2011 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...
– Prathiba Patil - 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...
– Dr Manmohan Singh
January
- January 1
- Union Home Ministry winds up the Srikrishna committee on TelanganaSrikrishna committee on TelanganaSrikrishna committee on Telangana or Committee for consultations on the situation in Andhra Pradesh is a committee headed by former chief justice B. N. Srikrishna to look into the demand for separate statehood for Telangana or keep the state united in the present form, Andhra Pradesh...
following submission of its report - Arabinda RajkhowaArabinda RajkhowaArabinda Rajkhowa , , alias Mijanur Rahman Choudhury is the Chaiman of the banned outfit ULFA. He is one of the founder members of the outfit. He was also the Vice-President of the Indo-Burma Revolutionary Front...
, chairman of ULFA, released on bail from the GuwahatiGuwahatiGuwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
central prison - 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...
and PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
exchange the annual lists of their nuclearNuclear powerNuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations, which was signed on December 31, 1988 - Nagesh Pydah assumes charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Oriental Bank of CommerceOriental Bank of CommerceOriental Bank of Commerce is an India-based bank in Lahore , is one of the public sector banks in India...
- Union Home Ministry winds up the Srikrishna committee on Telangana
April
- April 2 – 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...
wins the 2011 Cricket World Cup2011 Cricket World CupThe 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
. - April 30 – Dorjee KhanduDorjee KhanduDorjee Khandu was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the sixth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was reelected in 2009 general elections for the second term as the chief minister...
, Chief Minister of Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
since 2007, dies in a helicopterHelicopterA helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
crash.
May
- May 20 – Mamata BanerjeeMamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
was sworn in as the first woman and 11th Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of West Bengal. - May 25 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan SinghManmohan SinghManmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...
announced of Rs. 22,500 Crores for African countries to develop infrastructure facilities on the eve of IInd Indo-Africa summit.
June
- June 11 – Senior journalist and investigations editor with English newspaper 'Mid-Day', J Dey, is shot dead in MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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Predicted and scheduled events
- September 9 – National ConferenceNational ConferenceNational Conference may refer to:In India:*Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, the largest political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India.*Manipur National Conference, a political party in the Indian state of Manipur that was formed in 2002....
: National Conference on Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technology NCETCIT.
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- 2010–11 I-League2010–11 I-LeagueThe 2010–11 I-League is the fourth season of the I-League, the highest football league competition in India. It began on 3 December 2010 and will end in May 2011. Dempo are the defending champions...
- 2011–12 I-League2011–12 I-LeagueThe 2011–12 I-League is the fifth season of the I-League since its establishment in 2006. The season began in October 2011 and is due to end in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their 1st league title the 2010–11 championship....
- 2011 Durand Cup2011 Durand CupThe 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world.Churchill Brothers won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5-4 tie-break win over Prayag United. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were Prayag United.-Format:The...
- 2011 Indian Federation Cup2011 Indian Federation CupThe 2011 Indian Federation Cup will be the 33rd season of the knock-out competition. On 13 August 2011 the AIFF announced that 21 clubs had been accepted to the tournament.....
- 2011 I-League 2nd Division2011 I-League 2nd DivisionThe 2011 I-League 2nd Division is the fourth season of the second division of the I-League, the Indian professional football league. A total of 21 teams were divided into three groups and top two teams from each group played in final round, they will be joined by Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting...
- 2011 Santosh Trophy2011 Santosh TrophyThe 65th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2010-11 was held in Assam, India, May 6–30, 2011. 31 teams were divided into eight clusters with last year's semi-finalists directly finding their place in the Groups Quarterfinal round.The Preliminary Round matches were held from May 6 to...
- 2011 BB Roy Trophy
- 2011 Datta Ray Trophy
Domestic Season
- Ranji Trophy 2010–11Ranji Trophy 2010–11The 2010 Ranji trophy season is the 76th Ranji trophy season. It is being contested through two leagues: Super and Plate. Each division is divided into 2 groups - A and B, each team plays all the other teams from its group only once either home or away....
- Duleep Trophy 2010-11
- Deodhar Trophy 2010-11
- Vijay Hazare Trophy 2010-11
- 2011 Indian Premier League2011 Indian Premier LeagueThe 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...
- 2011 Irani Trophy
- 2011 Inter-State T20 Championship
- 2011 BCCI Corporate Trophy
- 2011 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- Ranji Trophy 2011–12
- Duleep Trophy 2011-12
- Deodhar Trophy 2011-12
- Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12
International
- January 2 – Third test matchTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between India and South Africa begins at Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... - January 9 – Third test matchTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between India and South Africa is drawn. Series is levelled 1-1. - February 19 - April 2 – 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Senior
- 2010–11 I-League2010–11 I-LeagueThe 2010–11 I-League is the fourth season of the I-League, the highest football league competition in India. It began on 3 December 2010 and will end in May 2011. Dempo are the defending champions...
- 2011–12 I-League2011–12 I-LeagueThe 2011–12 I-League is the fifth season of the I-League since its establishment in 2006. The season began in October 2011 and is due to end in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their 1st league title the 2010–11 championship....
- 2011 Indian Shield2011 IFA ShieldThe 2011 IFA shield was held in Kolkata starting from March 11, with a total of 10 teams including a Chinese super league team partipcating. Teams were divided into 2 groups and played each other with the top 2 advancing to the semifinals...
- 2011 Indian Federation Cup
- 2011 Durand Cup
- 2011 Santosh Trophy
- 2011 I-League 2nd Division2011 I-League 2nd DivisionThe 2011 I-League 2nd Division is the fourth season of the second division of the I-League, the Indian professional football league. A total of 21 teams were divided into three groups and top two teams from each group played in final round, they will be joined by Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting...
Youth
- 2011 BC Roy Trophy
- 2011 Dutta Ray Trophy
- 2010-11 Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
- 2010-12 Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
- Subroto Cup Football TournamentSubroto Cup Football TournamentSubroto Cup Football Tournament is an inter-school football tournament in India, named after the Indian Air Force Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee.-History:...
Regional
- AgartalaAgartala LeagueThe Tripura Football Association conducts an annual Domestic League football tournament in Agartala city. This league has a three tier structure and is divided into the A, B and C Divisions which follows promotions and relegations similar to other football competitions in India.-Current Season :The...
- KolkataCalcutta Football LeagueCalcutta Football League is the football league where several football clubs of the Indian city of Kolkata participate. The CFL is now having a Seven League Division....
- MumbaiMumbai Football LeagueMumbai Football League The Mumbai Football League organised by Mumbai District Football Association is a ladder-based competition involving a total of six divisions and 300+ teams...
- Bangalore
- Cochin
- Goa
- Assam
- Guwahati
- Punjab
- Delhi
- Trivandum
- Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football TournamentKolkata Police Friendship Cup Football TournamentKolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament is a football tournament organised by Kolkata Police every year for the local clubs of Kolkata...
- Goa Governor Cup
- Goan Super Cup
- Mullick Police Cup
- Sikkim Gold CupSikkim Gold CupSikkim Gold Cup is indian football tournament held in Sikkim organized by Sikkim Football Association .The tournament is the only tournament to have been held uninterruptedly for the last 31 years.ONGC FC is the defending champion for 2010....
- Faria Gold Cup
- Traders Cup
- Lt. Governors Cup
- ATPA Shield
- Garodia Gold Cup
- Bordoloi TrophyBordoloi TrophyBordoloi Trophy is an Indian football tournament held by AssamFA.Teams from India, Nepal also participated in this Trophy.Abahoni Limited of Bangladesh lifted 2010 trophy.Mohun Bagan AC won it most number of times :7...
- I143'Day Cup
- OIL Gold Cup
January – June
- January 2 – Bali Ram BhagatBali Ram BhagatBali Ram Bhagat was an Indian politician. He was born in Patna, Bihar. He served as the Speaker of Lok Sabha from 1976 to 1977, during the turbulent final year of Indira Gandhi’s first reign as prime minister. He served as Minister for External Afairs of India under Indira’s son, Rajiv Gandhi,...
, 88, former Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
Speaker - January 10 – Vivek ShauqVivek ShauqVivek Shauq was a noted actor, comedian, writer and singer. He had acted in Hindi and Punjabi films, television serials, theatre and television commercials. He was also a popular writer and singer. Shauq was also involved with the Sant Nirankari Mission. He was fluent in Urdu. He was also the...
, 47, actor, comedian. - January 17 – Gita DeyGita DeyGita Dey was a well-known actress in Bengali film, theatre and Bengali folk theatre. She acted in over two hundred Bengali language films and over two thousand stage shows.-Early life:...
, 79, actress. - January 21 – E. V. V. Satyanarayana, 54, film director.
- January 24 – Bhimsen JoshiBhimsen JoshiPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
, 88, musician. - January 28 – Sushil Kumar DharaSushil Kumar DharaSushil Kumar Dhara was a revolutionary in British India and a political leader after Indian independence in 1947....
, 99, revolutionary. - February 3 – Machan VargheseMachan VargheseM. L. Varghese popularly known by stage name Machan Varghese was a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He started his career as a mimicry artist and debuted as an actor through Kabooliwala. Thereafter he played many notable roles in Malayalam films, mainly as a comedian...
, 50, Malayalam film actor. - February 12 – VipindasVipindasVipindas was an Indian cinematographer and director. He has cinematographed more than 200 films in Malayalam alone, and has directed a couple of films.-Biography:...
, 72, cinematographer and director. - February 19 – Suresh BabuSuresh BabuSuresh Babu was an Indian long jumper from Kerala who had held the national titles in the long, triple, and high jump events, in addition to the decathlon...
, 58, athlete. - February 20 – Malaysia VasudevanMalaysia VasudevanVasudevan Nair , known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was known for singing songs for Indian actor Rajnikanth and many more.- Early life :...
, 66, actor and playback singer. - February 21
- Aranmula PonnammaAranmula PonnammaAranmula Ponnamma was a National Award winning Malayalam film actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films. She was widely described as a mother figure in Malayalam cinema.-Early life:...
, 96, Malayalam film actress. - Premananda, 59, religious leader.
- Aranmula Ponnamma
- February 23
- Mullapudi Venkata RamanaMullapudi Venkata RamanaMullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu...
, 79, screenwriter and film producer. - Nirmala SrivastavaNirmala SrivastavaNirmala Srivastava was the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement...
, 87, religious leader.
- Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- February 24 – Anant Pai (Uncle Pai), 81, educationalist and comics writer.
- March 1 – Fateh Singh RathoreFateh Singh RathoreFateh Singh Rathore is India's best known tiger conservationist. Fateh Singh joined the Indian Forest Service in 1960 and was part of the first Project Tiger team. He was widely acknowledged as the tiger guru for his legendary knowledge of the big cat. He worked over 50 years in wildlife...
, 72, wildlife conservationist. - March 3
- Goga KapoorGoga KapoorRavinder Kapoor , popularly known as Goga Kapoor, was an Indian film actor, who appeared mostly in Bollywood films. He had played supporting roles of that of villain's henchmen or that of gangster. He is mostly remembered as Kamsa in the TV serial Mahabharat, Dinkar Rao in the film Agneepath and...
, 70, film actor. - Venkatraman RadhakrishnanVenkatraman RadhakrishnanVenkatraman Radhakrishnan was an internationally renowned space scientist and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was Professor Emeritus of the Raman Research Institute in Bangalore, India, where he had been Director from 1972 to 1994.Professor Radhakrishnan was born in Tondaripet,...
, 81, astrophysicist.
- Goga Kapoor
- March 4 – Arjun SinghArjun SinghArjun Singh was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He was the Union Minister of Human Resource Development in the Manmohan Singh cabinet from 2004 to 2009....
, 80, politician. - March 10 – Baliram KashyapBaliram KashyapBaliram Kashyap was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Lok Sabhas of India. He represented the Bastar constituency of Chhattisgarh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Kashyap died on 10 March 2011, only one day before his 75th...
, 74, politician. - March 12 – Kumar IndrajitsinhjiKumar IndrajitsinhjiKumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji was an Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1964 to 1969 as a wicketkeeper-batsman....
, 73, cricketer. - March 19 – Navin NischolNavin NischolNavin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970.-Early life:...
, 65, actor. - March 20 – Bob Christo, Indian actor of Australian origin.
- April 1 – Varkey Vithayathil, 83, cardinal and religious leader.
- April 3 – Rafique AlamRafique AlamRafique Alam , popularly known as Alam Saheb, was an Indian politician who had been active in politics for six decades. He was a union minister and a member of the Indian National Congress since the beginning of his political career in early 1960s.-References:...
, 81, politician. - April 5 – Sujatha, 58, actress.
- April 12 – Sachin BhowmickSachin BhowmickSachin Bhowmick was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He was also a regular contributor to Ultorath, a Bengali magazine on cinema.-Writing highlights:...
, 80, screenwriter. - April 17 – Bhawani Singh, 79, titular Maharaja of Jaipur.
- April 22 – Madhava GudiMadhava GudiMadhava Gudi was a Hindustani classical vocalist, specialising in Khayal and light forms.-Early life and background:...
, 72, Hindustani classical vocalist. - April 24 – Sathya Sai BabaSathya Sai BabaŚri Sathya Sai Baba , born as Sathyanarayana Raju was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist, and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a spiritual saint and miracle worker who died in 1918 and whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and...
, 84, Guru, spiritual leader & educator. - April 30 – Dorjee KhanduDorjee KhanduDorjee Khandu was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the sixth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was reelected in 2009 general elections for the second term as the chief minister...
, 56, politician, Chief Minister of Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by... - May 13 – Badal SarkarBadal SarkarBadal Sarkar , also known as Badal Sircar, was an influential Indian dramatist and theatre director, most known for his anti-establishment plays during the Naxalite movement in the 1970s and taking theatre out of the proscenium and into public arena, when he founded his own theatre company,...
, 85, dramatist - May 15 – Mahendra Singh TikaitMahendra Singh TikaitMahendra Singh Tikait was a noted Indian leader of farmers from western Uttar Pradesh state. He was born in 1935 at village Sisauli in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh. He was the President of the 'Bharatiya Kisan Union'. Tikait died in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on 15 May 2011 due to...
, 76, leader of farmers, President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union - June 3 – Bhajan LalBhajan LalBhajan Lal was a politician and two-time chief minister from the northern Indian state of Haryana.-Early life:...
, 80, two-time Chief Minister of Haryana - June 7 – Nataraja RamakrishnaNataraja RamakrishnaNataraja Ramakrishna was a dance guru from Andhra Pradesh, India. He was the chairman of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Nataka Academy...
, 88, dance guru. - June 9 – M. F. Husain, 95, painter
- June 11 – Jyotirmoy DeyJyotirmoy DeyJyotirmoy Dey , also known as Jyotendra Dey, Commander J, and J Dey, was an Indian journalist, crime and investigations editor for MiD DAY and an expert on the Mumbai underworld.He was shot dead by motorcycle-borne sharpshooters on 11 June 2011.-Career:Dey started his career with...
, 55, journalist - June 14 – Asad Ali KhanAsad Ali KhanAsad Ali Khan was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument rudra veena. Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu...
, 74, musician - June 18 – John PerumattamJohn PerumattamJohn Perumattam was an Indian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.John Perumattam was born in Kakkoor, India, ordained a priest on March 11, 1951. Perumattam was appointed Exarch to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain on July 29, 1968 and would be ordained bishop May 15, 1977...
, 89, Catholic hierarch - June 21
- Kothapalli JayashankarKothapalli JayashankarKothapalli Jayashankar popularly known as Professor Jayashankar Kothapalli Jayashankar popularly known as Professor Jayashankar Kothapalli Jayashankar popularly known as Professor Jayashankar (Telugu: జయ శంకర్, (6 August 1934 – 21 June 2011) was an Indian academic and politician. He was the...
, 76, educator and politician - Suresh TendulkarSuresh TendulkarSuresh D. Tendulkar was an Indian economist and former chief of National Statistical Commission. Tendulkar was a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council from 2004 to 2008 and as its Chairman from 2008 to 2009 when C. Rangarajan vacated the post to enter the Rajya Sabha...
, 72, economist
- Kothapalli Jayashankar
- June 29 – K. D. SethnaK. D. SethnaKaikhosru Dadhaboy Sethna was an Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic. He published more than 40 books...
, 106, scholar and writer
July – December
- July 2 – Chaturanan MishraChaturanan MishraChaturanan Mishra was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, Madhubani District, was a key leader of the Communist Party of India in Bihar, and served as the Agriculture Minister of India in the United Front government.-Quit India Movement:Mishra took part in the...
, 86, politician and union leader. - July 6 – Mani KaulMani KaulMani Kaul was an Indian film director of Hindi films. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher. Started his career with Uski Roti , which won him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie, he went on to win...
, 66, film director - August 14 – Shammi KapoorShammi KapoorShammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....
, 79, actor - August 18 – Johnson MasterJohnson (composer)Johnson was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Amaram, Njan...
, 58, musician - September 22 – Mansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan , sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi , nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team...
, 70, cricketer - October 10 – Jagjit Singh, 70, singer
- November 5 – Bhupen HazarikaBhupen HazarikaBhupen Hazarika was an Indian lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam. His songs,written and sung mainly in Assamese by the legend himself, are infused with humanity and universalism, and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notable being Bengali ,Hindi and...
, 85, singer - November 27 – Ustad Sultan KhanUstad Sultan KhanUstad Sultan Khan was an Indian sarangi player and singer who performed Hindustani classical music. He was one of the members of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell...
, 71, musician
Major Public Holidays
- January 26 – Republic DayRepublic Day (India)The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950....
(National holiday) - March 2 - Mahashivratri (Hindu Holiday)
- March 19 - Holi (Hindu Holiday)
- April 4 - Gudi Padwa (Hindu New Year)
- August 15 – Independence DayIndependence Day (India)The Independence Day of India is celebrated on the fifteenth of August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country, flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in...
(National holiday) - August 19 - Pateti (Parsi New Year)
- August 21 - Krishna Janmasthmi (Hindu Holiday)
- August 31 - Ramzan Id (Islam Holiday)
- September 1 - Ganesh Chaturthi (First day of 10 days long Ganesh Festival)
- September 11 - Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visharjan/Last Day of 10 days long Ganesh Festival)
- October 2 – Gandhi JayantiGandhi JayantiGandhi Jayanti is a National Holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation." He was born on October 2, 1869. Hence Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated every year on the 2nd of October. It is one of the three official declared National...
(National holiday) - October 6 - Dassera (Hindu Holiday)
- October 26 - DiwaliDiwaliDiwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
(Hindu Holiday) - November 7 - Bakri Id (Islam Holiday)
- November 10 - Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh Holiday)
- December 25 – ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
(Christian Holiday)