Unthinkables become decade's symbol

The empires of the future, said Winston Churchill, will be the empires of the mind. So it is not surprising that the most exciting thing about the first decade of the 21st century was in fact the avalanche of new ideas. Picking the ten most important is a mug's game, but we venture forth bravely.

So what was the decade's newthink? From mobile phones to Facebook, the way people connect changed fundamentally.

From budget airlines to Nano, the way they travelled changed too. Between 20-over cricket and 24x7 news and 24-party coalitions, the world around turned upside down.

Crorepatis became billionaires and sting operators went after politicians' skeletons and flesh!

Also see: Yearender '09

Text: Business Standard

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