Vol. 2018No. 280Connected India
The India you were born into
Sunday7 October2018
The archive's lens for 7 October 2018 is how news reached households — a useful counterpoint to the larger story that economic growth, technology and major judicial decisions were prominent parts of India's public life.
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India in a decade of transformation
Politics, technology and aspiration shape the national debate
India was undergoing rapid digital, economic and political change across a diverse and growing society.
India in Numbers
A snapshot of India when you were born.
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Interpolated placeholder between benchmark years; replace with annual UN WPP estimate before publication. Not a census count. Source: current India population working dataset.
Prices from the month you were born, listed the way the kirana shop would have written them.
- The Hindu archive
- National archival records
- Press and public memory
04 · Sport
India on the field in 2018
Moment of the year · Wrestling
Vinesh Phogat wins Commonwealth Games gold
Phogat won women's 50 kg gold at Gold Coast.
201805 · Cinema & music
What India was watching and humming
The film everyone queued for that month, and the song that played from every cassette player that year.
SANJU
Year 2018
Film of the year · 2018
Sanju
Also in theatresPadmaavat · Race 3 · Baaghi 2 · 2.0 · Thugs of Hindostan · Simmba
Song of the year · 2018
"Tera Yaar Hoon Main"
Also on the radio"Dilbar" · "Aankh Marey" · "Kamariya"
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Apps, UPI and digital public infrastructure
What science and technology looked like in India in 2018.
UPI 2.0
NPCI introduced UPI 2.0 with expanded functionality.
Technology moves closer to daily life
Computing, communication and consumer electronics were gradually moving from specialist institutions toward ordinary homes, offices and public life.
Faces of 2018
Neeraj Chopra
Won gold medals in men's javelin throw at both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
Virat Kohli
Swept the ICC Awards (Test, ODI, and Overall Cricketer of the Year) and led India to a Test series win in Australia.
Hima Das
Won India's first track gold at a global event by winning the 400m at the IAAF World U20 Championships.
Sunil Chhetri
Became one of the top international active goalscorers in world football while leading India in the Intercontinental Cup.
Deepika Padukone
Delivered a performance in 'Padmaavat', which scored box-office records despite widespread protests.
Mary Kom
Won gold at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, becoming the first boxer to win six world titles.
09 · BEYOND INDIA
Beyond India
Before the internet put the world in our pockets, news from abroad arrived through telegrams, radios, television sets and eventually phones.
Trump–Kim summit takes place
12 JUN
The U.S. and North Korean leaders meet in Singapore in an unprecedented summit.
2018, circled in red
The year India turned 71.