Vol. 1992No. 151The nineties edition
The India you were born into
Saturday30 May1992
For this date, put science in public life in the foreground; the backdrop is an India where economic reform continued while political and communal tensions reshaped public life — archive lens 151
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India’s economy opens further
Reform and global integration reshape the country
India was living through an era of economic liberalisation, new markets and fast-changing public life.
Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for first time since May 22, 1989.
Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for first time since May 22, 1989.
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 1992
Moment of the year · Cricket
India competes at the 1992 Cricket World Cup
Sachin Tendulkar was India's leading run-scorer at the tournament.
199205 · 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.
DEEWANA
Year 1992
Film of the year · 1992
Deewana
Also in theatresBeta · Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar · Khuda Gawah · Shola Aur Shabnam · Jaan Tere Naam · Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
Song of the year · 1992
"Pehla Nasha"
Also on the radio"Aisi Deewangi" · "Sochenge Tumhe Pyar" · "Tu Shayar Hai"
$ cat science-and-technology-1992
Computerisation and telecom modernisation
What science and technology looked like in India in 1992.
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 1992
Harshad Mehta
At the center of the 1992 Indian stock market scam, triggering financial regulatory overhauls.
L. K. Advani
Present at Ayodhya during the demolition of the Babri Masjid on 6 December, which triggered nationwide riots.
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Managed the political fallout of the Babri Masjid demolition and economic reforms.
Manmohan Singh
Established SEBI as a statutory body and lowered import tariffs to integrate India into global markets.
Satyajit Ray
Awarded an Academy Honorary Award (Oscar) for lifetime achievement shortly before his death.
Shah Rukh Khan
Made his Bollywood debut in 'Deewana', starting his career in mainstream cinema.
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.
Maastricht Treaty is signed
7 FEB
European leaders sign the treaty that creates the European Union.
1992, circled in red
The year India turned 45.