2009: A Flashback

Hey Readers,
I have compiled some of the best and worst of 2009. This is purely based on my opinion and readers’ opinions may definitely vary. Please comment on what you liked and what you think could be the best and worst to make this article more exciting !




BEST Moment:
Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar mission, finds evidence of large quantities of water on the Moon’s surface.


WORST Moments:
• Air France Flight 447, en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 on board.

• Outbreak of A(H1N1) influenza virus. (Swine Flu)


DEFINING Moments:
• UPA's 2nd term (Dr. Manmohan Singh became the first PM since Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962 to win re-election after completing a full five-year term.)

• Death of American Entertainer Michael Jackson

• US President Barack Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize 2009!


BEST Film (Bollywood):
3 Idiots


BEST Film (Hollywood):
Avatar


BEST Movie Sequel:
Ice Age 3: The Dawn of the Dinosaurs


BEST Actor:
Denzel Washington (The Taking of Pelham 123)


BEST Director:
Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds)


BEST Sportsperson:
• Pankaj Advani (For winning the World Professional Billiards title and becoming the only man to hold both the world amateur and professional titles at the same time.)

• Usain Bolt (100m and 200m World Records)

• Saina Nehwal (Badminton)


EMERGING Sportsperson:
Saina Nehwal (First Indian to win a Super Series tournament, Indonesia Open)


BEST Sporting Moments:
• Indian Cricket Team becomes World No.1 in Test Cricket for the first time in history.

• Roger Federer winning his first French Open (The then 14th Grand Slam)

• Usain Bolt breaks his own World Record at 100m and 200m.


WORST Sporting Moment:
Tiger Woods' marital infidelity shocks the entire World as the World No.1 takes an indefinite break from Golf.


BEST TEAMS:
• FC Barcelona (Football: Winners: La Liga, Supercopa de España, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League 2008-09 – the sextuple)

• Brawn GP (Formula 1: Driver's and Constructor's Title in Debut Season 2009)


SPORTSPERSONS of the DECADE:
• Michael Schumacher (7 times Formula 1 World Champion)

• Tiger Woods (Too many awards to be mentioned here)

• Roger Federer (15 Grand Slam Titles)



BEST PC Game:
Plants Vs Zombies


BEST Indian ENTREPRENEUR:
Pawan Munjal (CEO, Hero Honda)


BEST Indian POLITICIAN:
Pranab Mukherjee (For skilful handling of one of Indian economy's worst recessionary and turbulent phases.)


BEST in ENTERTAINMENT (Indian):
A.R. Rahman and Resul Pookutty (Oscar Winners for Slumdog Millionaire)


BEST Comeback in Market:
Microsoft (Windows 7)


ANIMAL of the Year:
Ox


CAR of the Year:
Opel/Vauxhall Insignia


BEST Cellphone of the Year:
Nokia 5800


WORD of the Year:
Unfriend


INNOVATION of the Year:
Vodafone (Zoozoos) :)