1949 in India
Events in the year 1949 in India.
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Incumbents and statistics
- King of India – George VI
- Governor-General of the Union of India – C. Rajagopalachari
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
- National income - ₹94,538 million
Events
January - June
- 1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the Pakistan Army agreed to a ceasefire, ordered by the United Nations Security Council, takes effect in Kashmir region.
- 1 January – The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized.
- 30 March - Fifteen Princely states joined to form Greater Rajasthan.[1]
- 28 April – India issues the London 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'.
- 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, Mahabodhi Temple is restored to partial Buddhist control.
July - December
- 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the Karachi Agreement
- 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the Tripura Merger Agreement
- 18 September - Indian rupee suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of Pound sterling by Chancellor of the Exchequer.[2]
- 11 October - Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru arrived at Washington, D.C. for a three week visit in United States.[3]
- 15 October – Tripura becomes a part of the Union of India
- 15 November – Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
- 26 November - Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India.[4]
- 28 December – Central Reserve Police Force Act enacted.
Law
- Constitution is adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.
- Central Reserve Police Force Act
- 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
- 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 of Moheener Ghoraguli. (died 1999)
- 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
- 10 April – Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist (born 1891).
- 19 June – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher (born 1885).
- 15 November – Narayan Apte, accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1911).
- 15 November – Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1910).
See also
References
- "HT This Day: March 31, 1949 -- Greater Rajasthan is born". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "Pound devalued 30 per cent | 1940-1949 | Guardian Century". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "Nehru's 1949 'goodwill tour' of US & how it opened a new chapter in bilateral relations". ThePrint. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "Explained: What happened on 26.11.1949, celebrated as India's Constitution Day?". The Indian Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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