1946 in India
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Events in the year 1946 in 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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Events
- January - Royal Air Force Mutiny of 1946Royal Air Force Mutiny of 1946The Royal Air Force Mutiny of 1946 was a mutiny on dozens of Royal Air Force stations in India and South Asia in January 1946 over conditions of slow demobilization and conditions of service following the end of World War II...
of British and Indian air force units - 11 February - I.N.A. trial demonstrations in Calcutta, several killed
- 12 February - Hartal in Calcutta over the killing of demonstrators the previous day
- 18 February - Start of the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
- 22 February - Start of hartal in Bombay in support of the mutiny, which saw the British kill over 200 citizens
- 10 May - Nehru elected leader of the Congress PartyIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. - 19 August - Violence between Muslims and Hindus in Calcutta leaves 3000 dead.
- 4 September - Street violence between Muslims and Hindus in Bombay.
- 27 November - Prime Minister 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...
appeals to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to end nuclear testingNuclear testingNuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness, yield and explosive capability of nuclear weapons. Throughout the twentieth century, most nations that have developed nuclear weapons have tested them...
and to start nuclear disarmamentNuclear disarmamentNuclear disarmament refers to both the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons and to the end state of a nuclear-free world, in which nuclear weapons are completely eliminated....
, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster."
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- 1946 Cabinet Mission to India1946 Cabinet Mission to IndiaThe British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership, providing India with independence under Dominion status in the Commonwealth of Nations...
- Tata AirlinesTata AirlinesTata Airlines, a division of Tata Sons Ltd. was founded by J. R. D. Tata in 1932 as Tata Sons.It was started as a mail service between Karachi, Bombay and Madras.-The beginning:...
renamed to 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...
. - Provincial Elections in India
January to June
- 16 January - Kabir BediKabir BediKabir Bedi is an Indian television and film actor. His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story...
, actor. - 1 February - Giri BabuGiri BabuSeshagiri Rao Yerra, popularly known as Giri Babu, is a South Indian actor, who appeared in more than 700 movies. He also directed several Telugu movies...
, actor. - 18 March - Navin NischolNavin NischolNavin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970.-Early life:...
, actor of Bollywood films (d. 2011)
July to September
- 5 July - MamukkoyaMamukkoyaMamukkoya is a popular Malayalam comedian actor. His unique usage of Mappila dialect and style marks his presence in the industry. He has acted in more than 450 Malayalam films and is the first winner of State award for Best Comedian in malayalam films, the category introduced in 2009- Career...
, comedian actor. - 5 July - Ram Vilas PaswanRam Vilas PaswanRam Vilas Paswan is the president of the Lok Janshakti Party and a Rajya Sabha MP.-Early life and education:Paswan was born to a Dusadh family...
, politician. - 17 July - Lalitha LeninLalitha LeninLalitha Lenin is a renowned Indian poet in Malayalam.K. K. Lalitha Bai was also the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram...
, poet and academic. - 28 July - Saint Alphonsa, Sister Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, in 2008 became first woman of IndianDemographics of IndiaThe demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people , more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, surpassing...
origin to be canonizedCanonizationCanonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process...
as a saint (b.19101910 in India-Incumbents:* Emperor of India – Edward VII until May 6, George V-Births:*30 January - Chidambaram Subramaniam, politician and Minister .*19 May - Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed ....
). - 20 August - N. R. Narayana MurthyN. R. Narayana MurthyNagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy , better known as N. R. Narayana Murthy, is an Indian industrialist and software engineer. He and six other engineers founded Infosys in 1981. Mr. Murthy served as CEO from 1981 to 2002. From 2002 to 2011, he served as Chairman...
, industrialist and software engineerSoftware engineerA software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
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October to December
- 11 October - Vijay P. BhatkarVijay P. BhatkarDr Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is an IT computer scientist from India. He is best known as an architect of the PARAM series of Supercomputers, GIST multilingual technology and Education-To-Home mission. He is widely recognized for his noteworthy contributions in bringing ICT to the masses through a...
, computer scientist. - 12 October - Ashok MankadAshok MankadAshok Vinoo Mankad was a former Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for India in 22 Test matches....
, Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
er (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....
). - 15 October - Victor BanerjeeVictor BanerjeeVictor Banerjee is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared on a number of TV series on Indian television...
, actor. - 9 December - Sonia GandhiSonia GandhiSonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...
, politician. - 14 December - Sanjay GandhiSanjay GandhiSanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician. The younger son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi, he was a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family...
, politician (d.19801980 in IndiaEvents in the year 1980 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy* Prime Minister of India – Charan Singh until January 14, Indira Gandhi-Events:*Indira Gandhi was returned to power....
). - 26 December - Narendra PrasadNarendra prasadNarendra Prasad was a popular Indian movie actor, playwright, director, teacher and literary critic. He was born at Mavelikara, Alappuzha District, in the south Indian state of Kerala....
, actor, playwright, teacher and literary critic (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....
). - 27 December - Vijay AroraVijay AroraVijay Arora *Punjabi* was an actor in Hindi films and television serials, most famous for his roles in Yaadon Ki Baaraat and as Indrajit in the television serial Ramayan...
, actor (d.20072007 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam until July 25, Pratibha Patil* Prime Minister of India – Manmohan Singh-Events:* January–November – Nandigram violence - Clashes between opposition parties, the governing Communist Party of India and police in Nandigram, West Bengal...
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Deaths
- 6 February - Upendranath BrahmachariUpendranath BrahmachariSir Upendranath Brahmachari, KIH was a noted Indian scientist and a leading medical practitioner of his time...
, scientist and medical practitioner (b.18731873 in India-Births:*19 December - Upendranath Brahmachari, scientist and medical practitioner ....
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