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A-Z of 2009
The year 2009 was an eventful one. We wrap the A to Z of 2009 as it draws to close.
Here’s the A to Z of all the drama that unfolded in 2009.
A R Rahman is undoubtedly the Man of the Year. He got the Oscar and Grammy made the song Jai Ho an International Anthem.
Big B cemented his standing in B’town with his outstanding performance in Paa.
Copenhagen Climate Conference didn’t deliver what was expected of it. Yet the participants agreed to reduce their carbon emission by the year 2050.
Downturn was the most used word of 2009 as the global economy went on a downslide.
Escada, a high fashion brand from Germany was acquired by LN Mittal’s bahu, who promises to give the label a new lease of life.
Frieda small time model became an international star overnight all thanks to Slumdog Millionnaire.
Global Warming is no more a distant problem. It’s knocking on our doors with dramatic climate changes everywhere.
H1N1, popularly known as Swine Flu was a global epidemic, which started in Mexico and soon spread all over the world.
IPhone revolutionised the mobile phone industry and made touch-screen technology a must for brands to survive.
Jaguar, the British car brand was acquired by Tata and launched in the Indian market.
Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested for 26/11 carnage had confessed his crime, but later retracted his confession.
Lindsay Lohan came to India and made false claims about saving kids.
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop died a painful death, days before his biggest concert.
Nano, the cheapest car of the world, finally rolled out. It has found global admirers with some imitations too in the pipeline.
Obama, the new US President came in as a ray of hope, but America still awaits a miracle from the Prez. He even won the Nobel Peace Prize, but that only created controversy.
Polythene bags are finally banned in the Capital. At least on paper!
Quiet and soft-spoken Manmohan Singh had the last laugh as he retained the PM’s seat.
Raj Kundra bonded well with Bollywood by marrying actress Shilpa Shetty. And no, he doesn’t mind being called Mr Shilpa Shetty.
Satyam’s promoters were nabbed for committing the biggest ever corporate fraud in India. The company is back with Mahindras as the new owners.
Twitter, the microblogging network is a global rage with filmstars, politicians and industrialists all blogging away to glory.
United fashion fraternity under FDCI was welcomed by all. Delhi was back to hosting one fashion week in Delhi. But then fashion weeks sprouted in everywhere else in India.
Vellupillai Prabhakaran was shot dead by the Sri Lankan Army and with that ended LTTE’s era of terror.
Woods was the joke of the year after Tiger Woods’s misdeameanours had his wife walking out on him. Advertisers deserted him and he took a humiliating break from golf.
Xtreme reality shows like Rakhi ka Swayamvar and Mujhe Iss Jungle se Bachao have glutted the idiot box.
Youth was the buzzword in India as Rahul Gandhi spearheaded Congress to a spectacular win. Parliament now has the maximum
number of youth MPs ever in its history.
Zinta (Preity) broke up with businessman Ness Wadia after a four-year long relationship.
