Vol. 2013No. 025Connected India
The India you were born into
Friday25 January2013
Read 25 January 2013 from the ground up: start with migration and movement, then place it inside a year when india's Mars mission, political transition and economic concerns defined an increasingly connected country.
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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 2013
Moment of the year · Cricket
India wins the ICC Champions Trophy
India defeated England in a rain-shortened final.
201305 · 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.
CHENNAI EXPRESS
Year 2013
Film of the year · 2013
Chennai Express
Also in theatresDhoom 3 · Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani · Krrish 3 · Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela · Aashiqui 2 · Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Song of the year · 2013
"Tum Hi Ho"
Also on the radio"Badtameez Dil" · "Balam Pichkari" · "Lungi Dance"
$ cat science-and-technology-2013
The mobile internet arrives
What science and technology looked like in India in 2013.
Mars Orbiter Mission launches
India launched its Mars Orbiter Mission on 5 November 2013.
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 2013
Arvind Kejriwal
Founded the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi for his first term.
K. Radhakrishnan
Chairman of ISRO during the successful launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) on 5 November.
Sachin Tendulkar
Retired from all forms of international cricket after playing his 200th Test match at Wankhede Stadium.
M. S. Dhoni
Captained India to win the ICC Champions Trophy, becoming the first captain to win all three ICC white-ball trophies.
Raghuram Rajan
Appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, introducing measures to stabilize the rupee.
Deepika Padukone
Delivered four consecutive ₹100-crore hits ('Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', 'Chennai Express', 'Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela', 'Race 2').
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.
Boston Marathon bombing
15 APR
Two bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people.
2013, circled in red
The year India turned 66.