The world the day
Shalu arrived.
Saturday, June 5 , 1993
Kerala, India
THE SKY ABOVE YOU
A waning gibbous hung over Kerala the night Shalu was born.
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DAY
SATURDAY
PHASE
WANING GIBBOUS
ILLUMINATION
99.1 %
THE AIR AROUND YOU
The weather you arrived to.
HIGH
29.2°C
LOW
AVERAGE
24.7°C
27.0°C
HUMID %
88%
RAIN (MM)
562
WIND (M/S)
3.5
SOLAR (KWHM2)
4.20
In June 1993
AND YOU'VE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE
You have been here from 12,053 days
33 Years / 396 Months / 1721 Weeks 6 days / 289,272 hours / 17,356,320 minutes/ 1,041,379,200 Seconds
TRIPS AROUND THE SUN
☀
32
Complete orbits
FULL MOONS WITNESSED
424
Since you have arrived
☾
DAYS ALIVE
✦
12,053
And counting
HEART BEATS
♡
1,388,505,600
Approx. 80 BPM
Every number above is you alone - calculated from the moment you arrived.
THE INDIA THAT YEAR
What was actually happening.
Serial bomb blasts tore through Bombay in March — the first major terrorist attack of India's post-liberalisation era. Two hundred and fifty people died. Yet the city's legendary resilience meant it was back at work the following day.Baazigar made Shah Rukh Khan a superstar - his portrayal of a charming villain was revolutionary. The economy was recovering, and the first mobile phones were appearing in the hands of wealthy businessmen. Something fundamental was shifting.
THE RECEIPT
What a basket cost the day you were born.
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This would cost around ₹7,965 today. ₹1 in 1993 is roughly equivalent to ₹15.80 today.
THE DAY, MADE YOURS
Small things that belongs only to you
YOUR GENERATION
Millennial
Came of age during Indias economic boom - liberalisation, IT jobs in Bangalore and Hyderabad, the rise of the smartphone, IPL cricket, and the realisation that India was now a global player.
THE WORLD YOU ARRIVED IN
PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA
P. V. Narasimha Rao
CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA
K. Karunakaran
US PRESIDENT
Bill Clinton
UK PRIME MINISTER
John Major
POPE
Pope John Paul II
DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD 🎬
Majrooh Sultanpuri
WORLD ICON OF THE YEAR
Nelson Mandela
PRIDE OF KERALA
K.J. Yesudas
AWARDS & HONOURS
OSCAR - BEST PICTURE
Schindler's List
STAR SIGN
Gemini
♊
AIR
CRICKET
Hero Cup 1993
Sachin Tendulkar bowled the final over to win the Hero Cup against South Africa
CHINESE ZODIAC
Year of the Rooster
🐓
METAL
MOTORING
Maruthi Zen
The Maruti Zen was a 90s icon. Simple, stylish, and a dream car for many Indian families.
BIRTHSTONE & FLOWER
STONE
FLOWER
Pearl
Rose
POPULATION
922 Million Approx.
India’s population in 1993 was growing rapidly, reflecting a young, expanding nation on the move.
PRICING
Rice
Milk
Tea
KSRTC Bus ticket
Malayalam movie ticket
Banana Chips
School Note Book
Petrol
Gold (1 gram)
Average House
Weekly wage
₹ 6
₹ 8
₹ 1
₹ 2
₹ 10
₹ 5
₹ 3
₹ 16
₹ 410
₹ 2,00,000
₹ 195
THE KERALA YOU JOINED
When you arrived in Koni...
🌧️ Monsoons arrived on time.
📞 Phone numbers were memorized.
📼 Cassette tapes ruled music.
📷 Every photograph mattered.
🚍 KSRTC buses were red, loud, and somehow always memorable.
🌴 Rubber plantations stretched across Pathanamthitta.
🐘 Konni was already famous for its elephants and forests.
Lifetime achievements unlocked
✓ Survived the 90s
✓ Grew up when Doordarshan was the only entertainment
✓ Sat waiting for the evening serial like it was a daily ritual
✓ Recorded favourite songs from radio onto cassette tapes
✓ Lived through summer power cuts with candles and ceiling fans slowing down
✓ Felt the excitement of watching film songs on Sunday TV
✓ Travelled in KSRTC/buses with loud film music and window-seat fights
✓ Counted coins for STD/ISD calls just to hear a familiar voice
✓ Waited days for exam results stuck on school notice boards
✓ Experienced SMS “sent” but no guarantee it was delivered
✓ Watched ads and movie promos on repeat like there was no skip button
✓ Survived handwritten notes, Xerox sheets, and last-minute exam prep
✓ Knew the sound of rain on tin roofs during long monsoon evenings
✓ Lived childhood without internet, but full of imagination and outdoor games