1991 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...
– R. VenkataramanR. VenkataramanRamaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India.... - 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...
– Chandra Shekhar Singh until June 21, P. V. Narasimha RaoP. V. Narasimha RaoPamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
Events
- 21 May - Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: Former Prime MinisterPrime 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...
Rajiv GandhiRajiv GandhiRajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
is assassinatedAssassinationTo carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
by a TamilTamil peopleTamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
suicide bomber in southern IndiaSouth IndiaSouth India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
during the election campaign. - 31 May - The Government of IndiaGovernment of IndiaThe Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
constitutes the Company Law BoardCompany Law BoardThe Company Law Board is an independent quasi-judicial body in India which has powers to overlook the behaviour of companies within the Company Law. It was constituted in its present form on May 31, 1991.Under Section 10E of the Companies Act, 1956 replacing the erstwhile Company Law Board which...
as an independent quasi-judicial body thus giving up direct control on matters of company law. - 15 June - When the general election results are all compiled, the Congress Party has won a plurality of votes.
- 21 June - Indian National CongressIndian 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...
leader P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime MinisterPrime 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...
. - 24 June - J. JayalalithaaJ. JayalalithaaJayalalithaa Jayaram ; born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha, is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She is called Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi by her...
is sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time. - 24 July - The government of IndiaIndiaIndia , 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...
announces its New Industrial Policy, marking the start of India's economic reforms. - 11 October - Sikh Separatists bomb Hindu Procession in Lucknow, killing 41 people.
- 11 December - Rapid Action ForceRapid Action ForceThe Rapid Action Force is a specialised wing of the Indian CRPF . It was established on 11 December 1991 and became fully operational in October 1992, to deal with riots & related unrest...
established by Union Home Ministry.
Deaths
- 15 May - Kalindi Charan PanigrahiKalindi Charan PanigrahiKalindi Charan Panigrahi , was a noted Oriya poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist. He was one of the members of the Oriya literary group Sabuja Gosthi...
, poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist (b.19011901 in India-Incumbents:* Empress of India — Queen Victoria until 22 January* Emperor of India — Edward VII from 22 January-Births:*2 July — Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist .-Deaths:...
). - 24 October - Ismat ChughtaiIsmat ChughtaiIsmat Chughtai 1 was an eminent Urdu writer, known for her indomitable spirit and a fierce feminist ideology. She was considered the grand dame of Urdu fiction, as one of the four pillars of modern Urdu short story, the other three being Saadat Hasan Manto, Krishan Chander, and Rajinder Singh Bedi...
, writer (b.19151915 in India-Births:*11 March - Vijay Hazare, cricketer .*26 July - Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, yoga teacher.*15 August - Ismat Chughtai, writer .-Events:The Home Rule League is founded by Annie Besant ....
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See also
- Bollywood films of 1991Bollywood films of 1991A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1991.-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1991.-1991:-External links:* - A look back at the year 1991 with a focus on the Hindi film...