Hottest keywords typed on Google Indias search box

Ever wondered what is the Google Zeitgeist??
Well, "Zeitgeist" means "the spirit of the times", and Google reveals this spirit through the aggregation of millions of search queries we receive every day. We have several tools that give insight into global, regional, past and present search trends. These tools are available for you to play with, explore, and learn from. Use them for everything from business research to trivia answers.

Google comes up with this list of top searche keywords every year and this time as usual a lot of surprising names have popped up in the list.

Here is a look at 2008 through the collective eyes of the Indian users on the web. The Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted by users in India

Fastest Rising

1. youtube
2. orkut
3. katrina kaif
4. cricket
5. irctc
6. facebook
7. genelia d'souza
8. beijing 2008 olympic games
9. sixth pay commission
10. ipl

Most Popular

1. orkut
2. gmail
3. yahoo
4. google
5. youtube
6. yahoomail
7. indian railways
8. rediff
9. cricket
10. katrina kaif

Top searches on Mobile

1. orkut
2. yahoo
3. waptrick
4. gmail
5. games
6. katrina kaif
7. rediffmail
8. yahoomail
9. namitha
10. google

Top Bollywood Celebrities

1. katrina kaif
2. aishwarya rai
3. salman khan
4. hrithik roshan
5. kareena kapoor
6. shahid kapur
7. deepika padukone
8. shahrukh khan
9. mallika sherawat
10. genelia d'souza

Top holiday destinations

1. goa
2. kerala
3. kashmir
4. dubai
5. singapore
6. australia
7. london
8. shimla
9. switzerland
10. manali

Top 'how to' searches

1. how to reduce weight
2. how to kiss
3. how to earn money
4. how to get pregnant
5. how to learn english
6. how to gain weight
7. how to play guitar
8. how to create a website
9. how to impress a girl
10. how to tie a tie

The most surprising keyword would definitely be Katrina who shows up in a number of lists in the Top 10. And in case you are wondering who is Namitha it seems she is a Tamil actress and one of the top female stars working in Tollywood.
Ah in case you are wondering where are the expected keywords related to pornography, well this list is for the users with safe search mode turned on (it seems). So this list is basically a revised list going through googles Censorship board (haha) ... Ya the same radio button which you have turned off on your PC :P. In case you want to get hold of this list i guess you have to be an employee of google or get in touch with one..

In case you can guess the list of top 10 keywords without "Safe search on" you can always leave a comment so the other users can have a look at the same.

In case you are looking for what keywords are hot internationally you can visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2008/#top