1983 in India
Encyclopedia
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...
– Zail SinghZail SinghGiani Zail Singh was an Indian politician and member of the Congress Party. He served as the seventh President of India.His term was marked by Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He died of injuries in 1994 after a car accident.-Early Life:He... - 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
- February - Bandit Queen Phoolan DeviPhoolan DeviPhoolan Devi , popularly known as the "Bandit Queen", was an Indian dacoit and later a politician. After being gang-raped by some upper-caste members of her gang, Phoolan Devi turned a bandit, and killed 22 upper-caste villagers in 1981. Following this, she became notorious across India as a bandit...
surrenders. - February - Hundreds of people die in AssamAssamAssam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
as fighting rages in the run up to elections.
Sport
- 25 June - India wins the third Cricket World Cup1983 Cricket World CupThe 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup was the third edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each...
at Lords under Kapil Dev.
Births
- January 13 - Imran KhanImran KhanImran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
, actor - 3 February - T.R. Silambarasan ,Actor and Filmmaker
- 6 February - Angad BediAngad BediAngad Singh Bedi is an Indian actor, model, and a cricketer for Delhi. He bats right-handed, and his bowling style is slow left-arm orthodox.-Career:...
, actor, model and cricketer. - 6 February - Sreesanth, cricketer.
- 8 April - Allu ArjunAllu ArjunAllu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
, actor. - 20 May - N. T. Rama Rao Jr.N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , popularly known as Jr. NTR or Tarak, is a Telugu film actor. He is son of actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini...
, actor. - 22 june - Naresh Kondapalli, masters in uni. of hertfordshire, uk.
- 23 November - Karan PatelKaran PatelKaran Patel is an Indian actor. He is a Gujarati. He starred in the STAR Plus series Kasturi, where he played the male lead Robbie Sabarwal....
, actor. - 30 November - Nisha Kothari, actress.
Deaths
- 11 June - Ghanshyam Das BirlaGhanshyam Das BirlaGhanshyam Das "G.D." Birla was an Indian businessman and member of the influential Birla Family.Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital...
, businessman (b.18941894 in India-Births:*1 January — Satyendra Nath Bose, physicist .*21 February — Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, scientist .*25 February — Meher Baba, mystic and spiritual master .*10 April — Ghanshyam Das Birla, businessman .-Full date unknown:...
). - Fatima BegumFatima BegumFatima Begum was one of the early superstars in Indian cinema and India's first female film director.-Family:Fatima Begum was born into an Urdu Muslim family in India in 1892. Fatima Begum was married to the Nawab of Sachin and was the mother of silent superstars like Zubeida, Sultana and Shehzadi...
, actress and India's first female film director (b.18921892 in India-Full date unknown:*Fatima Begum, actress and India's first female film director .*Abdul Majid Daryabadi, Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an .-Deaths:*28 October — Lal Behari Dey, journalist ....
).
See also
- Bollywood films of 1983Bollywood films of 1983A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...