terms of business friendliness, with the bit about BJP topping mentioned as a one line side note in small print.


Our so called 'mainstream' newspapers are blatantly displaying how they play to their vested interests and downplay any good news about the BJP government and its work; while at the same time not stopping shy of manipulating facts to show the government in negative light - all pretensions to fair, unbiased and investigative journalism be damned.


No wonder General V.K Singh referred to them as presstitutes, which is an apt description given how these newspapers forsake journalistic ethics and sell their integrity and character for money and shamelessly support the Congress/ pseudo secular agenda.


The credibility of these newspapers was always questionable at best and has in recent times reached a new nadir.


The country and the majority of its peace loving and law abiding citizens might be enjoying acche din but for Indian journalism, it is sad days indeed.

Robert Vadra claims that he doesnt want exemption from frisking at airports

And now Robert Vadra, the Gandhi son in law is taking the moral high horse and claiming that his deepest desire is to have his name taken off the list of VVIPs exempt from the no frisking list in Indian airports.
If he indeed wanted this, I wonder why he did not make this request when the congress was in power and slightest wish was immediately fulfilled by the government.


Link - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/want-to-add-white-tape-on-my-name-in-vvip-list-robert-vadra/

Further validation of the Gujarat Model

News has just come in that Gujrat has been ranked the best Indian state for business by the World Bank.
Link - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gujarat-ranked-best-indian-state-for-business-by-world-bank/


This serves as a tight slap on the collective face of all those self proclaimed intellectuals and left leaning liberals, who no matter how dubious their qualifications, were criticising the Gujrat model. That their criticism was not based on economic grounds or supported by facts is a different matter - what is more concerning is that these so called thought leaders of Indian society were willing to let their ideological and anti Hindu bias cloud their professional judgements and statements, whereunder anything associated with the BJP or Hinduism became ipso facto a mater of derision.


Unless anyone now thinks that the World Bank has been bribed by the BJP for a favourable report or that the people running the World Bank are RSS stooges, such false criticism of Gujrats economic development and the exemplary work done by Modi ji falls flat on its face and the so called experts do not have a leg to stand on.


The one learning from this is to take all criticism from traditional BJP baiters and minorities with a pinch of salt, because as has been proved time and again, they will manipulate facts and resort to falsehoods to discredit the BJP government and run down their accomplishments.

A study in contrast - Indian response to Chinese military intrusions under the Congress and the BJP

For those of you who noticed, a couple of days back, Indian soldiers demolished a hut constructed by the Chinese army. The hut was constructed 1.5 kms inside Indian territory and was equipped with a camera, apparently to track movement of Indian troops and also bolster China's claim on sovereign Indian territory.


Link - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/face-off-in-ladakh-commanders-to-meet-today-as-india-demolishes-chinese-hut/


The demolition led to a face off between Indian and Chinese troops, subsequently defused by a meeting between commanders from the 2 countries.


Compare this with the timid reaction of the Congress governments to previous Chinese intrusions, come of which were far more bold and provocative. Our army had to keep quiet in the face of lack of support from the Congress governments, which lacked the courage and self pride to respond to these blatant and brazen attacks on our national territory and integrity.
I distinctly recall a more than usual audacious mass intrusion at the beginning of last year, which was swept under the carpet by the Congress government, dismissing it as a 'minor issue'.


And see the difference now that we have in place a truly nationalistic and patriotic government, headed by people who truly love their motherland and have the self respect and courage to defend our country.
Expecting this from the congress would anyway be unrealistic because their whole political approach is based on minority appeasement and caste-oriented policies, so economic and social development or national pride and security are non priority issues for them.


If we don't appreciate and give credit to the BJP where they truly deserve it, we might very well have a situation in the next elections where the majority votes will be split and the Congress might once again cobble together a coalition government, with support from other selfish, corrupt and pseudo secular parties - which will once again take us back to the days when India was a pushover and subject to numerous aggressive moves.


It is for us ordinary Indians to see these small differences that the BJP government has made in a multitude of ways and appreciate the work they have done so far and the motivation of love for motherland which is driving their efforts.


So let us continue to strengthen the BJP and stand solidly behind them, as they continue their untiring efforts to take the nation to the top.

Fatwa on AR Rahman for making a movie on mohammad

Just read in TOI (let) that a Sunni Muslim group has issued a fatwa against music director A R Rahman and Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi for their movie 'Muhammad - messenger of God'.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mumbai-group-issues-fatwa-against-A-R-Rahman-Majidi-for-Prophet-film/articleshow/48928931.cms


Look at the sudden and complete silence from all those people who call the BJP government 'Ban-chod' and compare this with the outrage evoked when any Hindu religious leader makes any statement about hindu sentiments being hurt)....


Also, no one is talking about a regressive and bigoted religious organisation assuming extra judicial powers and openly issuing threats of violence in a case where the government has already taken a decision as per the due process laid down.


Also, when movies insulting, denigrating or mocking the Hindu religion and its Gods are made, people shout about freedom of speech and expression; while any protests against such movies are denounced as fascists attacks by hindu fanatics on the fundamental right of freedom of speech.


Or is it that freedom of speech is only when the Hindu religion is insulted; and when other religions are involved, the buzzwords are:
a) 'respect all religions'
b) 'be sensitive to the religious sentiments of minorities'
c) 'freedom or speech is not absolute and doesnt give anyone the right to insult god' .
d) The most shocking argument when other religions are involved is one which involves direct threats on the lines of 'if people are offended, some people might lose control and resort to violence and destruction' , in effect threatening to retaliate with violence and also justifying violence as excusable.




Lastly, the sunni muslim organisation issuing the fatwa is raza academy, an academy which has a long history of supporting fanatical elements and extremist ideology, all under the guise of safeguarding minority rights, which the previous minority appeasing congress governments had always turned a bling eye to.
Just to refresh memories, the raza academy was the one which organised the azad maidan protests which quickly devolved into a full scale riot, where policemen were assaulted, policewomen molested, police arms stolen, hindu idols descreated and monuments to national heroes destroyed.
Another case I can recall without having to google was in bhiwandi where the raza academy orgainsed riots leading to a few policemen being burnt alive.


It is to rectify all the issues mentioned above that we need to support the BJP and reject minority appeasing and votebank pandering pseudo secular parties like the congress. NCP, RJP, SP, BSP, JD(U), TMC, CPI and other Leftist parties etc.
Otherwise the day isn't far when the violent minority will overwhelm the peaceful majority in terms of numbers and we will suffer the same fate as hindus in pakistan or Bangladesh.

One rank one pension policy in India - who started the whole problem?

In the last few months, there has been a lot of politics and news coverage over the non-implementation of the One rank one pension policy for Indian soldiers.


A casual google search on the background of the issue made me aware that India did follow this policy until the 1970's and that it was Indira Gandhi who arbitrarily stopped this policy, thereby creating a controversy that still rages to this day.


So, my friends, this is one more in the long list of follies committed by the Congress governments and directly attributable to the Nehru-Gandhi family (the Kashmir issue, minority appeasement etc being some of the others), for which the country continues to suffer decades thereafter.


On a parting note, it is ironic that the congress is now blaming the BJP for not implementing the policy in 1 year, when they themselves did nothing for the 10 years that they were in power before this.
And if you look since the 1970's, it has all been congress rule except for 2 extremely short lived governments led by Morarji Desai and VP Singh and a 5 year term by the BJP under Vajpayee (in 1999).

An imperceptible change brought about by one year of BJP sarkar

One intangible change brought about by one year of BJP Sarkar is anti national elements residing within India, who during congress rule were brazen about where their loyalties lay, are now definitely fearful about displaying their anti-India tendencies.


To take just one example, during last years Independence day, a school in Kerela cancelled their independence day celebration because they were afraid of muslim fundamentalists who were against the celebrations/ hoisting of the Indian flag.
This year however, even the usually regressive and fanatic deoband seminary has issued a fatwa asking muslims to celebrate independence day.


This is a major change in mindset, caused by the positive and strong pro-India actions of the BJP government in the previous year, which have sent a clear signal to all anti national sections that for the BJP, the nations security is paramount and that threats to India or challenges to Indian self respect will not be tolerated.
This marks a big turnaround, where at least traitors within India are now afraid to openly show their anti India tendencies; and it should be seen as a welcome (but small) step towards securing security for the nation and for the majority of the peace loving and law abiding population of India.


Let us support the BJP government in its effort to strengthen India, secure its security and boundaries and march along the path to prosperity and well being.




P.S:
There are still a lot of points which should be causes of major concern, as enumerated below, but they are the topic of a separate blogpost in themselves, and we wont get into those details for now.
1. Why do people need to be told to celebrate independence day? Arent they happy that the country they live in got its independence? Or do their loyalties lie elsewhere?
2. The fatwa is most likely a hogwash, just to bend with the wind for now and then raise again when the time is appropriate (i.e when the congress is back in power). Will the majority be fooled by this tokenism?
3. Newspapers gave the barest possible coverage to last years incident, when it should have been headline news and the traitors punished stringently. This year however, the tokenism was hyped up and made frontline news, thereby demonstrating their ideological double standards and political bias. Can we trust such newspapers?

Yoga classes in Singapore

Over the last 15 odd years, a lot of my friends, well wishers and mentors have suggested that I try Yoga to calm myself, learn to relax and control my anger.
Now I have always been one of those rough and tough guys who exercise everyday and maintain a balanced diet but are undisciplined  in terms of lifestyle and abuse my body constantly, so I would usually scoff at their advise and at times, make fun of them.


However as age catches up with me, and as I realise with each passing day that my body cannot take as much as it could earlier; I have slowly started realising the importance of mental peace by being calm, composed, relaxed and in control of my emotions all the time, and started practising Yoga over the last 2 years.


While I myself practice Pranayam at home, I was checking whether there are free/ at-cost Yoda classes offered by organisations whose aim is to help people rather than making money (which means I ignore all those classes teaching hot yoga etc) - similar to an old uncle in my home city of Mumbai who used to conduct 2 week long classes for a nominal fee of Rs 250 (that's around SGD 6).
To my surprise, I found that there actually are a few organisations who conduct Yoga classes in various parts of Singapore, at no or nominal cost.


While I myself spent a considerable amount of time in googling various classes, checking the websites etc, for the benefit of others (to save time and effort), I have listed below links to websites of a few such organisations:

http://www.yoganikam.org/basic-course.php

http://www.brahmakumaris.org/singapore/whereweare/center

http://anandamarga.org.sg/our-schedule/

http://www.singaporemeditation.org/index.php/meditation-classes

http://www.singaporemeditation.org/index.php/meditation-classes

I hope this is useful to at least a few people around who are looking to learn Yoga to improve their health and quality of life.


If anyone has information on more such classes, please do share.

Microsoft Word 2010 Keyboard shortcuts

MS Word is perhaps the second most commonly used Microsoft tool (after excel). Knowledge of keyboard shortcuts of MC Word 2010 will save users considerable amount of time while working on word documents and formatting them. Most users are not even aware of the different utilities/ options/ functions that MS Word offers, so hopefully the below shortcuts will help all of you in your day to day work and improve your efficiency.

Microsoft Office basics

Display and use windows

To do this	Press
Switch to the next window.	ALT+TAB
Switch to the previous window.	ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Close the active window.	CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.	ALT+F5
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.	F6
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).	SHIFT+F6
When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.	CTRL+F6
Switch to the previous window.	CTRL+SHIFT+F6
Maximize or restore a selected window.	CTRL+F10
Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.	PRINT SCREEN
Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.	ALT+PRINT SCREEN

Use dialog boxes

To do this	Press
Move to the next option or option group.	TAB
Move to the previous option or option group.	SHIFT+TAB
Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.	CTRL+TAB
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.	Arrow keys
Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box.	SPACEBAR
Select an option; select or clear a check box.	ALT+ the letter underlined in an option
Open a selected drop-down list.	ALT+DOWN ARROW
Select an option from a drop-down list.	First letter of an option in a drop-down list
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.	ESC
Run the selected command.	ENTER

Use edit boxes within dialog boxes

An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path of a folder.

To do this	Press
Move to the beginning of the entry.	HOME
Move to the end of the entry.	END
Move one character to the left or right.	LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Move one word to the left.	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move one word to the right.	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Select or unselect one character to the left.	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select or unselect one character to the right.	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select or unselect one word to the left.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select or unselect one word to the right.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry.	SHIFT+HOME
Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry.	SHIFT+END

Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes

To do this	Press
Display the Open dialog box.	CTRL+F12 or CTRL+O
Display the Save As dialog box.	F12
Open the selected folder or file.	ENTER
Open the folder one level above the selected folder.	BACKSPACE
Delete the selected folder or file.	DELETE
Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file.	SHIFT+F10
Move forward through options.	TAB
Move back through options.	SHIFT+TAB
Open the Look in list.	F4 or ALT+I

Undo and redo actions

To do this	Press
Cancel an action.	ESC
Undo an action.	CTRL+Z
Redo or repeat an action.	CTRL+Y

Access and use task panes and galleries

To do this	Press
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)	F6
When a menu is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)	CTRL+TAB
When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane.	TAB or SHIFT+TAB
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Perform the action assigned to the selected button.	SPACEBAR or ENTER
Open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.	SHIFT+F10
Select the first or last item in a gallery.	HOME or END
Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list.	PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

Close a task pane

Press F6 to move to the task pane, if necessary.

Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then press ENTER.

Move a task pane

Press F6 to move to the task pane, if necessary.

Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Use the arrow keys to select Move, and then press ENTER.

Use the arrow keys to move the task pane, and then press ENTER.

Resize a task pane

Press F6 to move to the task pane, if necessary.

Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Use the arrow keys to select Size, and then press ENTER.

Use the arrow keys to resize the task pane, and then press ENTER.

Access and use available actions

To do this	Press
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.	SHIFT+F10
Display the menu or message for an available action or for the AutoCorrect Options button or the Paste options button . If more than one action is present, switch to the next action and display its menu or message.	ALT+SHIFT+F10
Move between options in a menu of available actions.	Arrow keys
Perform the action for the selected item on a menu of available actions.	ENTER
Close the available actions menu or message.	ESC

Tips

You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever an action is available (not available in Word Starter). To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.

If you have access to the Internet, you can download Microsoft Office Sounds from Office.com. After you install the sound files, do the following:

Press ALT+F, T to open Word Options.

Press A to select Advanced, and then press TAB to move to the Advanced Options for working with Word .

Press ALT+S twice to move to the Provide feedback with sound check box, which is under General, and then press SPACEBAR.

Press TAB repeatedly to select OK, and then press ENTER.

Note   When you select or clear this check box, the setting affects all Office programs that support sound.

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Navigating the Ribbon

Access any command with a few keystrokes

Access keys let you quickly use a command by pressing a few keys, regardless of where you are in the program. Every command in Word 2010 can be accessed by using an access key. You can get to most commands by using two to five keystrokes. To use an access key:

Press ALT.

The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.

Press the letter shown in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.

Depending on which letter you press, you may be shown additional KeyTips. For example, if the Home tab is active and you press N, the Insert tab is displayed, along with the KeyTips for the groups on that tab.

Continue pressing letters until you press the letter of the command or control that you want to use. In some cases, you must first press the letter of the group that contains the command.

Note   To cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press ALT.

Change the keyboard focus without using the mouse

Another way to use the keyboard to work with programs that feature the Office Ribbon is to move the focus among the tabs and commands until you find the feature that you want to use. The following table lists some ways to move the keyboard focus without using the mouse.

To do this	Press
Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys.	ALT or F10. Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys.
Move to another tab of the Ribbon.	F10 to select the active tab, and then LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Expand or collapse the Ribbon.	CTRL+F1
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.	SHIFT+F10
Move the focus to select each of the following areas of the window: Active tab of the Ribbon Any open task panes Status bar at the bottom of the window Your document	F6
Move the focus to each command on the Ribbon, forward or backward, respectively.	TAB or SHIFT+TAB
Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the Ribbon.	DOWN ARROW, UP ARROW, LEFT ARROW, or RIGHT ARROW
Activate the selected command or control on the Ribbon.	SPACEBAR or ENTER
Open the selected menu or gallery on the Ribbon.	SPACEBAR or ENTER
Activate a command or control on the Ribbon so you can modify a value.	ENTER
Finish modifying a value in a control on the Ribbon, and move focus back to the document.	ENTER
Get help on the selected command or control on the Ribbon. (If no Help topic is associated with the selected command, a general Help topic about the program is shown instead.)	F1

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Quick reference for Microsoft Word

Common tasks in Microsoft Word

To do this	Press
Create a nonbreaking space.	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Create a nonbreaking hyphen.	CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
Make letters bold.	CTRL+B
Make letters italic.	CTRL+I
Make letters underline.	CTRL+U
Decrease font size one value.	CTRL+SHIFT+<
Increase font size one value.	CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease font size 1 point.	CTRL+[
Increase font size 1 point.	CTRL+]
Remove paragraph or character formatting.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Copy the selected text or object.	CTRL+C
Cut the selected text or object.	CTRL+X
Paste text or an object.	CTRL+V
Paste special	CTRL+ALT+V
Paste formatting only	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Undo the last action.	CTRL+Z
Redo the last action.	CTRL+Y
Open the Word Count dialog box.	CTRL+SHIFT+G

Working with documents and Web pages

Create, view, and save documents

To do this	Press
Create a new document.	CTRL+N
Open a document.	CTRL+O
Close a document.	CTRL+W
Split the document window.	ALT+CTRL+S
Remove the document window split.	ALT+SHIFT+C or ALT+CTRL+S
Save a document.	CTRL+S

Find, replace, and browse through text

To do this	Press
Open the Navigation task pane (to search document).	CTRL+F
Repeat find (after closing Find and Replace window).	ALT+CTRL+Y
Replace text, specific formatting, and special items.	CTRL+H
Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location.	CTRL+G
Switch between the last four places that you have edited.	ALT+CTRL+Z
Open a list of browse options. Press the arrow keys to select an option, and then press ENTER to browse through a document by using the selected option.	ALT+CTRL+HOME
Move to the previous browse object (set in browse options).	CTRL+PAGE UP
Move to the next browse object (set in browse options).	CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Switch to another view

To do this	Press
Switch to Print Layout view.	ALT+CTRL+P
Switch to Outline view.	ALT+CTRL+O
Switch to Draft view.	ALT+CTRL+N

Outline view

To do this	Press
Promote a paragraph.	ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Demote a paragraph.	ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Demote to body text.	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Move selected paragraphs up.	ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down.	ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Expand text under a heading.	ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Collapse text under a heading.	ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN
Expand or collapse all text or headings.	ALT+SHIFT+A
Hide or display character formatting.	The slash (/) key on the numeric keypad
Show the first line of body text or all body text.	ALT+SHIFT+L
Show all headings with the Heading 1 style.	ALT+SHIFT+1
Show all headings up to Heading n.	ALT+SHIFT+n
Insert a tab character.	CTRL+TAB

Print and preview documents

To do this	Press
Print a document.	CTRL+P
Switch to print preview.	ALT+CTRL+I
Move around the preview page when zoomed in.	Arrow keys
Move by one preview page when zoomed out.	PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Move to the first preview page when zoomed out.	CTRL+HOME
Move to the last preview page when zoomed out.	CTRL+END

Review documents

To do this	Press
Insert a comment.	ALT+CTRL+M
Turn change tracking on or off.	CTRL+SHIFT+E
Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open.	ALT+SHIFT+C

Full Screen Reading view

Note   Some screen readers may not be compatible with Full Screen Reading view.

To do this	Press
Go to beginning of document.	HOME
Go to end of document.	END
Go to page n.	n, ENTER
Exit reading layout view.	ESC

References, footnotes, and endnotes

To do this	Press
Mark a table of contents entry.	ALT+SHIFT+O
Mark a table of authorities entry (citation).	ALT+SHIFT+I
Mark an index entry.	ALT+SHIFT+X
Insert a footnote.	ALT+CTRL+F
Insert an endnote.	ALT+CTRL+D

Work with Web pages

To do this	Press
Insert a hyperlink.	CTRL+K
Go back one page.	ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go forward one page.	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Refresh.	F9

Edit and move text and graphics

Delete text and graphics

To do this	Press
Delete one character to the left.	BACKSPACE
Delete one word to the left.	CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete one character to the right.	DELETE
Delete one word to the right.	CTRL+DELETE
Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard.	CTRL+X
Undo the last action.	CTRL+Z
Cut to the Spike.	CTRL+F3

Copy and move text and graphics

To do this	Press
Open the Office Clipboard	Press ALT+H to move to the Home tab, and then press F,O.
Copy selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.	CTRL+C
Cut selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.	CTRL+X
Paste the most recent addition or pasted item from the Office Clipboard.	CTRL+V
Move text or graphics once.	F2 (then move the cursor and press ENTER)
Copy text or graphics once.	SHIFT+F2 (then move the cursor and press ENTER)
When text or an object is selected, open the Create New Building Block dialog box.	ALT+F3
When the building block — for example, a SmartArt graphic — is selected, display the shortcut menu that is associated with it.	SHIFT+F10
Cut to the Spike.	CTRL+F3
Paste the Spike contents.	CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document.	ALT+SHIFT+R

Insert special characters

To insert this	Press
A field	CTRL+F9
A line break	SHIFT+ENTER
A page break	CTRL+ENTER
A column break	CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
An em dash	ALT+CTRL+MINUS SIGN
An en dash	CTRL+MINUS SIGN
An optional hyphen	CTRL+HYPHEN
A nonbreaking hyphen	CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
A nonbreaking space	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
The copyright symbol	ALT+CTRL+C
The registered trademark symbol	ALT+CTRL+R
The trademark symbol	ALT+CTRL+T
An ellipsis	ALT+CTRL+PERIOD
A single opening quotation mark	CTRL+`(single quotation mark), `(single quotation mark)
A single closing quotation mark	CTRL+' (single quotation mark), ' (single quotation mark)
Double opening quotation marks	CTRL+` (single quotation mark), SHIFT+' (single quotation mark)
Double closing quotation marks	CTRL+' (single quotation mark), SHIFT+' (single quotation mark)
An AutoText entry	ENTER (after you type the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears)

Insert characters by using character codes

To do this	Press
Insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol (), type 20AC, and then hold down ALT and press X.	The character code, ALT+X
Find out the Unicode character code for the selected character	ALT+X
Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down ALT and press 0128 on the numeric keypad.	ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad)

Select text and graphics

Select text by holding down SHIFT and using the arrow keys to move the cursor.

Extend a selection

To do this	Press
Turn extend mode on.	F8
Select the nearest character.	F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Increase the size of a selection.	F8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so on)
Reduce the size of a selection.	SHIFT+F8
Turn extend mode off.	ESC
Extend a selection one character to the right.	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extend a selection one character to the left.	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extend a selection to the end of a word.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extend a selection to the beginning of a word.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extend a selection to the end of a line.	SHIFT+END
Extend a selection to the beginning of a line.	SHIFT+HOME
Extend a selection one line down.	SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend a selection one line up.	SHIFT+UP ARROW
Extend a selection to the end of a paragraph.	CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend a selection to the beginning of a paragraph.	CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Extend a selection one screen down.	SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Extend a selection one screen up.	SHIFT+PAGE UP
Extend a selection to the beginning of a document.	CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Extend a selection to the end of a document.	CTRL+SHIFT+END
Extend a selection to the end of a window.	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Extend a selection to include the entire document.	CTRL+A
Select a vertical block of text.	CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
Extend a selection to a specific location in a document.	F8+arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode

Select text and graphics in a table

To do this	Press
Select the next cell's contents.	TAB
Select the preceding cell's contents.	SHIFT+TAB
Extend a selection to adjacent cells.	Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly
Select a column.	Use the arrow keys to move to the column's top or bottom cell, and then do one of the following: Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN to select the column from top to bottom. Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP to select the column from bottom to top.
Extend a selection (or block).	CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then use the arrow keys; press ESC to cancel selection mode
Select an entire table.	ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK off)

Move through your document

To move	Press
One character to the left	LEFT ARROW
One character to the right	RIGHT ARROW
One word to the left	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
One word to the right	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
One paragraph up	CTRL+UP ARROW
One paragraph down	CTRL+DOWN ARROW
One cell to the left (in a table)	SHIFT+TAB
One cell to the right (in a table)	TAB
Up one line	UP ARROW
Down one line	DOWN ARROW
To the end of a line	END
To the beginning of a line	HOME
To the top of the window	ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of the window	ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Up one screen (scrolling)	PAGE UP
Down one screen (scrolling)	PAGE DOWN
To the top of the next page	CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the top of the previous page	CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of a document	CTRL+END
To the beginning of a document	CTRL+HOME
To a previous revision	SHIFT+F5
After opening a document, to the location you were working in when the document was last closed	SHIFT+F5

Move around in a table

To move	Press
To the next cell in a row	TAB
To the previous cell in a row	SHIFT+TAB
To the first cell in a row	ALT+HOME
To the last cell in a row	ALT+END
To the first cell in a column	ALT+PAGE UP
To the last cell in a column	ALT+PAGE DOWN
To the previous row	UP ARROW
To the next row	DOWN ARROW
Row up	ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Row down	ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

To insert	Press
New paragraphs in a cell	ENTER
Tab characters in a cell	CTRL+TAB

Use overtype mode

To change the overtype settings so that you can access overtype mode by pressing INSERT, do the following:

Press ALT+F, T to open Word Options.

Press A to select ADVANCED, and then press TAB.

Press ALT+O to move to the Use the Insert key to control overtype mode check box.

Press SPACEBAR to select the check box, and then press ENTER.

To turn Overtype mode on or off, press INSERT.

Character and paragraph formatting

Copy formatting

To do this	Press
Copy formatting from text.	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Apply copied formatting to text.	CTRL+SHIFT+V

Change or resize the font

Note   The following keyboard shortcuts do not work in Full Screen Reading mode.

To do this	Press
Open the Font dialog box to change the font.	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Increase the font size.	CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease the font size.	CTRL+SHIFT+<
Increase the font size by 1 point.	CTRL+]
Decrease the font size by 1 point.	CTRL+[

Apply character formats

To do this	Press
Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters.	CTRL+D
Change the case of letters.	SHIFT+F3
Format all letters as capitals.	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Apply bold formatting.	CTRL+B
Apply an underline.	CTRL+U
Underline words but not spaces.	CTRL+SHIFT+W
Double-underline text.	CTRL+SHIFT+D
Apply hidden text formatting.	CTRL+SHIFT+H
Apply italic formatting.	CTRL+I
Format letters as small capitals.	CTRL+SHIFT+K
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).	CTRL+EQUAL SIGN
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).	CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Remove manual character formatting.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Change the selection to the Symbol font.	CTRL+SHIFT+Q

View and copy text formats

To do this	Press
Display nonprinting characters.	CTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk on numeric keypad does not work)
Review text formatting.	SHIFT+F1 (then click the text with the formatting you want to review)
Copy formats.	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Paste formats.	CTRL+SHIFT+V

Set the line spacing

To do this	Press
Single-space lines.	CTRL+1
Double-space lines.	CTRL+2
Set 1.5-line spacing.	CTRL+5
Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph.	CTRL+0 (zero)

Align paragraphs

To do this	Press
Switch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned.	CTRL+E
Switch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned.	CTRL+J
Switch a paragraph between right-aligned and left-aligned.	CTRL+R
Left align a paragraph.	CTRL+L
Indent a paragraph from the left.	CTRL+M
Remove a paragraph indent from the left.	CTRL+SHIFT+M
Create a hanging indent.	CTRL+T
Reduce a hanging indent.	CTRL+SHIFT+T
Remove paragraph formatting.	CTRL+Q

Apply paragraph styles

To do this	Press
Open Apply Styles task pane.	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Open Styles task pane.	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+S
Start AutoFormat.	ALT+CTRL+K
Apply the Normal style.	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Apply the Heading 1 style.	ALT+CTRL+1
Apply the Heading 2 style.	ALT+CTRL+2
Apply the Heading 3 style.	ALT+CTRL+3

Close the Styles task pane

If the Styles task pane is not selected, press F6 to select it.

Press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Use the arrow keys to select Close, and then press ENTER.

Insert and edit objects

Insert an object

Press ALT, N, J, and then J to open the Object dialog box.

Do one of the following.

Press DOWN ARROW to select an object type, and then press ENTER to create an object.

Press CTRL+TAB to switch to the Create from File tab, press TAB, and then type the file name of the object that you want to insert or browse to the file.

Edit an object

With the cursor positioned to the left of the object in your document, select the object by pressing SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.

Press SHIFT+F10.

Press the TAB key to get to Object name, press ENTER, and then press ENTER again.

Insert SmartArt graphics

Press and release ALT, N, and then M to select SmartArt.

Press the arrow keys to select the type of graphic that you want.

Press TAB, and then press the arrow keys to select the graphic that you want to insert.

Press ENTER.

Insert WordArt

Press and release ALT, N, and then W to select WordArt.

Press the arrow keys to select the WordArt style that you want, and then press ENTER.

Type the text that you want.

Press ESC to select the WordArt object, and then use the arrow keys to move the object.

Press ESC again to return to return to the document.

Mail merge and fields

Perform a mail merge

Note   You must be on the Mailings tab to use these keyboard shortcuts.

To do this	Press
Preview a mail merge.	ALT+SHIFT+K
Merge a document.	ALT+SHIFT+N
Print the merged document.	ALT+SHIFT+M
Edit a mail-merge data document.	ALT+SHIFT+E
Insert a merge field.	ALT+SHIFT+F

Work with fields

To do this	Press
Insert a DATE field.	ALT+SHIFT+D
Insert a LISTNUM field.	ALT+CTRL+L
Insert a PAGE field.	ALT+SHIFT+P
Insert a TIME field.	ALT+SHIFT+T
Insert an empty field.	CTRL+F9
Update linked information in a Microsoft Word source document.	CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Update selected fields.	F9
Unlink a field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Switch between a selected field code and its result.	SHIFT+F9
Switch between all field codes and their results.	ALT+F9
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results.	ALT+SHIFT+F9
Go to the next field.	F11
Go to the previous field.	SHIFT+F11
Lock a field.	CTRL+F11
Unlock a field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Language bar

Handwriting recognition

To do this	Press
Switch between languages or keyboard layouts.	Left ALT+SHIFT
Display a list of correction alternatives.	+C
Turn handwriting on or off.	+H
Turn Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) on 101 keyboard on or off.	ALT+~
Turn Korean IME on 101 keyboard on or off.	Right ALT
Turn Chinese IME on 101 keyboard on or off.	CTRL+SPACEBAR

Tips

You can choose the key combination for switching between languages or keyboard layouts in the Advanced Key Setting dialog box. To open the Advanced Key Setting dialog box, right-click the Language bar, and then click Settings. Under Preferences, click Key Settings.

The Windows logo key is available on the bottom row of keys on most keyboards.

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Function key reference

Function keys

To do this	Press
Get Help or visit Microsoft Office.com.	F1
Move text or graphics.	F2
Repeat the last action.	F4
Choose the Go To command (Home tab).	F5
Go to the next pane or frame.	F6
Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).	F7
Extend a selection.	F8
Update the selected fields.	F9
Show KeyTips.	F10
Go to the next field.	F11
Choose the Save As command.	F12

SHIFT+Function key

To do this	Press
Start context-sensitive Help or reveal formatting.	SHIFT+F1
Copy text.	SHIFT+F2
Change the case of letters.	SHIFT+F3
Repeat a Find or Go To action.	SHIFT+F4
Move to the last change.	SHIFT+F5
Go to the previous pane or frame (after pressing F6).	SHIFT+F6
Choose the Thesaurus command (Review tab, Proofing group).	SHIFT+F7
Reduce the size of a selection.	SHIFT+F8
Switch between a field code and its result.	SHIFT+F9
Display a shortcut menu.	SHIFT+F10
Go to the previous field.	SHIFT+F11
Choose the Save command.	SHIFT+F12

CTRL+Function key

To do this	Press
Expand or collapse the Ribbon.	CTRL+F1
Choose the Print Preview command.	CTRL+F2
Cut to the Spike.	CTRL+F3
Close the window.	CTRL+F4
Go to the next window.	CTRL+F6
Insert an empty field.	CTRL+F9
Maximize the document window.	CTRL+F10
Lock a field.	CTRL+F11
Choose the Open command.	CTRL+F12

CTRL+SHIFT+Function key

To do this	Press
Insert the contents of the Spike.	CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Edit a bookmark.	CTRL+SHIFT+F5
Go to the previous window.	CTRL+SHIFT+F6
Update linked information in an Word 2010 source document.	CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Extend a selection or block.	CTRL+SHIFT+F8, and then press an arrow key
Unlink a field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Unlock a field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F11
Choose the Print command.	CTRL+SHIFT+F12

ALT+Function key

To do this	Press
Go to the next field.	ALT+F1
Create a new Building Block.	ALT+F3
Exit Word 2010.	ALT+F4
Restore the program window size.	ALT+F5
Move from an open dialog box back to the document, for dialog boxes that support this behavior.	ALT+F6
Find the next misspelling or grammatical error.	ALT+F7
Run a macro.	ALT+F8
Switch between all field codes and their results.	ALT+F9
Display the Selection and Visibility task pane.	ALT+F10
Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.	ALT+F11

ALT+SHIFT+Function key

To do this	Press
Go to the previous field.	ALT+SHIFT+F1
Choose the Save command.	ALT+SHIFT+F2
Display the Research task pane.	ALT+SHIFT+F7
Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results.	ALT+SHIFT+F9
Display a menu or message for an available action.	ALT+SHIFT+F10
Choose Table of Contents button in the Table of Contents container when the container is active.	ALT+SHIFT+F12

CTRL+ALT+Function key

To do this	Press
Display Microsoft System Information.	CTRL+ALT+F1
Choose the Open command.	CTRL+ALT+F2