Vol. 2000No. 151Millennium turn
The India you were born into
Tuesday30 May2000
Begin 30 May 2000 with science in public life. It is a quieter route into an India where india entered the new millennium amid an expanding technology sector and growing confidence in the services economy.
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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.
Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
India in Numbers
A snapshot of India when you were born.
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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 2000
Moment of the year · Weightlifting
Karnam Malleswari wins India's first Olympic medal by a woman
Malleswari won bronze at Sydney.
200005 · 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.
KAHO NAA... PYAAR HAI
Year 2000
Film of the year · 2000
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Also in theatresMohabbatein · Hera Pheri · Mission Kashmir · Dhadkan · Josh · Fiza
Song of the year · 2000
"Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai"
Also on the radio"Na Tum Jaano Na Hum" · "Humko Humise Chura Lo" · "Aankhon Mein Teri"
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Internet, mobile phones and the software boom
What science and technology looked like in India in 2000.
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 2000
Karnam Malleswari
Won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
Priyanka Chopra
Crowned Miss World 2000 in London.
Lara Dutta
Crowned Miss Universe 2000.
Amitabh Bachchan
Hosted 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC), revolutionizing Indian television broadcasting.
Hrithik Roshan
Made a sensational debut in 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai', sparking widespread popularity.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and initiated telecom sector deregulation.
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.
Pope John Paul II visits Israel and the Palestinian territories
21 MAR
The papal visit becomes a major international religious and diplomatic event.
2000, circled in red
The year a new millennium arrived.