In 2014 too, the Amul Butter ads reflected the major news events in India and the world – from successful launch of ISRO’s Mangalyaan to the contentious ghar wapsi conversion programme.
The last Maruti 800 rolled out of Maruti Suzuki’s Gurgaon plant on January 18.
Facebook bought WhatsApp, the popular messaging service, for $19 billion (or about Rs 1.2 lakh crore) in February.
In a landmark judgement in April, the Supreme Court of India recognised transgenders as a “third gender”.
Narendra Modi invited the heads of the governments of all South Asian states to attend his swearing-in in May.
Another iconic Indian car, Hindustan Motor’s Ambassador, was discontinued in May.
India’s 29th state, Telangana, was born on June 2.
Temperatures went soaring in India during the peak of summer in June.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi fell asleep during a Parliament session in the second week of July.
A pro Kabaddi league started in July, bringing the sport out of its niche corner.
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani pronounced in August that she had a degree from Yale when she had merely attended a six-day leadership programme with faculty from the university.
India’s Mars Orbiter reached its destination on September 24 at a cost per kilometre that was cheaper than autorickshaw fares.
In November, an ad campaign to encourage the declining Parsi community to have more children caused outrage for its perceived offensiveness.
In December, the Sangh Parivar’s reconversion campaign caused widespread outcry.
