Welcome 2010

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2009 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons and may be a few good ones too (the Oscars). It was a year where the humanity as a whole was plunged into darkness. The feel good and India shining and Asia growing sentiments were weighed down by ground realities. Obama took charge and promised a new hope to the World he might not have succeded much but he certainly was a good bet. India found its own Obama in Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh after almost a decade of fractured verdicts proved that single biggest majority party in India is not the stuff of fairy tales.
Impact of financial crisis presented some valuable wisdom to the youth of our country. Saving for the future, not complaining too much about how bad their jobs are and realising that hard work and persistence are timeless values. Copenhagen summit brought the Climate discussion to the forefront and although not many people are giving it a chance, it surely was a significant event for the Planet.
Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan continued to scale new heights and make India proud. Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the second captain in 132 years of test history to not have lost a single match in his first 10 Tests. Sehwag and Gambhir certainly look more mature and ready to take over from Dravid & (I hate to say this) Tendulkar.

So all in all this was not such a bad year after all. It did crash a lot of hopes but then may be many of them were not realisitic in the first place?
I am sure if you look back you will also find enough reasons to smile and remember 2009 for some good reasons. I certainly will.

2010 is a bit like Obama in our lives. Our only chance and a ray of hope... not because there is anything special about it but mostly because there is not much else to bank on. So lets move ahead in this new year with all our learnings of the past year and a renewed enthusiasm.

I wish you all a very happy new year and success!

Comments

  1. JasmineJanuary 1, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Nicely captured the glimpse of year gone.
    Indeed 2009 was the year of mixed feelings - a year of challenges, struggle & triumph.We suffered the shadow of terror, a recession which hit the world. Yet, we survived and now we look forward to a new decade with Hope, Hope of a better future.
    Wish you too very Happy New Year :)

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  2. ArchanaJanuary 4, 2010 at 4:54 AM

    "2010 is a bit like Obama in our lives. Our only chance and a ray of hope... not because there is anything special about it but mostly because there is not much else to bank on. "

    Very nicely said, and very true. We always hope for the golden basket at the beginning of a year, and we end up getting dark clouds, albeit with a silver lining.
    dear lord, Melodrama overdose? Hope you get what I am trying to say.

    you forgot, 2009 will be remembered for 1 more thing. Its the year we finally met after almost 10 years!

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  3. Kunal ChandraJanuary 4, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    Archana: Yes we did finally meet after 10 years... Almost as if we were destined to say "Look we are meeting after a decade" :-)

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