We all want fresh beginnings in life with 2022, but before we write about the positive news of 2021, we would also say our condolence to the people who lost their loved ones in the pandemic. Our hearts and prayers go out to you and your families. Starting afresh right now, while approaching 2022, let’s revisit 2021 and look at some positive news that brought a smile to our faces, made us happy, and even made us proud of India.
First Pride flag hoisted in Himachal’s Palampur
A positive news of 2021 came from the state of Himachal Pradesh. With rainbow flags and love, the LGBTQIA+ community celebrated its first pride parade in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
Nykaa- First woman led unicorn
Nykaa which launched its IPO in October brought a positive news of 2021 becoming India’s first women led unicorn. This made Founder/CEO Falguni Nayar richest self-made female billionaire at the age of 58.
UNESCO World Heritage adds one more Indian site and first from Telangana
Ramappa Temple which is also known as Rudreshwara temple, located in Palampet village of Telangana got UNESCO World Heritage Site tag and became Telangana’s first World Heritage Site.
First-time India has more women than men
The National Family and Health survey carried out between 2019 and 2021 recorded that India now has 1021 women for every 1000 men. This positive news of 2021 rested all the talks about sex ratio in India.
Gurdwara in UP started first ‘oxygen langar’
The Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram(Uttar Pradesh) joined hands with an NGO, Khalsa Help International and opened first ‘oxygen langar’ that provided oxygen supply to Covid-19 patients whose saturation levels dropped dangerously. The seva provided relief to covid patients till they could find a bed in hospital, this is surely the most inspiring and positive news of 2021 during the second wave that made everyone proud.
Neena Gupta’s Ramanujan prize
In a first, a Mathematics professor at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Gupta won the DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for her inspiring work on affine algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, and particularly for solving Zariski Cancellation Problem for affine spaces. This positive news of 2021 makes all of us really proud of Neena Gupta.
First-time ever a gender neutral uniform in govt school
The Balussery Govt Girls Higher Secondary School in Kerala provided positive news by introducing gender-neutral uniforms and became the first govt school to allow girls to switch from churidar- kurta and skirts to shirts and trousers.
Hat-trick for Miss Universe crown in India
Indian model Harnaaz Sandhu wins the crown of Miss Universe. This title is won by an Indian after 21 years. Before Harnaaz, Lara Dutta won the Miss Universe in the year 2000. This positive news of 2021 came just before the end of 2021.
Two more names added to the list of Indian CEOs of multinational brands
Parag Agarwal, an alumnus of IIT-Bombay, was appointed as the CEO of the micro-blogging platform Twitter at the age of 37.
British Indian business executive, Leena Nair who was born in Maharashtra also made India proud with the positive news of 2021 by becoming the CEO of the luxury fashion house Chanel. 52-year-old Leena became the first female and youngest-ever CEO of Chanel.
The glorious Olympic wins in 2020 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal in badminton
Indian professional badminton player P.V. Sindhu won the Olympic bronze medal in the Summer Olympics of 2020 that was held in Tokyo in August 2021. With a silver medal already to her credit, she became the first Indian women athlete to win two Olympic medals for India.
First-time ever a Silver medal in weightlifting
Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu brought home Olympic silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics that took place in Tokyo and made the headlines of another positive news of 2021.
India’s first Gold medal in Javelin
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra brought glory with a first-ever Olympics Gold medal that he won in Javelin’s throw. With 1 gold, silver and many bronze medals in the 2020 Summer Olympics, India made its highest medal tally with 7 medals and its place in the positive news of 2021.
Avani Lekhara’s gold medal in Paralympics
Indian Parathlete Avani Lekhara made a positive news of 2021 by winning a gold medal in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in women’s 10m air rifle standing. With her shining gold medal, she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
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