Incumbents

• President of India
  President of India
  The 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 Prasad
  Rajendra Prasad
  Dr. 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 India
  Prime Minister of India
  The 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 Nehru
  Jawaharlal Nehru
  Jawaharlal 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

• 22 March - Jayendra Saraswathi
  Jayendra Saraswathi
  Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal is the 69th Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham....
  
   becomes the 70th Shankaracharya of Kanchi.
• 5 July - The Andhra Pradesh High Court
  Andhra Pradesh High Court
  The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up on 5 July 1954 under the Andhra State Act, 1953.Its seat is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 39....
  
   is established.
• 6 November - Bombay Electricity Board is formed.

Births

• 7 March - Anupam Kher
  Anupam Kher
  Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
  
  , actor.
• 19 March - Indu Shahani
  Indu Shahani
  Indu Shahani Principal of H.R College was appointed the Sheriff of Mumbai Sheriff of Mumbai on Jan 5, 2008 and is now serving her third term. She is the principal of H R College of Commerce and Economics in South Mumbai since 2000. Shahani graduated from renowned Sydenham College, Mumbai and...
  
  , educationist and Sheriff of Mumbai
  Sheriff of Mumbai
  The Sheriff of Mumbai is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Mumbai. The current Sheriff of Mumbai is Indu Shahani, principal of H. R...
  
  .
• 14 September - Shrikant Jichkar
  Shrikant Jichkar
  Shrikant Jichkar was an Indian politician and member of the Congress Party.-Personal life:...
  
  , politician (d.2004
  2004 in India
  Events in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
  
  ).
• 3 November - Laxmikant Berde
  Laxmikant Berde
  Lakshmikant Berde was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi and Hindi movies.- Early life :From his early years, Lakshmikant was interested in acting...
  
  , comic actor (d.2004
  2004 in India
  Events in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
  
  ).
• 7 November - Kamal Haasan
  Kamal Haasan
  Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
  
  , actor and film director.
• 9 November - Shankar Nag
  Shankar Nag
  Shankar Nagarkatte , 9 November 1954 - 30 September 1990) popularly known as Shankar Nag was a popular actor and director of Kannada cinema. He also directed and acted in the teleserial, Malgudi days, based on celebrated novelist R.K.Narayan's short stories. Besides these, he was actively involved...
  
  , actor and director (d.1990
  1990 in India
  Events 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:...
  
  ).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1954
  Bollywood films of 1954
  A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1954. Boot Polish produced by Raj Kapoor went on the won the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1955....