2010 : A Flashback

Hey Readers !

Here we are again at the end of an eventful year. Recalling some memories from the past. This is entirely based on my opinion and readers' opinions may certainly differ. Feel free to add or suggest anything.



BEST Moment:
The XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 held at Delhi and its record medals won by India


WORST Moments:

• Air India Flight 812 overshoots the Mangalore International Airport runway killing 158 people

• Pune Bombing at German Bakery

• Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal ought to have been carried out by Maoists

DEFINING Moments:

• India launches its 2011 biometric census, the largest in the world

• Volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, disrupts air traffic across northern and Western Europe
  

• The Wikileaks exposure

• 2G Spectrum Scam

• Shashi Tharoor resigning as Minister

BEST Film (Bollywood):
Dabangg



BEST Film (Hollywood):
The Social Network



BEST Movie Sequel:
Toy Story 3



BEST Actor:
Leonardo Di Caprio (Shutter Island and Inception)



BEST Director:
Christopher Nolan (Inception)



BEST Song:

• Airplanes (B.o.B.) -- (English)

• Naav (Udaan) -- (Hindi)

BEST Sportsperson:

• Sebastian Vettel (Formula 1 : Youngest F1 World Champion)

• Sushil Kumar (Wrestling : World Champion)

• Saina Nehwal (Badminton: 3 Super Series, CWG Gold, World No. 2)

• Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket: First man ever to score a 200 in an ODI)

EMERGING Sportspersons:
The 4x400 Indian Women's relay team clinching Gold at CWG and Asiad


BEST Sporting Moments:

• India crushing Pakistan 4-1 at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup

• Spain defeating Netherlands 1-0 in the finals of the Football World Cup 2010

• India at CWG 2010 Women's Discus 1-2-3

WORST Sporting Moment:
Spot-Fixing in Cricket


BEST TEAMS:

• Spanish Football Team (Football World Cup 2010 champions)

• Red Bull Racing (Formula 1: Driver's and Constructor's Title)

• Inter Milan under Jose Mourinho
  

BEST Indian ENTREPRENEUR:
Kumar Mangalam Birla



BEST Indian POLITICIAN:
Nitish Kumar (Pulling off a stunning electoral result in an underdeveloped state)



BEST in ENTERTAINMENT (Indian):
Vikramaditya Motwane (Director of Udaan)



CAR of the Year:
Bugatti Veyron



PERSON of the Year:
Julian Assange (Wikileaks Founder)



Cellphone of the Year:
iPhone 3GS



WORD of the Year:
Austerity



DISCOVERY of the Year:
Arsenic as a life form support.



The CHOSEN ONE of the Year:
Paul the 'Psychic' Octopus !



Phew ! Compiling this was tough !!!
Readers may differ in opinions and all such comments are welcome :)
See ya all in 2011 !!