Vol. 2006No. 044Millennium turn
The India you were born into
Monday13 February2006
13 February 2006 is best opened through neighbouring countries: india's economy and technology sector expanded rapidly as global investment increased, with the country still working through its year's larger changes.
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India in a connected century
Growth, security and technology shape the national story
India was adapting to a more connected economy and society while facing significant questions of security and development.
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 2006
Moment of the year · Chess
Viswanathan Anand wins the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
Anand added the rapid world title to his career.
200605 · 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.
DHOOM 2
Year 2006
Film of the year · 2006
Dhoom 2
Also in theatresKrrish · Lage Raho Munna Bhai · Don · Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna · Fanaa · Vivah
Song of the year · 2006
"Mitwa"
Also on the radio"Chand Sifarish" · "Tum Se Hi" · "Tere Bin"
$ cat science-and-technology-2006
The mobile internet arrives
What science and technology looked like in India in 2006.
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 2006
Manmohan Singh
Finalized key frameworks for the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement alongside President George W. Bush.
Ratan Tata
Led Tata Tea, Tata Motors, and Tata Steel toward aggressive international acquisitions.
Jeev Milkha Singh
Won multiple professional golf titles in 2006 and became the first Indian golfer to break into the world's top 100.
Rahul Dravid
Captained India to its first Test series win in the West Indies in 35 years.
Kangana Ranaut
Made a notable debut in 'Gangster', winning critical acclaim.
Aamir Khan
Starred in 'Rang De Basanti', a major critical and cultural hit that became closely associated with India's youth culture of the mid-2000s.
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.
Italy wins the FIFA World Cup
9 JUL
Italy defeats France on penalties in Berlin to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
2006, circled in red
The year India turned 59.