Vol. 1993No. 354The nineties edition
The India you were born into
Monday20 December1993
The archive's lens for 20 December 1993 is radio and television — a useful counterpoint to the larger story that india was recovering from major violence while financial and institutional reforms continued.
Change dateThe Front Page
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.
India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
India in Numbers
A snapshot of India when you were born.
In december 1993, a litre of petrol cost Loading… and a local phone call cost Loading….
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 1993
Moment of the year · Chess
Viswanathan Anand remains a leading world title contender
Anand continued competing at the highest level.
199305 · 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.
BAAZIGAR
Year 1993
Film of the year · 1993
Baazigar
Also in theatresDarr · Khalnayak · Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke · Aankhen · Damini · Anari
Song of the year · 1993
"Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai"
Also on the radio"Baazigar O Baazigar" · "Tu Mile Dil Khile" · "Pehla Nasha"
$ cat science-and-technology-1993
Computerisation and telecom modernisation
What science and technology looked like in India in 1993.
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 1993
Dawood Ibrahim
Was identified by Indian investigators as a key accused in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts; the attacks killed and injured hundreds.
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Navigated no-confidence motions and accelerated trade liberalisation.
Manmohan Singh
Unified the exchange rate system and restructured banking sector guidelines.
Sharad Pawar
Returned as Chief Minister of Maharashtra to handle the aftermath of the Bombay serial blasts.
Shah Rukh Khan
Gained critical acclaim for playing anti-hero roles in 'Baazigar' and 'Darr'.
Sachin Tendulkar
Bowled the famous last over giving away just 3 runs against South Africa in the Hero Cup semi-final.
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.
European single market begins
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The European Community's single market formally begins, removing many barriers to movement of goods, services, people and capital.
1993, circled in red
The year India turned 46.