Vol. 2022No. 194Contemporary India
The India you were born into
Wednesday13 July2022
Look at 13 July 2022 sideways: children's culture reveals the everyday scale of a year in which india emerged from the worst pandemic disruption while expanding its digital, space and infrastructure ambitions.
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India in the 2020s
Recovery, technology and national ambition shape the era
India was navigating pandemic recovery, technological growth, public investment and a changing role in the world.
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 2022
Moment of the year · Badminton
India wins the Thomas Cup
India won the men's team world championship for the first time.
202205 · 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.
K.G.F: CHAPTER 2
Year 2022
Film of the year · 2022
K.G.F: Chapter 2
Also in theatresRRR · Brahmastra · The Kashmir Files · Drishyam 2 · Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 · Gangubai Kathiawadi
Song of the year · 2022
"Kesariya"
Also on the radio"Rasiya" · "Deva Deva" · "Manike"
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5G, AI and a digitally native India
What science and technology looked like in India in 2022.
Commercial 5G launches
India began commercial 5G services in October 2022.
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 2022
Droupadi Murmu
Sworn in as the 15th President of India, becoming the first tribal person and second woman to hold the post.
S. S. Rajamouli
Directed 'RRR', achieving widespread international acclaim and global award recognition.
M. M. Keeravani
Composed the global hit song 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR'.
Virat Kohli
Scored an iconic 82* against Pakistan at the T20 World Cup in Melbourne.
Lakshya Sen
Played a key role in India's historic Thomas Cup victory, its first-ever men's team badminton title.
Alia Bhatt
Starred in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Brahmastra, becoming one of the defining performers in Indian cinema that year.
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.
Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
24 FEB
Russian forces begin a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering a major European war.
2022, circled in red
The year India turned 75.