1976 in India
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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...
– Fakhruddin Ali AhmedFakhruddin Ali AhmedFakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977.-Early life and background:Fakhruddin's grandfather, Khaliluddin Ali Ahmed, of Kacharighat near Golaghat, Assam, married in one of the families who were the relics of Emperor Aurangzeb's bid to conquer Assam Ahmed was born on... - 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...
– 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...
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. (The minimum age for marriage is also raised to 21 years for men and 18 years for women.) The son of then-Prime Minister 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...
, 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...
, is largely blamed for what turned out to be a failed program. A strong backlash against any initiative associated with family planning followed the highly controversial program, which continues (in part) into the 21st century.
January to June
- 16 January -R K TIWARI
- 5 February - Abhishek BachchanAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
, actor. - 4 April - Simran BaggaSimran BaggaRishibala Naval , better known by her Industry name Simran, is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in several Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli in 1997...
, actress. - 9 April - Rohit Gupta, writer and inventor.
- 9 April - Nithin SathyaNithin SathyaNithin Sathya , is a Tamil film actor from Chennai. His first notable role was in Chennai 600028 . Since then he has been cast as a villain in Satham Podathey and in supporting roles in films like Raman Thediya Seethai. He has played the lead role in Pandhayam and Muthirai .- Filmography :-...
, actor. - 21 May - Aditi GowitrikarAditi GowitrikarAditi Gowitrikar is an Indian model, actress and a doctor. She won Gladrags Megamodel, and the Mrs. World contest in 2001, and appeared in reality television series, Bigg Boss .- Biography :...
, model, actress and physician. - 9 June - Amisha PatelAmisha PatelAmeesha Patel is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai , Patel won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha , which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema, earning her a ...
, actress.
July to December
- 2 July Nikhil Bhatambrekar The Great _Personality of Maharashtra
- 12 August - Baljit Singh SainiBaljit Singh SainiBaljit Singh Saini is a field hockey defender and midfielder from India who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1995 during the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. Baljit Singh Saini represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta,...
, field hockey player. - 27 October - Pooja BatraPooja BatraPooja Batra in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, is an Indian actress.-Early life and background:Pooja Batra was born to Ravi Batra, an army colonel who was wounded in the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. Her mother, Neelam Batra was a former Miss India participant in 1971...
, actress. - 19 September - Ishaa KoppikarIshaa KoppikarEesha Koppikhar , born Isha Koppikar, is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Koppikhar married her longtime boyfriend Rohit Narang on 29 November 2009.-Background:Koppikhar was born in Mumbai, India, hailing from the Konkani speaking Chitrapur...
, actress and model. - 15 December - Baichung BhutiaBaichung BhutiaBaichung Bhutia is an ex Indian footballer. He is currently contracted by the club he owns, United Sikkim. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He plays for United Sikkim FC. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills...
, soccer player.
Deaths
- 28 July - 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 (b.19171917 in India-Events:*20 August - The secretary of state for India makes the announcement that British policy in India calls for the gradual development of self-governing institutions and the progressive realization of responsible government.-Births:...
). - 27 August - Mukesh, playback singer (b.19231923 in India-Events:*The Madras Province Swarajya Party was established under the leadership of S. Sathyamurthy and S. Srinivasa Iyengar.-Births:*10 March - Ranjit Lal Jetley, soldier and scientist.*21 March - Nirmala Srivastava, founder of Sahaja Yoga....
). - 2 September - Vishnu Sakharam KhandekarVishnu Sakharam KhandekarVishnu Sakharam Khandekar was an eminent Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.-Early life:...
, writer (b.18981898 in India-Births:*19 January — Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, writer .*25 November — Debaki Bose, film director, writer and actor .*2 December — Indra Lal Roy, World War I flying ace, killed in action ....
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