Vol. 2017No. 193Connected India
The India you were born into
Wednesday12 July2017
Look at 12 July 2017 sideways: literature reveals the everyday scale of a year in which gST and expanding digital services reshaped commerce, taxation and administration.
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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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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 2017
Moment of the year · Cricket
India reaches the Champions Trophy final
India finished runner-up to Pakistan.
201705 · 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.
BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION
Year 2017
Film of the year · 2017
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Also in theatresTiger Zinda Hai · Golmaal Again · Judwaa 2 · Raees · Kaabil · Hindi Medium
Song of the year · 2017
"Mere Rashke Qamar"
Also on the radio"Hawayein" · "Zaalima" · "Swag Se Swagat"
$ cat science-and-technology-2017
Apps, UPI and digital public infrastructure
What science and technology looked like in India in 2017.
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 2017
Prabhas
Starred in 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion', which became the highest-grossing Indian film globally up to that time.
Mithali Raj
Captained India to the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup and became the leading run-scorer in women's ODIs.
Manushi Chhillar
Crowned Miss World 2017, bringing the title back to India after 17 years.
Ram Nath Kovind
Sworn in as the 14th President of India.
Virat Kohli
Took over as captain across all cricket formats, leading India to series wins.
P. V. Sindhu
Won the silver medal at the BWF World Championships in Glasgow and became one of India's leading badminton stars.
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.
United States announces withdrawal from Paris climate accord
1 JUN
The United States announces its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, prompting international debate over climate policy.
2017, circled in red
The year India turned 70.