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2020 in review: The year that was

Here are The Hindu's picks and reviews from the year that was

December 25, 2020 04:13 pm | Updated December 05, 2021 08:53 am IST

The Hindu Net Desk

The Hindu Net Desk

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As the year 2020 comes to an end, here is a look at what happened in the world of politics, business, cinema and others.

Kerala Police’s hand-washing video, dancing to a Malayalam song, as part of Break the Chain campaign was widely appreciated

Rewind 2020: Malayalis who hogged the limelight on social media

Best of the year: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in ‘Normal People’; Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

Best TV shows of 2020: ‘Normal People’, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and more

2020: The year science took centre-stage

2020: The year in words, from ‘you’re on mute’ to ‘atmanirbhar’

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2020 was also a year of immense kindness

Shilpa Nair Anand

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and former party president Rahul Gandhi leave Parliament in New Delhi on February 11, 2020.

Analysis | 2020, a year of turbulence for Congress

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. File

For AAP, 2020 was an eventful year

Drones light up the sky at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Festival

From charity raves to virtual Champagne-toasting events... Here’s what you can do this New Year’s Eve

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Making 2020 tick: David Fincher’s Mank’, Pixar’s ‘Soul’

The best English movies of 2020: From ‘Mank’ and ‘Da 5 Bloods’ to ‘Soul’

Mini Anthikad Chhibber

2020: A look back at the automotive industry

Amaan Ahmed,Rishaad Mody

A year that made you stay put at home

Harikumar J. S.

Kolkata: A view of Victoria Memorial on World Heritage Day during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Saturday, April 18, 2020. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI18-04-2020_000061B)

2020: A year that delivered multiple blows to Kolkata, the city of celebrations

Bishwanath Ghosh

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee share a light moment on the first day of Budget session, in Kolkata on February 7, 2020.

Bengal: A year of defections and worsening State-Centre ties

Shiv Sahay Singh

Anand Deverakonda and Varsha Bollamma in ‘Middle Class Melodies’

2020: In quest of engaging stories

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Rapper Vedan went viral with his video 'Voice of Voiceless'

Rewind 2020: How the Malayalam music industry fared

The MANSAS Trust office in Vizianagaram.

MANSAS loses people’s trust in 2020

K Srinivasa Rao

2020: The year of Malayalam cinema

Saraswathy Nagarajan

Team Feluda (Left to right): Dr Debojyoti Chakraborty, Dr Souvik Maiti, Rhythm Phutela, Mohd Azhar and Manoj Kumar.

2020: When Indian scientists shifted focus to COVID-19 and made huge strides

Rajiv Menon and Sudha Kongara

2020: How the show went on

Srinivasa Ramanujam

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Here’s a look at how social media fared in 2020

Sowmya Ramasubramanian

Some of the best movies that came out of 2020

The best Indian films of 2020: ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’, ‘Soorarai Pottru’, ‘Raat Akeli Hai’, and more

A still from ‘Paatal Lok’ on Amazon Prime Video

The best Hindi shows of 2020: From ‘Paatal Lok’ to ‘Scam 1992’

People working from home during Covid-19 outbreak.

Top 10 tech developments of 2020

Abhishek Chatterjee

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Year of calamity and a new normal

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Top 10 non-fiction books of 2020

Year 2020 will be remembered for Secretariat demolition

“As the world shut down, I took solace in pots, tubes, oils, creams, powders and tools. I see beauty routines as a direct connection within, grounding and calming with every stroke.”

Glowing up in 2020

Apple has seen both crests and troughs in 2020

A look at Apple's high and low points in 2020

Abhishek Chatterjee

Ludo King was ranked No.1 in the top free games section in Play Store and App Store.

Here’s what happened in gaming in 2020

Top videos from The Hindu in 2020

The Hindu Net Desk

From Teams to Pluton security chip: here’s what happened at Microsoft in 2020.

From Teams to Pluton security chip: here’s what happened at Microsoft in 2020

Christmas eve holiday party decorated table set with disposable medical mask and alcohol hand sanitizer bottle. Coronavirus (Covid 19) spreading prevention concept. Christmas micro led lights wire.

Serving through lockdown: 2020’s unsung food heroes

Akila Kannadasan,Prabalika M. Borah,Meghna Majumdar

Lost sheen: Secretariat building being razed in Hyderabad. (Right) Moazzam Jahi Market started leaking during the torrential downpour following its re-inauguration.

A dent in city’s heritage in 2020

Serish Nanisetti

A poster from the movie Sarileru Neekevvaru .

Telugu cinema 2020: The year of digital streaming

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Chinese President Xi Jinping. File

Yearender 2020 | Xi Jinping tightens grip on China

Ananth Krishnan

2020 will be remembered as year of artistic resilience

Nivedita Ganguly

Parking-lot party

Food and beverage trends of 2020

A still from Asur

OTT to the top: For OTT platforms, 2020 was a time for serious growth

Aditya Mani Jha

A view of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) in Chennai

Despite COVID-19 cluster, many achievements at IIT-M in 2020

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Top 10 fiction books of 2020

How 2020 emerged as the year of the book

Anusua Mukherjee

Shafali Verma, right, drives the ball for 4 runs as Australia's Alyssa Healy watches during the first game of the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup in Sydney, on Feb. 21, 2020.

The top sporting moments of 2020

In memoriam: Remembering personalities who passed away in 2020

The Hindu Net Desk

Tourist spots like Charminar and shopping malls wore a deserted look during the lockdown due to COVID.

The year when ‘normal’ was derailed

Serish Nanisetti

Cumbum Lake, Asia’s second largest water tank, is brimming with water after many years. However, it has brought little cheer to farmers who are grappling with excess rainfall in Prakasam district.

2020 a forgettable year for Prakasam’s farmers

Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Diego Maradona, Kobe Bryant

Pandemic, politics and more: Looking back at sports in 2020

Praveen Sudevan

India's Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu. File

2020: A milestone in India-U.S. ties

The popular social media trends of 2020

Debasree Purkayastha

Most-liked images from The Hindu on Instagram in 2020

Debasree Purkayastha

The most engaged Twitter posts of 2020

Debasree Purkayastha

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