1917 in India
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- 20 August - The secretary of state for IndiaIndiaIndia , 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...
makes the announcement that British policy in India calls for the gradual development of self-governing institutions and the progressive realization of responsible government.
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- 12 January - Maharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...
, spiritualist, founder of Transcendental MeditationTranscendental MeditationTranscendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...
(d.20082008 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – Pratibha Patil* Prime Minister of India – Manmohan Singh-February:*2 February - The activists of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena try to disrupt a press conference of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh in Mumbai....
). - 17 January - M. G. RamachandranM. G. RamachandranMaruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
, actor, Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
(d.19871987 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – Zail Singh until July 25, R. Venkataraman* Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi-Events:* 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish the second such conflict between China and India....
). - 11 February - T. Nagi ReddyT. Nagi ReddyTarimala Nagi Reddy , often called "TN" was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India.T.N. Reddy was born in Tarimela in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. He studied at Loyola College in Madras and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. During his student days he got involved with...
, communist politician (d.19761976 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed* Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi-Events:* 16 April - A family planning initiative involves the vasectomy of thousands of men and tubal ligation of women, either for payment or under coercive conditions...
). - 19 November - Indira GandhiIndira GandhiIndira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, Prime Minister, assassinated (d.19841984 in IndiaEvents in the year 1984 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Zail Singh* Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi until October 31, Rajiv Gandhi-Events:*5 March - Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi orders Operation Blue Star....
). - 29 December - Ramanand SagarRamanand SagarRamanand Sagar was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a television adaptation of the ancient Indian epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita.Sagar was born at Asal Guru-Ke near Lahore...
, film director (d.20052005 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Manmohan Singh-Events:* 10 January - The Delhi High Court says that a "high claim ratio" cannot be grounds to turn down medical insurance contract renewal requests. The court said that medical policies were liable to...
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- G. V. IyerG. V. IyerGanapathi Venkatrama Iyer was a well known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made movies in Sanskrit. His films were well-known for their spiritual themes. He was born in 1917 in Nanjanagud in Mysore district of Karnataka state in...
, film director (d.20032003 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Events:*26 January - The president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, is the guest at the Republic Day celebration....
). - Ram Nath KakRam Nath KakRam Nath Kak was a Kashmiri veterinarian whose autobiography Autumn Leaves is one of the most vivid portraits of life in 20th century Kashmir and has become a sort of a classic...
, veterinarianVeterinarianA veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
and writer (d.19931993 in IndiaEvents in the year 1993 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma* Prime Minister of India – P. V. Narasimha Rao-Events:*9 March - The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is formed in Kashmir....
). - Chandrakant T. PatelChandrakant T. PatelChandrakant T. Patel was a cotton scientist who developed the world's first ever commercial cotton hybrid, known as Hybrid-4 , in 1970, which was later cultivated commercially in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra....
, cotton scientist (d.19901990 in IndiaEvents in the year 1990 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – R. Venkataraman* Prime Minister of India – V. P. Singh until November 10, Chandra Shekhar Singh-Events:...
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