1949 in India
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Events in the year1949 in India.
Incumbents
[edit]- KingofIndia–George VI
- Governor-Generalof theDominion of India–C. Rajagopalachari
- Prime Minister of India–Jawaharlal Nehru
Events
[edit]- National income -₹92,908 million
January - June
[edit]- 1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and thePakistan Armyagreed to aceasefire,ordered by theUnited Nations Security Council,takes effect inKashmir region.
- 1 January – TheReserve Bank of Indiawas nationalized.
- 30 March - FifteenPrincely statesjoined to formGreater Rajasthan.[1]
- 28 April – India issues theLondon Declaration,enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of 'Head of the Commonwealth', and renaming the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of Nations'.
- 25 May -Kollam Textile Millstrike byUnited Trade Union Congressdemanding payment of bonus to workers.
- 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government,Mahabodhi Templeis restored to partialBuddhistcontrol.
July - September
[edit]- 1 July -Princely stateofTravancoreandKingdom of Cochinenters intoThiru - Kochi Pact.[2]
- 27 July – India and Pakistan sign theKarachi Agreement
- 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs theTripura Merger Agreement.
- 17 September -Dravida Munnetra Kazhagama linguistic regional party based inTamil Naduformed.[3]
- 18 September -Indian rupeesuffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation ofPound sterlingbyChancellor of the Exchequer.[4]
- 21 September -Manipur (princely state)merges withIndiafollowing agreement betweenV. P. MenonandBodhchandra Singh.[5]
October - December
[edit]- 11 October -Prime Minister of IndiaJawaharlal Nehruarrived atWashington, D.C.for a three week visit inUnited Statesand was received byHarry S. Truman.[6]
- 15 October –Tripurabecomes a part of the Union of India
- 15 November –Nathuram GodseandNarayan Apteexecuted for assassinatingMahatma Gandhi.
- 26 November -Constituent Assembly of Indiaadopted theConstitution of India.[7]
- 22 December - Planting of ram idol insideBabri Masjidby Abhiram Das.[8]
- 28 December –Central Reserve Police ForceAct enacted.
- 31 December - An armed group ofCommunist Party of Indiaactivists killed fourPoliceofficers inTravancore–Cochin.[9]
Law
[edit]- Constitution is adopted by theIndian Constituent Assembly.
- Central Reserve Police ForceAct
- Electricity Act
- Police Act
- Banking Regulation Act
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Act
- Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act
- Central Reserve Police Force Act
- Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act
- Seaward Artillery Practice Act
- Chartered Accountants Act
- Payment Of Taxes (Transfer Of Property) Act
- Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Act
Births
[edit]- 13 January –Rakesh Sharma,Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut.
- 7 March –Ghulam Nabi Azad,politician.
- 4 April –Parveen Babi,actress (died 2005).
- 1 June
- T. M. Abraham,theatre director.
- Gautam Chattopadhyay,musicologist and film maker, founder member ofMoheener Ghoraguli.(died 1999)
- 29 June –A. Anwhar Raajhaa,politician
- 10 July –Sunil Gavaskar,cricketer
- 21 August –Ahmed Patel,politician (died 2020).
- 23 August –Bansi Kaul,theatre director (died 2021)
- 30 October –Pramod Mahajan,politician (died 2006).
- 12 December –Gopinath Munde,politician (died 2014).
Deaths
[edit]- 2 March -Sarojini Naidu,Activism,(aged 70 years)
- 10 April –Birbal Sahni,paleobotanist(born 1891).
- 19 June –Syed Zafarul Hasan,Muslimphilosopher(born 1885).
- 15 November –Narayan Apte,accomplice in assassination ofMahatma Gandhi,executed (born 1911).
- 15 November –Nathuram Godse,assassin ofMahatma Gandhi,executed (born 1910).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"HT This Day: March 31, 1949 -- Greater Rajasthan is born".Hindustan Times.28 March 2022.Retrieved13 April2022.
- ^"75 years of Kochi-Travancore merger: A far-sighted king who gave up his kingdom for an almanac".The Times of India.ISSN0971-8257.Retrieved10 July2024.
- ^"Early decades of DMK in 6 volumes".The Hindu.30 August 2015.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved8 February2023.
- ^"Pound devalued 30 per cent | 1940-1949 | Guardian Century".theguardian.Retrieved13 April2022.
- ^Akoijam, A. Bimol (2001)."How History Repeats Itself".Economic and Political Weekly.36(30): 2807–2812.ISSN0012-9976.
- ^"Nehru's 1949 'goodwill tour' of US & how it opened a new chapter in bilateral relations".ThePrint.12 April 2022.Retrieved13 April2022.
- ^"Explained: What happened on 26.11.1949, celebrated as India's Constitution Day?".The Indian Express.27 November 2019.Retrieved13 April2022.
- ^"The Untold Story of How the Rama Idol Surfaced Inside Babri Masjid".The Wire.Retrieved8 February2023.
- ^"Sooranad Revolution martyrs remembered".The Hindu.15 February 2016.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved9 February2024.