1949 in India
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Events in the year 1949 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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Events
- 1 January - After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the Pakistan ArmyPakistan ArmyThe Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
agreed to a ceasefireCeasefireA ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces...
, ordered by the United Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations Security CouncilThe United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
, takes effect in Kashmir region. - 1 April - The Reserve Bank of India is established.
- 28 April - India issues the London DeclarationLondon DeclarationThe London Declaration was a declaration issued by the governments of the Commonwealth of Nations on the issue of India's continued membership of the Commonwealth. It was made in London on 28 April 1949, and marked the birth of the modern Commonwealth. The declaration had two main provisions...
, enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of 'Head of the CommonwealthHead of the CommonwealthThe Head of the Commonwealth heads the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organisation which currently comprises 54 sovereign states. The position is currently occupied by the individual who serves as monarch of each of the Commonwealth realms, but has no day-to-day involvement in the...
', and renaming the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
'. - 6 June - With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, Mahabodhi TempleMahabodhi TempleThe Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is located about from Patna, Bihar state, India. Next to the temple, to its western side, is the holy Bodhi tree...
is restored to partial BuddhistBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
control. - 27 July - India and Pakistan sign the Karachi AgreementKarachi AgreementThe Karachi Agreement was a cease-fire agreement signed by Pakistan and India on the 27th of July 1949. It established a cease-fire line which could be monitored by observers from the United Nations...
- 9 September - Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the Tripura Merger AgreementTripura Merger AgreementThe State of Tripura was one of the ancient princely states of India. According to the Rajmala , Tripura was ruled continuously by as many as 184 Tripuri Kings with sovereign and independent status prior to its merger with the Indian Union in 1949, after the death of the last ruling King, Bir...
- 15 October - TripuraTripuraTripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
becomes a part of the Union of India - 15 November - Nathuram GodseNathuram GodseNathuram Vinayak Godse , from the city of Pune, India was a Hindutva activist and journalist, who was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Along with his brother Gopal Godse and six other co-conspirators, he executed a plot to assassinate Gandhi.-Early life:Nathuram Godse was born in Baramati, Pune...
and Narayan ApteNarayan ApteNarayan Dattatraya Apte was a Hindu activist and enterpreneur who was executed for his role in the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi....
executed for assassinating Mahatma GandhiMahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
. - 26 November - New constitution is adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.
- 28 December - Central Reserve Police ForceCentral Reserve Police ForceThe Central Reserve Police Force also known as CRPF is the largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces. It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain...
Act enacted.
Births
- 13 January - Rakesh SharmaRakesh SharmaWing commander Rakesh Sharma, AC, is a former Indian Air Force test pilot, and Cosmonaut aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of an Intercosmos Research Team...
, Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut. - 7 March - Ghulam Nabi AzadGhulam Nabi AzadGhulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and the current Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India....
, politician. - 4 April - Parveen BabiParveen BabiParveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan...
, actress (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...
). - 30 October - Pramod MahajanPramod MahajanPramod Venkatesh Mahajan was a prominent Indian politician. He was one of the most powerful second generation leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and, at the time of his death, was locked in a power struggle over who would take over the reins of the BJP when the current aging leadership...
, politician (d. 20062006 in IndiaEvents in the year 2006 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – [Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam]* Prime Minister of India – Manmohan Singh-Events:* January 2 – Rajnath Singh assumes office as Bharatiya Janata Party chief....
). - 12 December - Gopinath MundeGopinath MundeGopinath Munde ) is an Indian politician. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.-Early life:Gopinath Munde was born in Nathra Village, Parali, Beed, Maharashtra, India, in a farmer's family in rural Maharashtra. According to him, his parents "struggled against heavy odds and did not...
, politician - 12 December - Rajinikanth, Superstar
Deaths
- 10 April - Birbal SahniBirbal SahniBirbal Sahni FRS was an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent, was also a geologist who took an interest in archaeology...
, paleobotanist (b. 18911891 in India-Births:*4 February — Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith, rocket scientist .*14 April — B. R. Ambedkar, nationalist, jurist, Dalit political leader and a Buddhist revivalist .*14 November — Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist ....
). - 19 June - Syed Zafarul HasanSyed Zafarul Hasan- Dr Syed Zafarul Hasan :Syed Zafarul Hasan was a prominent twentieth-century Muslim philosopher.-Biography:Syed Zafarul Hasan was the eldest son of Khan Sahib Syed Diwan Mohammad....
, MuslimMuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
philosopher (b. 18851885 in IndiaEvents in the year 1885 in India.-Events:* 24 June — Lord Randolph Churchill becomes Secretary of State for India.* 28 December — 72 Indian lawyers, academics and journalists gather in Bombay to form the Congress Party.-Births:...
). - 15 November - Narayan ApteNarayan ApteNarayan Dattatraya Apte was a Hindu activist and enterpreneur who was executed for his role in the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi....
, accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (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....
). - 15 November - Nathuram GodseNathuram GodseNathuram Vinayak Godse , from the city of Pune, India was a Hindutva activist and journalist, who was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Along with his brother Gopal Godse and six other co-conspirators, he executed a plot to assassinate Gandhi.-Early life:Nathuram Godse was born in Baramati, Pune...
, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (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 ....
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See also
- Bollywood films of 1949Bollywood films of 1949A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1949:-Highest grossing:The top eight grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1949:-A-Z:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...