1960 in India
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Events in the year 1960 in the Republic of India
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Incumbents
- President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
– Rajendra PrasadRajendra PrasadDr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India... - Prime Minister of IndiaPrime Minister of IndiaThe Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
– Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
Events
- 1 May - Gujarat State and Maharashtra StateMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
are formed from the State of Bombay as laid down by the States Reorganisation ActStates Reorganisation ActThe States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries and governance of India's states and territories. The act reorganised the boundaries of India's states along linguistic lines, and amended the Indian Constitution to replace the three types of states, known as Parts A, B,...
. - 1 May - In India, May 1 is declared as 'Gujarat Diwas' or 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., Maharashtra DayMaharashtra DayMaharashtra Day on May 1 is celebrated in Maharashtra, a state on western coast of India. Maharashtra attained statehood on 1st of May, 1960 when the then state Bombay state was divided into two states, Maharashtra and Gujarat on the basis of different languages, Marathi and Gujarati, under the...
(the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day). - 20 June - Maharashtra State Electricity BoardMaharashtra State Electricity BoardMaharashtra State Electricity Board is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India. The MSEB was formed on June 20, 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity Act, 1948...
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- Air IndiaAir IndiaAir India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
enters United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with flights to New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. - Bajaj AutoBajaj AutoBajaj Auto is a major Indian vehicle manufacturer started by Jamnalal Bajaj from Rajasthan in the 1930s. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Chakan , Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at Akurdi now houses the R&D centre Ahead...
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Births
- 3 January - Sandeep Marwah, stage, film and television personality.
- 25 June - Suresh GopiSuresh GopiSuresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
, actor. - 11 July - Kumar GauravKumar GauravKumar Gaurav is an Indian film actor and son of late actor Rajendra Kumar.-Career:He made his film debut with Love Story produced by his father and directed by Rahul Rawail which was a blockbuster. Many youngsters began to emulate him...
, actor. - 13 September - Karthik MuthuramanKarthik MuthuramanMurali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
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Deaths
- 30 January - J. C. KumarappaJ. C. KumarappaJ. C. Kumarappa was an Indian economist and a close associate of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi...
, economist (b.18921892 in India-Full date unknown:*Fatima Begum, actress and India's first female film director .*Abdul Majid Daryabadi, Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an .-Deaths:*28 October — Lal Behari Dey, journalist ....
). - 2 February - Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji MaharajaJagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji MaharajaJagadguru Swami Sri Bhārati Kṛṣṇa Tīrthaji Mahāraja was the Jagadguru of the Govardhana matha of Puri during 1925–1960. He was one of the most significant spiritual figures in Hinduism during the 20th century...
, Hindu teacher (b.18841884 in India-Births:* March — Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja, Hindu teacher .* 7 November — Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje, revolutionary, scholar, agricultural scientist and historian ....
). - 20 April - Pannalal GhoshPannalal GhoshPannalal Ghosh , also known as Amulya Jyoti Ghosh, was a Bengali Indian flute player and composer. He was a disciple of Allauddin Khan, and is credited with giving the flute its status in Hindustani classical music....
, flute (bānsurīBansuriThe bansuri is a transverse alto flute of Bangladesh, India and Nepal made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha, and is...
) player and composer (b.19111911 in IndiaEvents in the year 1911 in India.-Events:*18 February - Henry Piquet, flying a Humber biplane, carried mail from Allahabad to Naini junction which was the first flight in India....
). - 27 April - Rajshekhar Basu, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and lexicographer (b.18801880 in India-Births:*16 March — Rajshekhar Basu, writer, chemist and lexicographer .*31 July — Munshi Premchand, foremost Writer in Hindu-Urdu Literature and Indian Freedom fighter ....
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See also
- Bollywood films of 1960Bollywood films of 1960A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1960:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1960:-1960:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...