Born in 2019

India won the Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand — and then lost it in the most heartbreaking fashion. The country's grief was as enormous as its anticipation had been. Narendra Modi won re-election with an even larger majority than 2014.

Chandrayaan-2 attempted a lunar landing, coming agonisingly close before losing contact. War returned the nation's attention to Pulwama and Balakot. It was a year of ambition, disappointment, and extraordinary national energy — very Indian, in other words.