Trending hashtags tell us what matters to people, what is popular, what people are outraging against, boycotting and so on. The armies of tweeple propped up by political parties also tell us what the powers that be want to amplify; the narrative they want to push. The top ten trending hashtags on Twitter were:
These were the hashtags that kept the conversation going according to the Twitter handle.
This tweet from Virat Kohli announcing that Anushka and he had become the parents of a baby girl was the most-liked tweet of the year.
COVID 19 continued to rule our lives in 2021 – even more so than 2020. If we thought 2020 was terrible, this year showed us how bad things could actually get.
With thousands of farmers camped out on the borders of Delhi for over a year, this protest was heard around the world. Various ways were used to intimidate, harass, demotivate and demonise the protestors but they stayed firm. Ultimately the government backed down.
It was a good year for Indian sport – by which of course we don’t mean just cricket. Indian athletes did well at the Olympics and Paralympics as well.
The 2020 Olympics were being held in 2021 and Indian athletes did the country proud with the best ever showing in the event. With Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal in javelin, India’s Olympic quest ended on a golden note.
Of course, there was the yearly cricket carnival that had everyone excited. The winning team was once again Chennai Super Kings and the glow of adoration from Dhoni fans remained undimmed
It is a testament to how cricket-mad we are as a nation that this was another trending hashtag related to cricket. India beat England, were 2-1 up in the series and then the fifth game was cancelled.
It is India’s biggest festival so naturally it was trending – for bursting fire crackers or not doing so, for lights, for cleaning, for celebrations, gifting and much more.
Many movies from the South made a splash nationally – chief among them being Vijay-starrer Master. Movies such as Karnan, Jai Bhim, The Great Indian Kitchen were others.
This was the year that Indians really woke up to the potential of cryptocurrency as an investment option. The volatility of the virtual currencies, their promotion from various celebs, all made news.
This was a top trending hashtag; yet another of those dance challenges and this one really caught the imagination of the tweeple – because BTS!
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